{"id":49,"date":"2007-03-06T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2007-03-06T11:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/06\/49\/"},"modified":"2015-03-07T15:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T15:18:57","slug":"49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=49","title":{"rendered":"Abbey Road studios: a logical idea for a TV show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) \u2013 Setting a television music series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such a logical idea that it\u2019s a wonder no one\u2019s done it before. But better late than never.<\/p>\n

\u201cLive From Abbey Road\u201d, a 12-part series of hourlong sessions each featuring three major acts, airs here on Channel 4 and More 4 and is headed for the Sundance Channel in June. (It debuted in Britain in January.)<\/p>\n

The show is independently produced under license from the studio’s owner, EMI, by Londoner Peter Van Hooke, a longtime drummer with Van Morrison\u2019s band and an accomplished record producer, and London-based Texan Michael Gleason, a former director of MGM Studios who runs Farm Street Music.<\/p>\n

Van Hooke says TV producers have never understood the culture of music and that the long list of poor music shows led artists to be leery of this one: \u201cAll the acts, when they came in, were in damage-control mode. The mind-set was, \u2018This is a TV music show, so therefore the sound is going to be rubbish, the visuals are going to be rubbish, and they don\u2019t understand our culture.\u2019 The first part of every day has been to get them to understand that this is a very familiar environment and they’re dealing with musicians who understand their credo.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concept of the show is that each episode features an iconic act, an established singer-songwriter and a breakthrough act. They are seen in the studio as if they are making a record, and the cameras catch conversations in the setup and between takes. Paul Simon, Dr. John, David Gilmour (pictured), Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, the Kooks, Razorlight, Snow Patrol and Kasabian are among the acts who have signed up.<\/p>\n

Van Hooke says, \u201cI feel we have something completely different. I\u2019ve actually thought about why it works in so many ways, and it is very simple. It\u2019s because we have no studio audience, so it\u2019s very, very personal and intimate. Records are not made with audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Annabel Jankel (\u201cMax Headroom\u201d) uses an average of five high-definition cameras to capture the action, and she says, \u201cOnce the artists are in Abbey Road, Studio One or Studio Two where we’re shooting, it\u2019s treated as an environment that is being recorded, off-camera, supposedly behind the scenes, down time, interviews, interaction between band members, responses after various takes, the good stuff, the bad stuff and all the stuff in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Hooke says record labels have supported the project and he’s delighted with the response from major artists. The only big name who turned him down? His old boss, Van Morrison.<\/p>\n

This story appeared in The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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