maniaTV: Del The Funky Homosapien

Mistadobalina Mr. Bob Dobalina…who doesn’t know Del The Funky Homosapien?

This week we had a great shoot with MANY artists. First up was Del, who not only performed in our studio but also taught our host, Samantha Maloney, how to play Contra on the XBOX. He and his crew were fun and were cool enough to come by before their USC performance with Lupe Fiasco. It was a great Saturday jam.

Sunday, the ethereal and incomprehensible Morcheeba performed. Ross Godfrey and French singer Manda floored our crew and producers with their hauntingly beautiful acoustic performance. “Enjoy the Ride” represents the philosophical direction of their album, Dive Deep, and their zen-like presence was wonderful for a Sunday afternoon performance. It was so quiet during their set you could hear a pin drop in the studio…..

Wednesday, we met up with Meiko, who just finished the Hotel Café tour. We had lunch with her at Charcoal and her warm, funny Southern disposition charmed us all. It’s fascinating to hear how she shot her own video in her room, released her own record and put her own song up on Itunes. That song became a #1 seller on Itunes and she has fast become “the one to watch.” It truly is the age of the artists again. She did make a nice observation about our production crew, saying, “you all seem like family – that must make working so much nicer” Thanks Meiko, we do love working together!

- Anjali