Ep.216: Interview with TOMMY DENANDER of RADIOACTIVE

George Dionne interviews RADIOACTIVE founder and guitarist TOMMY DENANDER about their latest album RESET.

“My songs live a much cooler life than I do” – Tommy Denander

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
• Newcomer 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!