A film of the famed TV On the Radio producer talking about his new Maximum Balloon pop project



As the producer of TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, and Scarlett Johasson, Dave Sitek is used to critics showering him with praise for his brilliant, densely layered, pieces of art. However, over the last few years Sitek's mind has moved away from the darkness and towards the light, in more ways than one. After wrapping up work on Holly Miranda's debut album, he vacated his iconic Stay Gold studio in Williamsburg, bought James Dean's old house in Beverly Hills, learned how to bake Blueberry pies, and got to work on something entirely new â€' a retro pop alter ego called Maximum Balloon. Taking production cues from Nile Rodgers, The Gap Band, C... article continues »


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