Η άκρατη βιομηχανοποίηση της μουσικής τη σκοτώνει, όχι η πειρατεία
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Με αφορμή το νομοσχέδιο Protect IP Act που προωθείται στις ΗΠΑ από τα κάθε λογής συμφέροντα - εύλογα ή όχι
(κυρίως όχι, λέω εγώ) - το οποίο συζητάμε στο νήμα περί προστασίας οπτικοακουστικών έργων, πρόσφατα ανακινηθέν από τον Κώστα, θυμήθηκα αυτό το ντοκιμαντέρ με πολύ ενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία, συνεντεύξεις και καλή μουσική
που είχα υποτιτλίσει τον Φεβρουάριο και από τότε όλο λέω και όλο ξεχνώ να αναρτήσω εδώ. Κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ.
Δείτε το, αν δεν το έχετε δει, όσο υπάρχει ακόμα μια σχετική ελευθερία στο youtube, γιατί αν ψηφιστεί τελικά το νομοσχέδιο που ασφαλώς θα μας επηρεάσει όλους, θα είναι από τα πρώτα που θα φάει το μαύρο σκοτάδι, καθώς τα συμφέροντα της μουσικής βιομηχανίας (μουσική και βιομηχανία, απαίσια σύμφραση) ξεμπροστιάζονται και θίγονται ιδιαίτερα από τέτοια έργα. Δεν είναι τέλειο, ασχολείται κυρίως με την αμερικανική μουσική και ευνόητα βλέπει την κατάσταση υπό αυτό το κάπως περιορισμένο πρίσμα, αλλά λέει πολλά πράγματα έξω από τα δόντια και αξίζει τον κόπο.
Wikipedia:
Before the Music Dies (B4MD) is a 2006 documentary film that criticizes the American music industry and the increasing commercialization of the art of music over the past thirty years. The film features interviews and performances from such musicians and groups as Doyle Bramhall II, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and My Morning Jacket. It was directed by Andrew Shapter, produced by Joel Rasmussen, and co-written by Shapter and Rasmussen. The film premiered on March 12, 2006 at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.
The film looks at the evolution of American popular music and discusses the marketing of contemporary pop stars.
http://www.roadwingsentertainment.com/about-b4md/
With outstanding performances and revealing interviews Before the Music Dies takes a critical look at the homogenization of popular music with commentary by some of the industry's biggest talents. Using historic footage the film looks at the evolution of American music and the artists who created it and pulls back the curtain (in a very creative way) to expose the sad truth behind today's "artificial" music stars. "The reality is that superficiality is in," says Marsalis. "And depth and quality is kind of out."
Inspired by the death of his brother, director Andrew Shapter and his crew traveled thousands of miles, visiting dozens of cities, speaking with hundreds of fans, journalists, record executives and musicians while searching for "real" American music. What they found were mega-talents without a major label, including one artist Eric Clapton believes is "the real thing."
Talent. Raw, undeniable talent. The kind that doesn't seem to be around much of these days of instant pop stars. Or maybe, it is around, and we're just not looking in the right places. My name is Andrew Shapter. And my brother John, a musician, and life-long music fanatic, passed away in 2004. In our last conversation, he shared with me his concerns that the music industry had abandoned both musicians and fans. His words stuck with me for some time. My friend Joel lost his sister who was also a musician. And as we discussed my brother's concerns, we decided to go look for some answers. We knew it wouldn't be easy, since neither of us had any connections. We're not industry professionals, we're simply music fans. We would have to find answers from all the right people the hard way. And for more than a year, our small crew travelled back and forth from coast to coast talking to hundreds of music fans, music journalists, and mostly to musicians. Some of them very well-known, and others, not at all. But all of them inspiring in their own way. This is the story of our search for answers. And this is what we found.
Music has been the language of our culture. Words and sounds that come from the street and the barrio. From fields and churches. From coffee shops to arenas. Our music defines us...