Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Moorea Masa & The Mood with Swatkins "Lost and Alive" - TELEFUNKEN Live from the Lab
Download the multitrack session files for this performance here: telefunken-elektroakustik.com/livefromthelab_season/7

Steve Watkins (Swatkins) is a ginger-bearded smiley keyboard guy. His music generally sounds like a good time. This exceedingly positive individual is a songwriter, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a master of the talkbox , an old-school analog effect using his larynx and a vinyl tube to shape the sound of his keyboard. Learn more by visiting: swatkinsmusic.com

Songs have always been there for Moorea Masa, being raised in the musical mecca of Portland, Oregon. This singer-songwriter has been making music for as long as she can remember. At fifteen, she was already looking for chances to perform by sneaking into local clubs, where she was lovingly adopted into the vibrant community of Portland musicians. Learn more by visiting: mooreamasa.com

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Microphones & Direct Boxes featured:

Kick In M82 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m82-kick
Kick Out TF17 prototype
Snare Top M80-SH telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m80-sh
Snare Bottom M81 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m81
Rack Toms M81-SH telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m81-sh-low-profile-universal-dynamic
Floor Tom M82 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m82-kick
Ride & Hi Hat ELA M260 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/ela-m-260
OH Left & Right TF51 Stereo Set telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tf51
Mono Overhead U48 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/u48
Close Room Mics U47 Stereo Set telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/u47
SPDX Electric Drum TDP-1 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tdp-1-passive-mono-di

Key 1 DI TDA-1 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tda-1-active-mono-di
Organ Top TF11 Stereo Set telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tf11
Organ Bottom TF7 prototype

Guitar DI TDP-1 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tdp-1-passive-mono-di
Guitar Amp TF11 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/tf11

Vocals Female M80 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m80-standard
Vocals Male M81 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m81
Backing Vocals M80 telefunken-elektroakustik.com/product/m80-standard

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The LIVE FROM THE LAB music video series is recorded and filmed at TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik's facility in South Windsor, CT. Each session is tracked live exclusively with TELEFUNKEN microphones and features unique performances from a variety of local, regional, national, and international artists and ensembles.

The multitrack audio files from these sessions are available for free download via clickable links below the individual performance videos. All audio files are presented in .WAV format and were recorded at 24bit / 48KHz sample rate. They are clearly labeled in the same format with the source listed first (LEAD VOX, ACOUSTIC, PIANO), followed by the microphone used (C12, AR-51, etc.) and can be downloaded and imported into your Digital Audio Workstation of choice.

For more additional content please visit:
livefromthelab.net
t-funk.com

Executive Producer: Toni Fishman
Engineered & mastered by: Ryan Reault
Mix: Alan Venitosh
Directors: Nick Sonsini & Adam Lukowski
Camera operators: Deven Bussey, Nick Sonsini, Adam Lukowski
Editor: Adam Lukowski
Soundstage Manager: Scott Medeiros