Podcasts about feet from stardom

Robert L. Smith is an Oscar and Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated producer, composer, and engineer. His 35+ years in the music industry also includes work as a composer, director, DJ, videographer, photographer, writer, and public speaker.Based in New York City, his career spans the globe, collaborating with legends from every country. Some recent highlights include “The Get Down” for Netflix, with director Baz Luhrmann, netting a # 1 Billboard single “Telepathy” with Christina Aguilera featuring Nile Rogers and Sia; Tina Arena's # 2 album “Love saves”; Oscar and Grammy wins for the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom”; an ongoing work with Sir PaulMcCartney; production with Peter Asher for Steve Martin's latest “The Long Awaited Album” with the Steep Canyon Rangers, as well as collaborating with Alice Cooper on Pink Floyd's “Wish You Were Here” Symphonic album. Robert is currently working on his memoir, as well as helping artists navigate the ever-changing tides of the music industry.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:Studio etiquette Navigating work/life balanceWorking smarter, not harderManaging expectations in the studioFinding mentorsWorking all of the roles in a production vs. only oneGainstaging with mixing in mindHow to prepare for sessionsWorking with AerosmithThe importance of a headphone mixWorking on the TV show GleeHow winning a Grammy won't change your lifeSession organizationMixing vocals firstTo learn more about Robert L. Smith, visit: https://defyrecordings.com/Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes?Check out my coaching program Amplitude and apply to join:https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Want additional help with your music productions?For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit: https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of my Amazon #1 bestselling books:The Recording Mindset: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Pro Recordings From Your Home Studio: https://therecordingmindset.com The Mixing Mindset: The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Check out our Sponsors:Want more Mixing or Mastering clients? Communicate your true value with MixFlip: https://mixflip.io/?affiliate=mym Download Waves Plugins here: https://waves.alzt.net/EK3G2K Subscribe to the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-your-mix-podcast/id1240842781 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5V4xtrWSnpA5e9L67QcJej Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourMix Have questions you'd like...

This week, we're joined by musician & arranger Kyleen King. As a backing performer for such acts as Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists & Drive-By Truckers, Kyleen picked a film that strikes close to home, 20 Feet From Stardom. We discuss what it feels like to serve other musician's visions even if they can't articulate what they want, zoning out on stage, pre-show rituals and superstitions, the performative elements of being a backing musician, how the film helped Kyleen want to go into mental health and social work for musicians, Darleen Love, the devaluation of music, Lisa Fisher, hearing Gimme Shelter for the first time in Adventures In Babysitting, the dismissiveness of being a backing singer by Mick Jagger in the film, making bonehead mistakes on stage, how to sing harmony parts, The Blossoms, Ray Charles, the difficulties of forming words while being on tour and more.So take another bow at the edge of the stage on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!KYLEEN KING:https://maestramusic.org/profile/kyleen-king/  REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks!SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Click here to get EXCLUSIVE BONUS WEEKLY Revolutions Per Movie content on our Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GRAMMY® Winner, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee!Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas!!Featured in the Academy Award Winning Documentary "20 Feet from Stardom", Darlene Has done a LOT!! #1 Hit Make, Actress on Stage & in Motion Picture Blockbusters like the "Lethal Weapon" Movies Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed Darlene Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is Rock N' Roll!”From her first number #1 Hit,"He's A Rebel", through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including "Da Doo Ron Ron", "He's Sure The Boy I Love & "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" a classic she sangs every Christmas season on the "Late Show with David Letterman (it is David's favorite). Darlene on Lead Vocals #1 Hit ~ "He's a Rebel" ~ The Crystals #10 Hit ~ "He's Sure the Boy I Love" ~ The Crystals Darlene solo ~ "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" In December 2010, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Song, saying that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power."Several of the classic hit song's she sings backup on: Sam Cooke's ~ "Chain Gang", Bobby "Boris" Pickett ~ "The Monster Mash" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" ~ The Righteous Brothers "Walking In The Rain" ~ The Ronettes The Beach Boys ~ "In My Room" "Poor Side of Town" ~ Johnny Rivers "Rock and Roll Lullaby" ~ B.J. Thomas "Let Us Pray" ~ Elvis Presley "Get It Right" ~ Luther Vandross And many other top 10 hits of the Rock n Roll Era. Her voice is on countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher, Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin. One of Darlene's biggest fans is "The "Boss" Bruce Springsteen. She has proven herself a talented actress as well, on stage and screen, starring as Danny Glover's wife in all of the LETHAL WEAPON films and lighting-up Broadway in such musicals as GREASE and the Tony-award nominated LEADER OF THE PACK.Darlene Love was just a high school sophomore in Los Angeles when she was discovered out of a gospel choir, and asked to join a burgeoning girl group called The Blossoms, who began recording for Phil Specter. Soon thereafter, other artists like Sam Cooke were attracted to her powerful sound, and sought Darlene on their recordings. With The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene sang lead vocals on some of the greatest music hits of the 60's. The Blossoms landed a weekly spot on the landmark television series SHINDIG & Elvis's 1968 Comeback Special and through the 60's and 70's, Darlene continued to perform with and back-up such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Jones, The Righteous Brothers and Sonny & Cher.She has received great national press exposure, including a feature in PEOPLE magazine, a CNN television documentary on her life, and bookings on numerous national television programs, including NBC-TV's TODAY, Wendy Williams, CW and Oprah as her yearly stint on the David Letterman show which she has done 26 years strong.A feature film based on Darlene's autobiography “My Name Is Love” is in the works Along with more great new music concerts thru 2025,.© 2024 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

In this episode, host David Altrogge sits down with Graham Willoughby, the acclaimed cinemaographer behind films like '20 Feet From Stardom' and 'Won't You Be My Neighbor.' Over the course of the episode, they discuss the shift from reality TV to cinematic documentaries, the importance of intention in storytelling, managing crew dynamics, and balancing family life with a demanding filmmaking career. The episode highlights the importance of trust and respect in interviews, the role of a supportive crew, and the definition of success for a documentary filmmaker.   A special thanks to Caleb J. Murphy (https://calebjmurphy.com/) and Musicbed (http://share.mscbd.fm/daltrogge) for the great tunes. School of Doc is hosted by David Altrogge (@daltrogge) and is a Production of Vinegar Hill (https://vinegarhill.film/)  

We're living in the era of the music documentary. From the big screen to streaming to social media, films about our favourite artists are everywhere. But where to start? Well, Myf and Zan have done God's work and watched a bunch of them.Inspired by the great lineup of music docos on the Melbourne International Film Festival program, this week Myf and Zan are talking about some of their faves.There's new films about electro punk pioneer Peaches and cult Irish hip-hop act Kneecap; films that chart the rise and fall of icons like ABBA and Whitney Houston; and there's those goosebump-inducing moments on film that capture transcendent performers at their peak.Melbourne International Film Festival: https://miff.com.au/Double J's 19 music documentaries you can (legally) stream for free right now: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/stream-music-documentaries-free/12178630ABBA: Against the Odds: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/abba-against-the-oddsFreddie Mercury: The Great Pretender: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/freddie-mercury-the-great-pretender/1350182979700Whitney: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/whitney20 Feet From Stardom: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/20-feet-from-stardom/1985674819552Blasko: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/blasko/video/AC1541H001S00The Greatest Night In Pop: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81720500?src=tudumWham: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81137188?src=tudumABC Logie Awards Nominees 2024: https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/1374Bang Back to us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On Live: https://www.abc.net.au/abceventsBang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri, Gadigal and Turrbal peoples. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

This week the award-winning Cinematographer, Shana Hagan, ASC. In the words of fellow cinematographer Gretchen Warthen: “Shana is the biggest documentary female DP/Operator in the world… and one of the kindest DPs I have ever worked with on set. You would never know who she is in the cinematography world without looking her up.” Her work includes DPing the 1997 Oscar-winning Documentary Short BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE & WORK OF MARK O'BRIEN and shooting additional cinematography for the 2014 Oscar-winning Best Documentary Feature: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM.  She worked on the Oscar nominated 2010 Documentary FOOD, INC., and DP'd the 2020 Oscar nominated Documentary Short: WALK RUN CHA-CHA as well as the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Award Special Jury Prize Winner - AFTER INNOCENCE and the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Award Grand Jury Prize nominee - THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. Shana has firmly embedded herself in the industry. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, to parents Robert Hagan, MD and Peggy Hagan, a Girl Scout Camp Director and Troop Leader, Shana is the middle of three children. Her parents instilled many important values in her which have helped her throughout her life and career. As a schoolgirl, she became a competitive swimmer at the age of five through to her Freshman year at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she attended film school. It was a natural career path for the enthusiastic young photographer who had already developed a keen eye for filmmaking. Shana was the ‘official' family videographer with a curious mind, appetite for storytelling and a passion that grew as she established the foundation for her craft, opening doors and creating opportunities right out of school. Shana was the first woman to shoot on the hit reality series SURVIVOR and was nominated for an Emmy for her work on SURVIVOR: CHINA. She shot four seasons on NBC's PARKS AND RECREATION, was the 2nd Unit DP on Netflix's ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and has shot commercial spots for Disney, Electronic Arts, Kohl's, the US Army, Kodak, Verizon and others. Shana's current scripted work includes the critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE for HBO and Fox's half hour docu-comedy WELCOME TO FLATCH. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Peter, daughter Iris, two dogs and two cats. https://www.shanahagan.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353248/Instagram: @shanahaganaschttps://www.instagram.com/shanahaganasc/Shana's Playlist:"I love classical: “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland – so cinematic and nostalgic for summers on Grandma and Grandpa's farm in Oklahoma.Saint-Saens' “Carnival of the Animals: 7 / Aquarium”Vivaldi – “Four Seasons / Spring”I love world music:Ali Farka Toure  “Kaira”Cesaria Evora  “Sodade”Buena Vista Social Club  “Chan Chan”The Chieftains  “The Wind That Shakes the Barley / The Reel With the Beryle”More random faves and some new stuff too:Dave Brubeck's  “Take Five”Bill Withers  “Lovely Day”U2  “Beautiful Day” Coldplay  “A Sky Full of Stars”Bonobo  “Recurring”Khruangbin   “Texas Sun”Lord Huron  “The Night We Met”Radiohead  “Big Sleep”Black Pumas  “Colors”Some favorite female artists in visual arts:"I absolutely love Dorothea Lange's photography.  Her work during the depression is some of the best documentary photography there is.  See “Migrant Mother” and it'll rip your heart out.  also love Georgia O'Keeffe – did a doc about her years ago and was just in love with her story, her passion for her work, her friends (Steiglitz, Ansel Adams, etc).  Would love to have a drink with her."______ Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wisp--4769409/support.

This week the award-winning Cinematographer, Shana Hagan, ASC. In the words of fellow cinematographer Gretchen Warthen: “Shana is the biggest documentary female DP/Operator in the world… and one of the kindest DPs I have ever worked with on set. You would never know who she is in the cinematography world without looking her up.” Her work includes DPing the 1997 Oscar-winning Documentary Short BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE & WORK OF MARK O'BRIEN and shooting additional cinematography for the 2014 Oscar-winning Best Documentary Feature: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM.  She worked on the Oscar nominated 2010 Documentary FOOD, INC., and DP'd the 2020 Oscar nominated Documentary Short: WALK RUN CHA-CHA as well as the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Award Special Jury Prize Winner - AFTER INNOCENCE and the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Award Grand Jury Prize nominee - THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. Shana has firmly embedded herself in the industry. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, to parents Robert Hagan, MD and Peggy Hagan, a Girl Scout Camp Director and Troop Leader, Shana is the middle of three children. Her parents instilled many important values in her which have helped her throughout her life and career. As a schoolgirl, she became a competitive swimmer at the age of five through to her Freshman year at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she attended film school. It was a natural career path for the enthusiastic young photographer who had already developed a keen eye for filmmaking. Shana was the ‘official' family videographer with a curious mind, appetite for storytelling and a passion that grew as she established the foundation for her craft, opening doors and creating opportunities right out of school. Shana was the first woman to shoot on the hit reality series SURVIVOR and was nominated for an Emmy for her work on SURVIVOR: CHINA. She shot four seasons on NBC's PARKS AND RECREATION, was the 2nd Unit DP on Netflix's ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and has shot commercial spots for Disney, Electronic Arts, Kohl's, the US Army, Kodak, Verizon and others. Shana's current scripted work includes the critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE for HBO and Fox's half hour docu-comedy WELCOME TO FLATCH. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Peter, daughter Iris, two dogs and two cats. https://www.shanahagan.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353248/Instagram: @shanahaganaschttps://www.instagram.com/shanahaganasc/Shana's Playlist:"I love classical: “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland – so cinematic and nostalgic for summers on Grandma and Grandpa's farm in Oklahoma.Saint-Saens' “Carnival of the Animals: 7 / Aquarium”Vivaldi – “Four Seasons / Spring”I love world music:Ali Farka Toure  “Kaira”Cesaria Evora  “Sodade”Buena Vista Social Club  “Chan Chan”The Chieftains  “The Wind That Shakes the Barley / The Reel With the Beryle”More random faves and some new stuff too:Dave Brubeck's  “Take Five”Bill Withers  “Lovely Day”U2  “Beautiful Day” Coldplay  “A Sky Full of Stars”Bonobo  “Recurring”Khruangbin   “Texas Sun”Lord Huron  “The Night We Met”Radiohead  “Big Sleep”Black Pumas  “Colors”Some favorite female artists in visual arts:"I absolutely love Dorothea Lange's photography.  Her work during the depression is some of the best documentary photography there is.  See “Migrant Mother” and it'll rip your heart out.  also love Georgia O'Keeffe – did a doc about her years ago and was just in love with her story, her passion for her work, her friends (Steiglitz, Ansel Adams, etc).  Would love to have a drink with her." Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.

Oh, what crazy fun! Melanie Taylor who's sung with pretty much everybody who's anybody is such an absolute blast, joy, whip-smart, street-smart, soulful, intuitive, talented, informative, unabashedly opinionated and dare I say… right… at least, right on! We started with traveling the world, and how Mel's work, touring, has enabled her to do so, more to the point, how to pack, and what… I was schooled! A girly girl influenced by her stylin' grandmother, Melanie's got it all going on, even when she only takes one medium suitcase and a backpack for a month! A theatre major dancer, a twist of fate/favor changed the course of Melanie's life. She insisted she doesn't plan. Singing was not on the program. As they say, life's what happens when we're busy making other plans. And what a life she's living. From Disney to the Righteous Brothers, a Bette Harlette, backing up her fan crush, John Mayer, gushing onstage with Elton, caroling with Barbra, backing Chaka, Donna Summers, a surprise which led to being the first female to record and tour with Aerosmith, to her ongoing gig with Barry Manilow… and those are just the few we covered - and Mel's got great stories about all of them! Wise words on so many topics… “Music helps you to remember and helps you to forget.” I love that! The 30 Feet From Stardom backup singer will be front and center headlining her gig on Thursday, July 18th, at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Los Angeles. We'll meet you there! https://www.ticketweb.com/event/melanie-taylor-the-diva-diaries-catalina-bar-grill-tickets/13614933 I LOVE this woman! Generous, present, supportive, kind, and fun, always fun! I'm gonna watch this again, take notes, and get out my Amazon! Melanie Taylor Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wednesday, 7/3/24, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3RV5aOG

Judith Hill was once Prince's protégée and Michael Jackson's duet partner, and she was also featured in the celebrated documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom."  In the decade since, she's performed as a solo artist, and she served as her own producer on her latest album, Letters from a Black Widow. Hill joins us for a Listening Party.This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.

Morgan Neville is quickly becoming a favourite director of the podcast. Our 2nd Neville doc to cover and third personally watched and have loved all 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threedudespod/message

The content machine is now well and truly oiled up and ploughing ahead at lightning speed, as Elis James and John Robins release their SECOND podcast of the week! If the prospect of two podcasts a week is daunting to you fear not: the beauty of podcasts means you're able to listen whenever you like; be that on a train, in a car, or in a sauna with a bunch of your best pals. "Someone pass me a cold towel, this banter is steaming hot!" one might shout (in a sauna, not on a train).In what some are called a more "relaxed" episode, this time round the guys discussed more things that you think are "cool", a listener from Switzerland gets in touch, and the question is raised about whether Chesterfield is in the north or south of the UK.To get in touch, email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk

The legend of Rashun Richardson's rise to high school basketball glory crumbles, and a much older man named Sidney Gilstrap-Portley is left to pick up the pieces. What starts as a tale of deceit and second chances, turns into an introspective look at who gets to profit from someone's story. In part two of The Imposter, reporter Max Marshall concludes Richardson's saga, and catches up with the former high school star for an honest conversation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2017, Rashun Richardson enrolled as a freshman at Hillcrest High School in Dallas. He claimed to be a Hurricane Harvey refugee from South Houston who had just lost his home, and everything else along with it. Just a few weeks later, Rashun became the star of the Hillcrest Panthers varsity basketball team, perennial losers who suddenly found themselves winning big behind an unstoppable player putting up 30, and sometimes 40 points a game. But just after the season, where Rashun was named the district's offensive player of the year, there's a knock at his door. It's the police and they have some questions. Reporter Max Marshall reveals the truth of Hillcrest High's star, delving deep into a story that's as much about class and opportunity as sports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GRAMMY® Winner, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee! Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas!! Featured in the Academy Award Winning Documentary "20 Feet from Stardom", Darlene Has done a LOT!! #1 Hit Make, Actress on Stage & in Motion Picture Blockbusters like the "Lethal Weapon" Movies Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed Darlene Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is Rock N' Roll!” From her first number #1 Hit,"He's A Rebel", through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including "Da Doo Ron Ron", "He's Sure The Boy I Love & "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" a classic she sangs every Christmas season on the "Late Show with David Letterman (it is David's favorite). Darlene on Lead Vocals #1 Hit ~ "He's a Rebel" ~ The Crystals #10 Hit ~ "He's Sure the Boy I Love" ~ The Crystals Darlene solo ~ "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" In December 2010, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Song, saying that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power." Several of the classic hit song's she sings backup on: Sam Cooke's ~ "Chain Gang", Bobby "Boris" Pickett ~ "The Monster Mash" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" ~ The Righteous Brothers "Walking In The Rain" ~ The Ronettes The Beach Boys ~ "In My Room" "Poor Side of Town" ~ Johnny Rivers "Rock and Roll Lullaby" ~ B.J. Thomas "Let Us Pray" ~ Elvis Presley "Get It Right" ~ Luther Vandross And many other top 10 hits of the Rock n Roll Era. Her voice is on countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher, Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin. One of Darlene's biggest fans is "The "Boss" Bruce Springsteen. She has proven herself a talented actress as well, on stage and screen, starring as Danny Glover's wife in all of the LETHAL WEAPON films and lighting-up Broadway in such musicals as GREASE and the Tony-award nominated LEADER OF THE PACK. Darlene Love was just a high school sophomore in Los Angeles when she was discovered out of a gospel choir, and asked to join a burgeoning girl group called The Blossoms, who began recording for Phil Specter. Soon thereafter, other artists like Sam Cooke were attracted to her powerful sound, and sought Darlene on their recordings. With The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene sang lead vocals on some of the greatest music hits of the 60's. The Blossoms landed a weekly spot on the landmark television series SHINDIG & Elvis's 1968 Comeback Special and through the 60's and 70's, Darlene continued to perform with and back-up such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Jones, The Righteous Brothers and Sonny & Cher. She has received great national press exposure, including a feature in PEOPLE magazine, a CNN television documentary on her life, and bookings on numerous national television programs, including NBC-TV's TODAY, Wendy Williams, CW and Oprah as her yearly stint on the David Letterman show which she has done 26 years strong. A feature film based on Darlene's autobiography “My Name Is Love” is in the works Along with more great new music concerts thru 2024,. © 2023 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

Doug Blush is an award-winning director, producer, editor, writer and cinematographer whose work includes over 100 feature and television projects. Recent credits include, as consulting editor and producer, the 2018 Academy Award winning ICARUS, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, and the recent HBO documentary THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE. He was Co-Editor and Associate Producer of Kirby Dick's THE HUNTING GROUND in 2014 and the Oscar nominated and Emmy winning THE INVIS- IBLE WAR in 2012. Recent work as consulting or supervising editor include the Sun- dance documentaries JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, THE MARS GENERATION, CHASING CORAL, ON HER SHOULDERS, DARK MONEY and KING IN THE WILDERNESS, and earlier editorial and producing work includes the popular documentaries WORDPLAY, FREAKONOMICS, OUTRAGE, THESE AMAZING SHADOWS, and SUPERHEROES. He is also a longtime film educator with classes and seminars at USC, UCLA, Syracuse University and the YoungArts Foundation in Miami, as well as exchanges and panels in Indonesia, Brazil, Armenia, Malaysia, Nigeria, China, the Netherlands and more. Show Notes Doug Blush iMDB Kirby Dick Amy Ziering The Last Starfighter Kartiki Gonsalves The Elephant Whisperer Honeyland Truffle Hunters Ween Ellen Frankenstein New Day Nikola Marsh Arlene Nelson Crumb Chris Smith American Movie William Boroughs Invisible War Michael Moore Werner Herzog Ryan Coogler Zack Arnold Doug Block Icarus Melanie Miller Alliance of Doc Editors The S Word

Recorded - 9/2/2023 On Episode 236 of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, we dig deep in more ways than one. First, we dig deep into the Netflix library and find a hidden gem that just debuted in A Day and a Half. Then, we tackle one of our all-time favorite films in Once. Ranked our #17 film of all time at Almost Sideways, we discuss and analyze many aspects. Like ... what is the film really about? Does the sound tech look more like Mark Duplass or Cameron Crowe? And most importantly, what is the best song off the soundtrack? Here are the highlights: What We've Been Watching (14:00) Todd's BDN Review: Sam's Song (17:15) Terry's Oscar Anniversary Reviews: The Twilight Samurai, 20 Feet From Stardom (22:10) Zach's Review: BS High (28:00) Featured Review: A Day and a Half Top Movie Deep Dive: Once (47:40) Trivia (1:00:00) First Reactions (1:21:40) Power Rankings: Once Soundtrack (1:47:00) Recasting Once (1:55:50) Highest WAR, Worst Performance, Minor Characters (2:09:40) Matt Damon What Movie Are You In, Douchebag, Best Scene (2:23:40) Gripes and Conspiracies (2:30:00) LVP, MVP, Quote of the Day Find AlmostSideways everywhere! Website almostsideways.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlmostSidewayscom-130953353614569/ AlmostSideways Twitter: @almostsideways Terry's Twitter: @almostsideterry Zach's Twitter: @pro_zach36 Todd: Too Cool for Twitter Adam's Twitter: @adamsideways Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almostsideways-podcast/id1270959022 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7oVcx7Y9U2Bj2dhTECzZ4m Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/almost-sideways-movie-podcast YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEoLqGyjn9M5Mr8umWiktA/featured?view_as=subscriber

Heidi and Ellen take questions from Ana and Ava. Ana is in the luxury beauty industry, which she loves. Most of her roles are very data driven, number and incredibly dry. She yearns to do creative execution where she can speak to editors and celebrities and tell their stories. She wonders if she can make this happen.  Ava works at a nonprofit as a teacher and staff trainer for young adults with disabilities who are beginning to live independently. She teaches them skills and supports them to live in their own apartments. She loves her job and is also very burnt out. She wants eventually start her own non-profit. She wonders what she can do next to learn how to do that. Ellen talks about the Season 2 of Minx; the series Hijack; and the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated. Heidirose.com | Ellenfondiler.com  

Backup singers are the unsung heroes of recoded and live music. A few of them get the spotlight for the first time in the 2013 documentary “20 Feet From Stardom.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stan-the-movie-man9/message

“Top Gun: Maverick” is filled with booming jet engines and layered sonic storytelling. Since this publication, it won the award for Best Sound at the Oscars, largely due to the work of Al Nelson, sound designer and supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. Hear how he and his team spent time on aircraft carriers to capture the film's iconic sounds. Al Nelson may be known affectionately by some as the “dinosaurs and jets” guy for his work on “Jurassic World” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” but his 27-year body of work has touched all genres, including films like “Knives Out,” “Toy Story 2,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and more. We visit Al Nelson at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to hear how he makes his art. Nelson discusses the influence of past sound designers on his creative process and the journey he has taken climbing the ranks at Skywalker Sound. He gives insight into the meticulous choices that are made in the edit room, choices that play a critical role in the storytelling process.

GRAMMY® Winner, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee! Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas!! Featured in the Academy Award Winning Documentary "20 Feet from Stardom", Darlene Has done a LOT!! #1 Hit Make, Actress on Stage & in Motion Picture Blockbusters like the "Lethal Weapon" Movies Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed Darlene Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is Rock N' Roll!” From her first number #1 Hit,"He's A Rebel", through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including "Da Doo Ron Ron", "He's Sure The Boy I Love & "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" a classic she sangs every Christmas season on the "Late Show with David Letterman (it is David's favorite). Darlene on Lead Vocals #1 Hit ~ "He's a Rebel" ~ The Crystals #10 Hit ~ "He's Sure the Boy I Love" ~ The Crystals Darlene solo ~ "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" In December 2010, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Song, saying that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power." Several of the classic hit song's she sings backup on: Sam Cooke's ~ "Chain Gang", Bobby "Boris" Pickett ~ "The Monster Mash" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" ~ The Righteous Brothers "Walking In The Rain" ~ The Ronettes The Beach Boys ~ "In My Room" "Poor Side of Town" ~ Johnny Rivers "Rock and Roll Lullaby" ~ B.J. Thomas "Let Us Pray" ~ Elvis Presley "Get It Right" ~ Luther Vandross And many other top 10 hits of the Rock n Roll Era. Her voice is on countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher, Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin. One of Darlene's biggest fans is "The "Boss" Bruce Springsteen. She has proven herself a talented actress as well, on stage and screen, starring as Danny Glover's wife in all of the LETHAL WEAPON films and lighting-up Broadway in such musicals as GREASE and the Tony-award nominated LEADER OF THE PACK. Darlene also starred for three years on Broadway as ‘Motormouth Maybelle' in the Tony Award winning musical HAIRSPRAY. Darlene Love was just a high school sophomore in Los Angeles when she was discovered out of a gospel choir, and asked to join a burgeoning girl group called The Blossoms, who began recording for Phil Specter. Soon thereafter, other artists like Sam Cooke were attracted to her powerful sound, and sought Darlene on their recordings. With The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene sang lead vocals on some of the greatest music hits of the 60's. The Blossoms landed a weekly spot on the landmark television series SHINDIG & Elvis's 1968 Comeback Special and through the 60's and 70's, Darlene continued to perform with and back-up such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Jones, The Righteous Brothers and Sonny & Cher. She has received great national press exposure, including a feature in PEOPLE magazine, a CNN television documentary on her life, and bookings on numerous national television programs, including NBC-TV's TODAY, Wendy Williams, CW and Oprah as her yearly stint on the David Letterman show which she has done 26 years strong. Darlene's first studio Christmas album, “It's Christmas, Of Course” was released December 2007 to national critical praise. In 2010 Darlene began a tour of Australia starring as ‘Miss Sherman' in “Fame: The Musical”. Darlene has also released a CD and DVD of her live concert ”The Concert of Love” produced and released by Reel Good Productions. Her albums include AGE OF MIRACLES, recorded live in New York City and her first gospel album, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE released by Harmony records.A feature film based on Darlene's autobiography “My Name Is Love” is in the works Along with more great new music concerts thru 2023. © 2022 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

This week we start our July batch of "Movies we like that have gone under the radar" with Barry's choice of 20 Feet From Stardom. It's the first documentary we have discussed on the podcast. Take a listen to how we get on this week.

Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For over twenty years he has been making films about music and cultural subjects including Troubadours, Search and Destroy and three Grammy-nominated films: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied, and Johnny Cash's America. His non-music films include The Cool School, Steinbeck and Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.. Neville has also produced many documentaries, including Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane and Beauty is Embarrassing. In 2014, 20 Feet From Stardom, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary. His next film, Best of Enemies, won an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017. The film was also shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Recent projects include Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers which was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. · tremoloproductions.com · www.creativeprocess.info

Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For over twenty years he has been making films about music and cultural subjects including Troubadours, Search and Destroy and three Grammy-nominated films: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied, and Johnny Cash's America. His non-music films include The Cool School, Steinbeck and Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.. Neville has also produced many documentaries, including Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane and Beauty is Embarrassing. In 2014, 20 Feet From Stardom, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary. His next film, Best of Enemies, won an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017. The film was also shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Recent projects include Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers which was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. · tremoloproductions.com · www.creativeprocess.info

My guest this month is a singer and songwriter who's led an extraordinary vocal life, Tabitha Fair. Tabitha was born and raised in Oklahoma, the daughter of a preacher and a mother who ministered through music. By the time she was five years old, Tabitha knew she wanted to be a singer and have a career in music. And that she has, eventually garnering a record deal and becoming one of the A-list backup singers in the industry. She's recorded or sung with Sting, Cece Winans, Lady Gaga, Travis Tritt, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Wynonna Judd, Lee Ann Womack, Rascal Flatts, Rita Wilson, Amy Grant, Sam Moore, James Taylor, Bette Midler, Lenny Kravitz, Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, The Roots, Jennifer Hudson, Michael McDonald, Elton John, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dog — the list goes on and on.Besides numerous recording gigs and tours, Tabitha's been a regular on the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors, The Jimmy Fallon Show, and America's Got Talent. She's also sung at the inaugurations of Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.An accomplished songwriter, Tabitha's received the Songwriters Hall of Fame Abe Ohlman Award. And she co-wrote a song with Carole King called “If We Get Through This,” which she later sang the lead vocal on in the movie “Sum Of All Fears,” starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.In our conversation, you'll hear about her trajectory from gospel singer to 20 Feet From Stardom. Plus, we look at life behind the curtain with some practical advice for singers on practicing and rehearsing for TV and touring.Tabitha is a delightful human being. Talking with her, I could see why she's been one of the go-to backup singers for all the heavy-hitters with whom she's performed. She's got a strong work ethic and a voice that can sing anything, but she also knows how to take her bright light and shine it on others, supporting them both musically and energetically. I think you're going to love her and our conversation.For full show notes, transcriptions of this episode, and more offerings for singers, you can visit my website HERE.Please join me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.You can find Tabitha on her website and on Facebook or Instagram.The songs from today's episode are Soul-Full, A Man of His Word, If We Get Through This, and Fly (used with permission.) Theme music for the Podcast was composed by John Smith. He helps me edit all the podcast episodes too. (Thanks honey!) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/livingvocally)

Lia Devlin is Managing Director of Altitude Film Distribution and has been with the company since its inception in 2014 releasing over 150 films ranging from the Academy and BAFTA Award Winners MOONLIGHT, ROCKS, MINARI, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, AMY and critically acclaimed THE FLORIDA PROJECT, DIEGO MARADONA, LADY MACBETH and more. Prior to that Lia specialised in Marketing for both independent and studio films. She was Marketing Director at leading independent distributor Momentum Pictures for 7 years, integral to breaking out a number of foreign and arthouse films and beating British box office records for others.

The History of Rock N Roll Part X - Soundtrack of the Century: 20 Feet from Stardom/Standing in the Shadows of Motown/Muscle Shoals On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I continue our exploration of The World of Rock N Roll with a look at the foundation of any song . . . the bands and the background singers that give every song structure, power, and drive. This week we look at Morgan Neville's 20 Feet From Stardom (2019) - profiling Tata Vega, Judith Hill, Jo Lawry, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, and the great Darlene Love - Paul Justman's Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) - profiling the great Motown backing band The Funk Brothers. composed of: Jack Ashford (percussion), Bob Babbitt (bass), Uriel Jones (drums), Joe Hunter (keyboards), Joe Messina (guitar), Richard "Pistol" Allen (drums), Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin (drums), Eddie "Bongo" Brown (percussion), Johnny Griffith (keyboards), Earl Van Dyke (keyboards), and Robert White (guitar). Finally, we close out the show with an incredible film showcasing The Birth of the Deep South Soul & Rock N Roll Sound birthed by the great Alabama Producer Rick Hall and FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama . . . I'm talking about Greg "Freddy" Camalier's Muscle Shoals (2013). An incredible film that showcases the legacy of Hall and the Swampers including: Barry Beckett (keyboards), Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass), Jimmy Johnson (guitar), Chips Moman (guitar), Junior Lowe (guitar), Dan Penn, Tommy Cogbill, Pete Carr (guitar), and Spooner Oldham (organ and piano). This is a fun episode that will - hopefully - introduce three great films and a host of music that you owe it to yourself to embrace. Take a listen and let us know what you think. Questions, Comments, Complaints, & Suggestions can be directed to gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many Thanks. 

(Recorded October 6, 2021) Even if you don't know the name Merry Clayton, you know her voice. It's the one belting on The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter and it is remarkable - you can actually hear Mick Jagger hooting and hollering in the background after Clayton sings the hook. Clayton started providing backing vocals for Bobby Darin as a teenager and went on to record with Ray Charles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Carole King, Neil Young, and the list goes on and on. Her story is featured in the 2013 documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, which celebrated the often-overlooked contributions of backup singers to popular songs and won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Following a near-fatal car accident, Clayton has returned to release her first solo album in more than 25 years, Beautiful Scars.  This episode introduces guest host Talia Schlanger, who will occasionally be featured on Here's the Thing. Schlanger is a performer, musician, and broadcaster. She has interviewed hundreds of artists as the former host of the NPR-distributed program World Cafe and throughout her career at CBC.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee!Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas!!Featured in the Academy Award Winning Documentary "20 Feet from Stardom", Darlene Has done a LOT #1 Hit Make, Actress on Stage & in Motion Picture Blockbusters like the "Lethal Weapon" Movies Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed Darlene Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is Rock N' Roll!”From her first number #1 Hit, "He's A Rebel", through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including  "He's Sure The Boy I Love & "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" a classic she sang every Christmas season on the "Late Show with David Letterman (it is David's favorite). Darlene on Lead Vocals #1 Hit ~ "He's a Rebel" ~ The Crystals #10 Hit ~ "He's Sure the Boy I Love" ~ The Crystals Darlene solo ~ "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" In December 2010, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Song, saying that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power."Several of the classic hit song's she sings backup on: Sam Cooke's ~ "Chain Gang", Bobby "Boris" Pickett ~ "The Monster Mash" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" ~ The Righteous Brothers "Walking In The Rain" ~ The Ronettes The Beach Boys ~ "In My Room" "Poor Side of Town" ~ Johnny Rivers "Rock and Roll Lullaby" ~ B.J. Thomas "Let Us Pray" ~ Elvis Presley "Get It Right" ~ Luther Vandross And many other top 10 hits of the Rock n Roll Era. Her voice is on countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher, Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin. One of Darlene's biggest fans is "The "Boss" Bruce Springsteen. She has proven herself a talented actress as well, on stage and screen, starring as Danny Glover's wife in all of the LETHAL WEAPON films and lighting-up Broadway in such musicals as GREASE and the Tony-award nominated LEADER OF THE PACK.Darlene also starred for three years on Broadway as ‘Motormouth Maybelle' in the Tony Award winning musical HAIRSPRAY. Darlene Love was just a high school sophomore in Los Angeles when she was discovered out of a gospel choir, and asked to join a burgeoning girl group called The Blossoms, who began recording for Phil Specter. Soon thereafter, other artists like Sam Cooke were attracted to her powerful sound, and sought Darlene on their recordings. With The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene sang lead vocals on some of the greatest music hits of the 60's. The Blossoms landed a weekly spot on the landmark television series SHINDIG & Elvis's 1968 Comeback Special and through the 60's and 70's, Darlene continued to perform with and back-up such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Jones, The Righteous Brothers and Sonny & Cher.She has received great national press exposure, including a feature in PEOPLE magazine, a CNN television documentary on her life, and bookings on numerous national television programs, including NBC-TV's TODAY, Wendy Williams, CW and Oprah as her yearly stint on the David Letterman show which she has done 26 years strong. Darlene's first studio Christmas album, “It's Christmas, Of Course” was released December 2007 to national critical praise. In 2010 Darlene began a tour of Australia starring as ‘Miss Sherman' in “Fame: The Musical”. Darlene has also released a CD and DVD of her live concert ”The Concert of Love” produced and released by Reel Good Productions. Her albums include AGE OF MIRACLES, recorded live in New York City and her first gospel album, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE released by Harmony records.A feature film based on Darlene's autobiography “My Name Is Love” is in the works Along with more great new music for released in 2021.© 2021 All Rights Reserved© 2021 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23ba

There is a discrepancy of understanding and awareness about our soils which affects our way of living. Our soils undergo many changes that most of the time cannot be controlled, but they can always be influenced. We are on the brink of a new era, where our actions and inactions have a far greater impact than we could ever imagine. The future is ours to create. Open your mind and be inspired with a new way forward in bringing life to our soils. ---------- Who is Pamela Boll? Pamela Tanner Boll is an artist, filmmaker, writer, and activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Mystic Artists Film Productions.  She is the Co-Executive Producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary, Born into Brothels. Pamela has executive produced the following film projects: Living in Emergency: True Stories of Doctors Without Borders; In a Dream; Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence; Our Summer in Tehran; Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields; Close to the Fire; She's Beautiful When She's Angry; E-Team; Teen Press; Obit; Navajo Nation; and Storm Lake.  Pamela directed and produced Who Does She Think She Is? a feature-length documentary film that follows five women who are mothers and artists. Pamela also directed A Small Good Thing, a film that asks the question of how can we live in a better way. She is currently working on a new film project, To Which We Belong, highlighting farmers and ranchers who are improving the health of their land with regenerative practices and helping to reverse climate change. Pamela grew up in Parkersburg, WV.  She received a BA in English from Middlebury College and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies from Lesley University. Pamela raised three sons in Winchester, Massachusetts, and now lives in Boulder, Colorado. ---------- Who is Lindsay Richardson? Lindsay Richardson received a BA from Brown University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Most recently, she was the co-producer on Ugly Delicious (season 1), an 8-hour food docu-series by Momofuku restaurateur/chef David Chang and Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) on Netflix. Previously, she was the associate producer on Roger Ross Williams' Sundance award-winning and Oscar-nominated feature documentary, Life Animated. Beyond her extensive work producing documentary films, she has taught courses in documentary film production at Brown University and started an artist residency in Rhode Island. She lives in Jamestown, RI. ---------- Website: https://www.towhichwebelong.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/towhichwebelong/ https://www.instagram.com/towhichwebelongdoc/ https://twitter.com/ToWhichWeBelong   Dig Deeper Club: https://soillearningcenter.com/digdeeper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hose is a hose is a hose... As promised, a more lighthearted episode.

Judith Hill talks about her rise as a backup singer for artists like Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to her time as a finalist on The Voice to striking out on her own as an Indie Artists and the release of her newest album.

Dawnie Walton was born and raised in Florida, but now lives in Brooklyn New York with her husband. She earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 2018 and has a journalism degree. She was formerly an editor at Essence and Entertainment Weekly. Her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal and Nev has been described as a “firecracker” and an “utterly fresh take on finding one's voice, on systemic racism and sexism, on freedom of expression”.  Our interview starts at 16 minutes.  Michelle recommends: The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams Caitlin recommends: Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane Both are heartwarming and uplifting romances by two of our favourite contemporary writers.  We both received PR copies from Harper Collins for review.  In this interview, we talk about: The oral history-style of narrative of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev and how this helps bring every character to life How a music documentary, 20 Feet From Stardom, sparked the idea for the novel How Dawnie tapped into her love of music and the emotions of her favourite pieces to write music-related parts of the book The real-life musical inspirations for the characters of Opal and Nev The intersection of music, the music industry and racism Dawnie's career in journalism and how this influenced her writing style The path to publication and Dawnie's overwhelm at the incredibly good feedback ahead of her debut book's publication Hearing the story come to life through a full-cast audiobook (this comes after we officially end the interview, so listen right until the end) Books and other things mentioned: The Circle (UK) 20 Feet from Stardom (documentary) Follow Dawnie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dawniewalton/ (@dawniewalton) Follow us on Instagram https://ww.instagram.com/betterwordspod (@betterwordspod) The Final Revival of Opal and Nev is available in paperback now in Australia, and hardback in June.  In the UK, the eBook is available now and the hardback will be published on April 20. The audiobook is available now.  We both received copies of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev for review from Quercus UK. 

Today we speak (and sing) with Lisa Fischer! She shares her journey from backup singer to solo Grammy winner to starring in the acclaimed documentary '20 Feet From Stardom' and so much more. We talk growing up in Brooklyn, finding her voice, crazy stories from the road and the importance of staying grounded along the way. We couldn't be more honored that this was our first episode with a guest and we know you are going to love the conversation.We know you are going to want to know more so we linked all the ways to find Lisa below:https://twitter.com/lisafischersinghttps://www.instagram.com/l.i.s.a.f.i.s.c.h.e.r/http://lisafischermusic.com/

Merry Clayton never had a big hit, but her voice can be heard in dozens of songs you know (we've listened to one of them here before-- see episode #42). One of the legendary background singers profiled in the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, most of her solo work is largely unknown-- which is a shame, because there's some great music on those albums. Take this example from her first album, Gimme Shelter. Merry takes this James Taylor classic to a whole new place, one of my favorite cover songs of all time."Country Road" (James Taylor) Copyright 1970 Blackwood Music Inc./Country Road Music Inc. (BMI)If you enjoyed this show, please check out these related episodes:https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-rolling-stones-gimme-shelterhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/aretha-franklin-a-change-is-gonna-comehttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-temptations-i-cant-get-next-to-youhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/earth-wind-fire-shining-starhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/stevie-wonder-i-wish-- This show is just one of many great music-related podcasts on the Pantheon network. Check them all out!

Merry Clayton never had a big hit, but her voice can be heard in dozens of songs you know (we've listened to one of them here before-- see episode #42). One of the legendary background singers profiled in the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, most of her solo work is largely unknown-- which is a shame, because there's some great music on those albums. Take this example from her first album, Gimme Shelter. Merry takes this James Taylor classic to a whole new place, one of my favorite cover songs of all time. "Country Road" (James Taylor) Copyright 1970 Blackwood Music Inc./Country Road Music Inc. (BMI) If you enjoyed this show, please check out these related episodes: https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-rolling-stones-gimme-shelter https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/aretha-franklin-a-change-is-gonna-come https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-temptations-i-cant-get-next-to-you https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/earth-wind-fire-shining-star https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/stevie-wonder-i-wish -- This show is just one of many great music-related podcasts on the Pantheon network. Check them all out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Clayton never had a big hit, but her voice can be heard in dozens of songs you know (we've listened to one of them here before-- see episode #42). One of the legendary background singers profiled in the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, most of her solo work is largely unknown-- which is a shame, because there's some great music on those albums. Take this example from her first album, Gimme Shelter. Merry takes this James Taylor classic to a whole new place, one of my favorite cover songs of all time."Country Road" (James Taylor) Copyright 1970 Blackwood Music Inc./Country Road Music Inc. (BMI)If you enjoyed this show, please check out these related episodes:https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-rolling-stones-gimme-shelterhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/aretha-franklin-a-change-is-gonna-comehttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/the-temptations-i-cant-get-next-to-youhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/earth-wind-fire-shining-starhttps://lovethatsongpodcast.com/stevie-wonder-i-wish-- This show is just one of many great music-related podcasts on the Pantheon network. Check them all out!

Rolling Stone calls it the greatest rock and roll Christmas song ever but it went largely unnoticed for a decade after coinciding with a tragedy. This is the story behind…Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Presented by Pizza Pizza! It was recorded in 1963 for the album A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector. The album gave Phil’s signature “wall of sound” treatment to well-known Christmas songs like Frosty the Snowman, Winter Wonderland and White Christmas. The one original song on the album was Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) with Darlene Love on lead vocal and Cher on the backing vocals. It was meant to be the album’s lead single, but it was released on November 22, 1963 – the same day US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The song never charted and the album was not the success Spector envisioned. But Spector thought he had something with Darlene Love’s incredible vocal performance, so after Christmas he brought Darlene back and they recorded a new version called Johnny, Please Come Home. Same music. Just different lyrics to tell a similar story without any reference to Christmas. That really didn’t work out either and the song virtually vanished for almost a decade. The album was re-released in 1972 on Apple Records – the label founded by The Beatles – and that’s what sent it on it’s path to becoming a Christmas classic. It peaked at #6 on Billboard’s album chart that year – while that’s it’s highest chart position to date, it re-entered the chart as recently as 2019, peaking at #12. Artists are often asked how they feel about singing songs year after year that have been out for so long. When Darlene Love sings live, you expect to hear her sing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – but she’s not tired of it. Possibly because she didn’t sing it live for the first 20 years it was out. As told in the Oscar-winning documentary, 20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene was a background singer back in the day and never had the chance to perform the song live. It wasn’t until the 80’s that she’d perform the song regularly. On his last show before Christmas, from 1986 – 2014, David Letterman would bring Darlene Love on his show to sing the song. During her final Letterman appearance, she finished the song standing on Paul Schaefer’s piano and did not come down when Dave came over to thank her. She reportedly stayed on top of the piano because she didn’t want to cry if Dave hugged her after that final performance. Darlene still sings the song live on TV every year – since Letterman wrapped up his nightly show, she now performs it annually on The View. Darlene was involved in the recording of another version of the song for the 1987 charity album A Very Special Christmas. U2 did a faithful cover of the original and asked Darlene to sing the backing vocal. Darlene Love, now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is the only singer to ever back up U2 and Elvis Presley. Hit subscribe for more stories Behind the Christmas Hits! Behind the Christmas Hits is Presented by Pizza Pizza!

Today we sit down with Sola Fasehun. Sola works in Film/TV sales, distribution, producing, music, and event planning in NYC. She graduated undergrad with college and university honors from Carnegie MellonUniversitywithaBHA degree.AfterCMU, Sola moved toLA and worked under Academy Award-winning producer Michael Phillips (Taxi Driver, The Sting) in Beverly Hills. She also began an independent film company: Fasehun Films. In NY, Sola was an Associate Producer on the first Broadway revival of Godspell (starring Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba) and was one of the producers of Broken Badge which was executive produced by AcademyAwardnominatedMichaelHausman(GangsofNewYork, BrokebackMountain). SolahasanMFA degree inCreativeFilmProducingfrom Columbia University. For several years, Sola was a Sales & Distribution consultant at Submarine Entertainment / Deluxe (Winter's Bone, Tangerine). Sola's Production Company: Fasehun Films, was hired by Submarine to consult on many feature films. During Sola's time at Submarine the following movies that Submarine has repped, received Academy Awards: Citizen Four, 20 Feet From Stardom, and Searching For Sugarman. Another Submarine film, Life Animated,wasnominatedfora2017AcademyAward. Thelastfouryearsinarow(2015–2018) Submarine's films have won the Grand Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival: Wolfpack, Weiner, Dina, Kailash. Sola is a Co-Producer on the feature film: Fire Music, which will soon be released in collaboration with Submarine Entertainment. For a few years, Sola worked at United Talent Agency (UTA) where she was part of the Leadership Team and in charge of programming for the Multi-Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Group within the New York office. In addition, Sola is an ASCAP writer and Executive for Danceaholic Records/Noizy Neighbors (distributed by Universal Music Group). She produces music videos, writes music, plans events, and advises on TV & movie music deals for the label. Recently, Sola is the founder of The Distribution Collective (TDC). TDC has a heavy emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and mentorship. The goal is to provide sales and distribution consulting services for Independent Films. In addition, another goal is to connect various colleagues in sales, distribution, and other indie film careers with each other. TDC is working with the 30 Under 30 Film Festival to present a diversity and inclusion film festival (DIFF) at Lincoln Center. Currently, Sola is an agent at Buchwald where she is helping to develop Buchwald's first MP Lit and Indie Film divisions. Sola recently packaged Buchwald's first feature film under the Indie Film division and the same film participated in the 2020 Cannes Virtual Market. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotstothinkabout/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lotstothinkabout/support

Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For over twenty years he has been making films about music and cultural subjects including Troubadours, Search and Destroy and three Grammy-nominated films: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied, and Johnny Cash's America. His non-music films include The Cool School, Steinbeck and Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.. Neville has also produced many documentaries, including Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane and Beauty is Embarrassing. In 2014, 20 Feet From Stardom, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary. His next film, Best of Enemies, won an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017. The film was also shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Recent projects include Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers which was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. · tremoloproductions.com · www.creativeprocess.info

This week on With Love, Alexa, Alexa talks with Jason Zeldes. He is an Academy Award winner, director and editor. He is best known for editing the Academy Award winning film "20 Feet From Stardom", and Emmy nominated for his editing on the documentary "The Music of Strangers". He is the Director and Editor of the documentary "Romeo is Bleeding", among many other amazing projects, most of which can be found on Netflix. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For over twenty years he has been making films about music and cultural subjects including Troubadours, Search and Destroy and three Grammy-nominated films: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied, and Johnny Cash's America. His non-music films include The Cool School, Steinbeck and Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.. Neville has also produced many documentaries, including Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane and Beauty is Embarrassing. In 2014, 20 Feet From Stardom, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary. His next film, Best of Enemies, won an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017. The film was also shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Recent projects include Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers which was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. · tremoloproductions.com · www.creativeprocess.info

"What I generally say is I make films about culture. That's kind of my default. And by culture, it's not only film and art and music, but it's food and clothing and language and media and the culture of politics. And I'm much more interested in culture, which I define as how we define ourselves and how we define other people. That's what makes up culture, and those are the kinds of questions I always find incredibly interesting and compelling and, in a way, kind of the great underappreciated force for empathy and understanding, which is what our jobs are as documentarians is to foster empathy and understanding."Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For over twenty years he has been making films about music and cultural subjects including Troubadours, Search and Destroy and three Grammy-nominated films: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied, and Johnny Cash's America. His non-music films include The Cool School, Steinbeck and Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.. Neville has also produced many documentaries, including Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane and Beauty is Embarrassing. In 2014, 20 Feet From Stardom, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary. His next film, Best of Enemies, won an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017. The film was also shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Recent projects include Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers which was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. · tremoloproductions.com · www.creativeprocess.info

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Ricky Gervais talks to Simon about starring in Muppets Most Wanted. Plus the Box Office Top 10 and Mark's reviews of the week's new films including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Legend Of Hercules and 20 Feet From Stardom. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast at bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live. Text 85058 [charged at your standard rate]. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk. Twitter: @wittertainment.

"They were professional chameleons, yet they had to stay true to who they were as artists." Director Morgan Neville talks about his Oscar-nominated documentary.

In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer wonders if "White House Down" might be the exact same movie as "Olympus Has Fallen," Kristen tries to fake out Rafer with her feelings about "The Heat," Rafer talks about the most spine-tingling moment in "20 Feet From Stardom," and both imagine themselves as the lead characters in "Turner and Hooch."

An interview with filmmaker Morgan Neville about his new documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom."

Two films about the story behind the story. "20 Feet from Stardom," spotlights the singers behind the singers. "Man of Steel" takes itself seriously as an origin story.