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Past guests include: Tyvek – Suzanne Vega – Dennis Coffey – Calvin Harris – Matthew Dear – Black Lips – Mike Bones – Christy and Emily – Andrew W.K. – Jon Glaser – MGMT – Excepter – Dark Meat – The Teenagers – Dez Mona – King Khan – Jeffrey Jensen – Love as Laughter – Jennifer O'Connor – Growing – The Fiery Furnaces – Tilly and the Wall – Dandy Warhols – Amazing Baby – Jay Reatard – Yacht Rock's JD Ryznar – Fiasco – Japanese Motors – Deertick – Times New Viking – Secret Machines – The Duke Spirit – Matthew Young – Ssion – Chairlift – McCarthy Trenching – Craig Wedren – Here We Go Magic – Nite Jewel – Kinetic Stereokids – Violens – Micachu and the Shapes – Suckers – Doug Paisley – White Rabbits – Cheveu – Kurt Vile – The xx – Gary War – Simian Mobile Disco – Sexy Crimes – Hugh Cornwell – The Raveonettes – So So Glos – Hospital Bombers – The Moi Non Plus – Findlay Brown – Glass Rock – Tune-Yards – Holly Miranda – Oh No Ono – Toro Y Moi – Awesome Color – Scout Niblett – Julian Casablancas – Tearist – The Soft Pack – The Hundred in the Hands – Dawes – Tony Castles – Tom Wilson-Weinberg – Melissa Auf Der Maur – Tame Impala – Chico Mann – Psychobuildings – Unrest – Wang Chung – The Splinters – Puro Instinct and many more!

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Continually evolving its new and original programming, Viva Radio presents Me+You.

The weekly hour long program gives listeners an intimate and often whimsical look at artists that both shy from the spotlight and swarm to it like white on rice.

The “Voice of Viva” Ted Shumaker affably hosts a free form radio environment in which guests candidly use stories, inspirational music, phone calls from fans and friends, and daily anecdotes to reel through the years.

Since Me + You’s incarnation in 2007 we’ve hosted nearly a hundred bands and artists in our cozy Flatbush Pavilion studio. 2009 saw the release of the Best of Me + You Vol. 1 which featured over thirty bands and fifty exclusive tracks sold exclusively by Viva Radio & American Apparel. The Best of Me + You Vol. 2 is slated for fall 2010 as we continue to give listeners the best in new music and unique talk.

Viva Radio is the official in-store music and audio network heard in over 300 American Apparel stores worldwide.

For more information on Me + You and Viva Radio or to submit guest suggestions for the program, please contact info@viva-radio.com.

Me+You airs Mondays at 12PM

  • For more information on Me+You and Viva Radio or to submit guest suggestions for the program, please contact info@viva-radio.com.
  • Me+You Theme Song
  • Composed by Andrew WK.

Session Philosophy

The goal of a Me + You session is to allow artists to relax and show a different side of themselves than one might find at a live show, on their album, or in a more traditional interview atmosphere.

At Viva, studio space is limited, but the results are not. Artists will typically answer some questions, delve into a song, then talk a bit more with Ted. The best moments are usually off-the cuff; tour anecdotes, inter-band revelations, or sometimes just impromptu wisdom. It's the perfect place for an artist to get intimate, both in the interview and musical segments.

When recording, we tend to make comfort the priority. If we can mic something less intrusively at the cost of some flexibility in mixing, we make the decision that will go towards the best performance. If we can do without headphones and stick with acoustic guitars, we go with the front-porch vibe. Working with a stripped-down sound yields the best results, although we're no stranger to DIs and extravagant keyboard set ups. Just don't expect to hear your voice auto-tuned, takes stitched together, or anything of the sort. We're one step away from going to tape here.

Studio Facilities & Equipment

  • Protools 8 M-Powered
  • Interface/Recorder
  • M-Audio Firewire 410
  • M-Audio Profire 2626
  • Korg D888
  • Mixers
  • Mackie 1402 Mixer
  • Mackie DFX 6
  • Denon DN-x100
  • Mics
  • Pair of Rode NT-5s
  • Rode NT-2a
  • 2x Shure SM-57
  • 5x Shure SM-58
  • 4 Audio Technica Headphones
  • 2 Adam A7 Monitor Speakers

Viva Radio

  • 314 Flatbush Ave.
  • Brooklyn, NY 11238
  • www.viva-radio.com