Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:33:59 -0400
Subject: Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie hits California theaters with live Mellotrons!
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mellodrama@...Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie, a documentary directed by Dianna Dilworth, is hitting theaters in California with live Mellotrons in the house including a special screening in Los Angeles where Mike Pinder from The Moody Blues will play a Mellotron!
If you havenât seen it yet, you can get your copy at
http://www.mellotronmovie.comUpcoming screenings:
Friday August 27th, 7:30 PM
EGYPTIAN THEATER, LOS ANGELES, CA
Mods and Rockers Film Festival presents Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie and The Moody Blues: On The Threshold of a Dream double feature
Featuring: Moody Blues Keyboardist Mike Pinder playing a Mellotron live
Q&As with Directors Dianna Dilworth and Murray Lerner
Panel with stars from Mellodrama including: Brian Kehew (Producer), Steve Frothingham (Bigelf), Woody Jackson (Musician) and Richard Chamberlin (The Chamberlin Company)
$11
http://www.modsandrockers.com/schedule.201008271930e.htmlFriday September 17th, 7:00 PM
THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC, CARLSBAD, CA
Featuring: Music Historian/Producer Brian Kehew will be demonstrating the Mellotron
Pea Hicks of Optiganally Yours will be demonstrating the Optigan
Q&A with Director Dianna Dilworth
$10 Members, $12 Nonmembers
http://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/ Saturday October 2nd, 8:30 PM
ATA GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Featuring: Mellotron demonstration by Other Cinema
$6 at the door
http://www.othercinema.com/Stay tuned for more screenings this fallâ¦
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http://twitter.com/MellotronMovieHere is what people have been saying:
âThis is a perfectly put together and very captivating documentary, and I doubt there is a single person reading this right now that wouldnât enjoy watching Mellodrama and learning more about the Mellotron than they ever thought possible.â - TapeOp
âIf youâre interested in the history of electronic musical instruments, Mellodrama is not to be missed.â â"Electronic Musician
âMellodrama â¦is a largely successful attempt to tell a fascinating story, one that does in fact contain elements of drama.â â"The Wire UK
âMellodrama is easily one of the most entertaining, informative, and educational music documentaries I have seen in ages.ââ"MetalSucks.net
ââ¦the insight it gives into the development, the rise, fall and partial rise again of the Chamberlin and Mellotron make this essential viewing.ââ"Planet Mellotron
âSurprisingly fascinating.ââ"Philadelphia Weekly
âA study in the unpredictability of innovation.ââ"Rhizome
âFascinatingâ¦and full of interesting detailsââ"The Best of NAMM 2010, Synthtopia.com
âThis is where sampling started.â â"Jon Brion
âAn insiderâs view of the history of the Chamberlin and the Mellotron, which isnât always pretty.ââ"Echoes
âThe Mellotron stays cool.ââ"Brian Wilson
From a California workshop to Royal Albert Hall, Mellodrama tells the story of an ingenious contraption called the Mellotron. Essentially the first sampling instrument, its haunting sound has changed the production and texture of popular musicâ"from the Beatlesâ âStrawberry Fields Foreverâ and the Moody Bluesâ âNights in White Satinâ to Radioheadâs OK Computer and Kanye Westâs âGold Digger.â www.mellodramadvd.com
featuring members from: The Beach Boys ⢠The Moody Blues ⢠The Zombies ⢠King Crimson ⢠Yes ⢠Cheap Trick ⢠Black Sabbath ⢠Genesis ⢠Refugee ⢠Opeth ⢠Latin Playboys ⢠Goblin ⢠Maroon 5 ⢠Moog Cookbook ⢠ÃnglagÃ¥rd ⢠Optiganally Yours ⢠Bigelf
plus: Fabio Frizzi ⢠Jon Brion ⢠Michael Penn ⢠Matthew Sweet ⢠Woody Jackson ⢠Zac Rae ⢠Patrick Warren
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