James LaBrie interview (excerpt)

When asked if Ytsejam Records, the label imprint which Dream Theater has been using for years to release official bootlegs of live recordings (“Ytsejam” is “Majesty” spelled backwards; Majesty was Dream Theater’s original band name), died with the departure of Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy in 2010, LaBrie replied, “No, it didn’t die. Actually, I’ve got a whole bunch of… I’ve been taking care of that, so I’ve got each night’s recordings, and I’ve documented it. There is so much stuff from all around the world from this last tour that I already have documented and put into a master list that rhese particular nights… What I did is I took them from certain areas of the world, and it sounds incredible. It’s just a matter of it making sense for us, when we’re gonna release the next Ytsejam [recording]. But it will happen. I can guarantee you — it will happen. At this point, it’s not a priority because we’re shooting a DVD in Buenos Aires for two nights come August 19 and 20 at Luna Park, which is a beautiful venue. So right now, that it is the priority and that will take precedence over any Ytsejam recording. But the stuff is there. Right now we have more than enough that we can release an amazing Ytsejam release right now — definitely. So it’s just gonna be when we feel, as a band, ‘OK, let’s finally put it together and let’s get it out there.’ I have a few ideas where it could be really… something cool, some added features that would be really cool. And the other guys are involved, too, so it’s very collective as to how we want the first Ytsejam [release] — post-Mike’s involvement, with all those previous Ytsejam [releases]… We want it to have a really big impact.”