Notes on Stu Allen & Mars Hotel from The Ashkenaz Community Center, Berkeley CA, Sept. 24, 2014.
Recoring gear used:  Sound Devices 744T 4-channel hard disc recorder @ 24/96 resolution.
Sources: Crown CM-700 cardioid condenser mics @ the stage lip 6ft. apart to either side of the drum kit which was placed at the center of the stage 1 ft. from the stage lip; bass track via a splitter on stage passed thru Jon Hart's 788T; keyboards via the monitor mixer & 788T. All 4 sources mixed via a Shure FP-42 to 2-tracks. Both output channels into channels 1 & 2 of the 744T. SBD 2-channel feed ch. 3 & 4.
Path:  744T>ext. hard drive>Samplitude Pro X>TLH>flac.

Recorded by: Bob Cogswell
Mixed, mastered & uploaded by: Bob Cogswell.
FOH engineer: Bo Putnam.
Monitor engineer: Shaun Wilson.


The Band:

Stu Allen: guitar, vocals.
Steve Sofranko: keyboards.
Justin Purtill: bass.
Lucas Carlton: drums.
Cheryl Rucker & Shirley Starks: back-up vocals.

Set list: (Total Time: 02:55:19)

01-I'll Take A Melody
02-Second That Emotion
03-Let It Rock
04-Senor
05-Lazy Bones
06-Sisters & Brothers
07-Everybody Needs Somebody
08-Let's Spend the Night Togeher
09-Breadbox
10-Shining Star>
11-Imagine
12-Waiting For A Miracle
13-Gomorrah
14-Tangled Up In Blue
15-Crowd
16-Intros
17-How Sweet It Is

Discs

Disc 1
01-I'll Take A Melody
02-Second That Emotion
03-Let It Rock
04-Senor
05-Lazy Bones
06-Sisters & Brothers
07-Everybody Needs Somebody

Disc 2
01-Let's Spend the Night Togeher
02-Breadbox

Disc 3
01-Shining Star>
02-Imagine
03-Waiting For A Miracle
04-Gomorrah
05-Tangled Up In Blue
06-Crowd
07-Intros
08-How Sweet It Is



I Shall Be Released


Lineup:

Stu Allen - guitar

Cheryl Rucker & Shirley Starks - backing vocals

Steve Sofranko - keyboards

Justin Purtill - bass

Lucas Carlton - drums




Crew:

Bo Putnam - FoH

Shaun Wilson - monitors

Jon Hart - stage tech, recordist

Bob Cogswell - recordist




Schedule:

For your convenience, you can load-in as early as 3pm, but let me know if you plan to arrive earlier than 4:30.

5:00 - load in - bring some change for the parking meters, which run till 6

5:30 to 6:30 - NO MAIN ROOM ACCESS - pilates class in session (we break for dinner)

6:30 - (late load-in) soundcheck

7:30 - doors

8:00 - set 1

- two 75+ min sets, 20-30 min break




Stage plot:

Down LtR: Allen* - Carlton - Sofranko

Up LtR:        Purtill - Starks* - Rucker*

* - vocal mic




Setlist:















Melody

Second That

Let It Rock

Senor

Lazy Bones

Sis & Bros

Everybody Needs

-/-

Spend the Night

Way You Do

Breadbox

Shining Star>

Imagine

Waiting for a Miracle

Gomorrah

Tangled Up

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I Shall Be Released