“Rise up and Sing – The Movie” documents the journey from classroom to recording studio for the middle school chorus students of New York’s PS 127. Singing a song written specifically for them, the students experience all the hard work, excitement, exhaustion, and joy that comes with recording in a professional studio.
War/Dance is a 2007 American documentary composed and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. The producer is Susan MacLaury, a teacher at Kean University along with Albie Hecht. It received nomination for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography in 2010. … Read more
People do amazing things on a daily basis. Some of us want to inspire through our actions, others want to motivate, and some just do things for the sake of doing things. Ed Wade-Martins is all of those things. A teacher and a musician, he embarked on a journey to cycle from United Kingdom to … Read more
We have a new episode of the Let me be Frank, a documentary serial about Frank James Moore. He is one of the most popular counter-culture heroes of the 90s. In the 90s, Frank was an underground hero and an artistic inspiration. Years later, Frank now tries to inspire people with pure music, and his … Read more
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band’s fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding “big four” bands of thrash … Read more
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams. In this documentary, filmmaker Elio Espana chronicles Prince’s legal battle with his record company, in … Read more
The Texas Heritage Music Day celebrates a unique way of learning local history using songs & stories! Over 50 performers gather to share with teachers, students and the Hill Country community. This documentary showcases the day’s activities.
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. It was formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers, drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Other members at the time were Terry Glaze and Tommy Bradford. The band soon replaces Bradford with Rex Brown. The vocals change when the band turns to heavier sound … Read more
This documentary explores a subculture some have never heard of: VJ. VJ is a video performance art mixing different medias and projecting it on to large screens often with other performance art. All of the mixing is done live and creates a truly unique experience.
Jazz is a music genre originating in the African-American com communities of New Orleans. It started in the late 19th and early 20th century. But in the 1960s, everything changed for jazz music. Those are the years musicians like Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Taylor started bands and groups. And those are the years we saw … Read more