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Before the Music Dies (Featuring Dave Matthews, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, and Branford Marsalis) | 
| Actors: Dave Matthews, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt
Studio: BSide Entertainment
Category: DVD
Buy New: $67.00
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 65236
Format: Ntsc
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 796019799348
EAN: 0796019799348
ASIN: B000KGGP8U
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Before the Music Dies is an extraordinary documentary and cautionary overview about the state of the music business in America. Written by Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen (and directed by Shapter), each of whom lost loved ones who happened to be musicians, Before the Music Dies is a journey through a vital music scene in the U.S.—-artistically speaking—-that is no longer nurtured and supported commercially. Shapter and Rasmussen take a chapter-like approach to demonstrating how every phase of getting music from artists to consumers is under the control of conglomerates and bottom-line analysts primarily concerned with keeping investors happy. Thus, we see musicians with enormous potential eschewed by the handful of major record labels that are still around. Meanwhile—-as Eric Clapton, interviewed for the film, puts it—-entire teams of makeover people and technicians exist to turn tone-deaf but attractive women into pop stars. Also highlighted is the record industry's love-hate relationship with file-sharing and downloadable music stored on sundry listening devices, which threatens control over commercially-packaged content as well as the enormous profits reaped from highly-priced CDs. Several case studies—-especially the story of singer-songwriter-bluesman Doyle Bramhall II and how he survived ill treatment by a major only to find success on the same independent label as Dave Matthews-—is fascinating. Interviewees include Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Matthews, Elvis Costello, and Erykah Badu. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Dissecting the privates April 20, 2009
Michael Kerjman (The Earth)
Dissecting the privates of American show business, this movie substantially informs of realities aiming the sky should know while relaying on their talents only to reach stardom.
Entertaining.
 4 everyone July 30, 2008
Wayne Bertone (Houston, TX USA)
everyone who wants to be a musician or is one... needs to watch this movie. and all of you teeny boppers out there caught up in the latest fad needs to check this film out too. we're all being used and manipulated, and it's not always about politics or "the man" or some kind of conspiracy. but it does open your eyes to the tricks of the trade.
The Truth About the Music Industry May 19, 2008
J. Anderson (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are so many things published these days that hype the music industry, and take advantage of young artists dreams to pick their pockets. This film is for emerging artists. It is time to stop pining over a record deal and start recognizing the revolution that is happening in the music business and learn to take advantage of it. This film is a couragous effort to get the truth out that major labels don't want indie artists to hear. Dave Matthews, I'm sure, took a big risk doing this and has probably paid a price for it. Thank God for him.
EVERYONE MUST SEE THIS!!! March 29, 2007
K. Kuprijanow (Paterson, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Point blank. EVERYONE has to see this. I mean EVERYONE. Show it at schools. Show it in mass release. Every theatre all over the world. The power is in the people and the people aren't doing much these days to make change. This documentary makes you want to rally at your local radio station!
Excellent documentary about the music industry... March 28, 2007
Melissa A. Carroll (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first saw this film at the Independent Film Festival of Boston a year ago and I have loved it ever since. It is a fantastic inside look at the radio and music industries and the way they control the way the average consumer takes in music. It opens you up to a whole new way of thinking (unless you didn't already think this way) and offers solutions for how to make better choices about what you lend your ears to. If you are a music lover or musician, you MUST see this film.
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