Is there a studio audience when live performances are recorded?
Generally, no. The performances take place in a very tiny studio on the third floor of the WXPN building. The size and the relative inaccessability of the studio prevents us from allowing any kind of audience for those particular recordings. We are, however, branching out into recording artists at some of their East Coast shows. David Byrne and Sonia Dada are two such artists. While we love the “live” feel of these recordings, I also love the ability we have to fine-tune performances in our studio to cater to the sound of the show.
