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Posted by Jamie Griswold

Sean DeTore, known for his work as Japan's #1 mixer on TBTL, and as host of the Mixtape podcast on MyNorthwest.com, will be appearing in the TBTL LIVE show at Bumbershoot on Monday at 1:15 p.m.

We thought we'd ask Sean to answer a few questions before the big show.

JG: Sean is this your first time appearing at a major festival?

SD: Yes.

JG: Have you received any advice for your big festival debut?

SD: I have received some advice from friends. Some of my friends have told me to tell myself to not be nervous. I'm going to imagine the entire crowd naked, and I'm actually going to be naked. So it's going to be an interesting show.

JG: Will there be anything happening outside the typical TBTL experience?

SD: There are going to be definitely some cool guests that we're going to have on stage with us.

JG: Will people not familiar with TBTL enjoy the show?

SD: Of course, they're going to enjoy every darn last bit of it, and if they're new to TBTL we will be there to welcome them.

JG: Are you doing anything special to prepare for the show?

SD: I usually do 20 squats, and about 21 pull ups (which are actually chin ups) and a nice bowl of wheaties.

JG: If you were interviewing you - What would you ask yourself right now?

SD: When you're doing a live event, because I know you've done several, what are you usually thinking when you're on stage?

SD: Well Sean that's a great, great question. Lots of times I'm just listening, seeing if there's a place I can jump in and hopefully say something funny.

JG: What other acts are you looking forward to at this year's Bumbershoot festival?

SD: I really want to see Great Waves, they're from Sammamish. They started at like Pine Lake Middle School or something. Baroness are a really great heavy metal band from Georgia. Delorian are really good. Then there's this really cool thing Cyclecide, which is pedal powered amusement park of sorts.