We just returned from a busy morning. PMJ was invited to perform on Good Day LA in advance of our Dec 11 LA show, so we put together an exclusive performance of “Lovefool,” and also taped a performance for future airing. Check out this homemade recording I found of it online here:
The last part was an impromptu jam on “All About That Bass” – we’ve certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of that tune. That’s superstar Haley Reinhart on vocals, along with the all star PMJ brass and Lara Somogyi on harp. Lara was also featured on our “Welcome to the Jungle” remake with Daniela Andrade, and has her own YouTube channel of electroacoustic harp covers that combine looping with live performance – here’s one.
Mike Cottone on trumpet
Getting there at 7:45am was no small feat, since musicians by nature are NOT morning people, but free coffee certainly helped. This was our second time on Good Day LA, so it was great to see some familiar faces there. Their entire crew made us feel at home, and put up with our antics more than they had to.
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Live TV moves extremely quick. There are a lot of moving parts, so performers generally have to set up and check sound on commercial breaks. When it’s time to perform, you’re giving a countdown and then it’s off to the races.
It was a fun time, and both Haley and Sara Niemietz (who taped the second song with us) sounded incredible on vocals. Our Dec 11 show at Microsoft Theater is set to be our biggest show EVER, so we’re pulling out all the stops. Tix for this and other shows are available here.
Candid shot of me getting camera makeup done. I was not amused.
You can watch our YouTube version of “Lovefool” here – the MP3 is available on “Swipe Right For Vintage.”
Download / Order “Lovefool” from our ‘Swipe Right For Vintage ‘ album: