George Dionne interviews RADIOACTIVE founder and guitarist TOMMY DENANDER about their latest album RESET.
Highlights include:
- How the project formed out of band drama
- TOTO’s involvement in the first album
- Discussion of RESET
- Why a reset in sound was needed
- MUTT LANGE cutting demos but avoids vocal feature
- His relationship with ROBIN MCAULEY (MSG)
- JIM JIDHED (ALIEN) contributing
- DENANDER returning the favor on his solo album
- Newcoming HARRIS DIO ZINDANI
- Joey Vanna (MECCA) making an appearance
- DENANDER’s 1st time singing on his own album
- Trading his services for a new JEFF PARIS album
- Signing with Frontiers Music
- Songwriters taking a backseat to the performers
- Enjoying being the guy in the background
- Working with ALICE COOPER for over a decade
- RADIOACTIVE documentary
- Comparisons to Fredrik Salma’s AOR project
- Other artists and projects he’s working on
- His thoughts on the upcoming GIANT album
- Working debut solo album by STEFAN BLOMQVIST (BLACK PAISLEY)
- And much, much more!
*Photo by Marty Punch