"The Wrecking Crew" Documentary

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I just came back from Los Angeles and viewed this documentary. For anyone in that area (hint - Joey, Jerry etc.) that was affected by the music scene in the late 50s-70s, you owe it to yourself to see this incredible documentary about these great session players in the LA studio scene. I can't tell you how much info I learned and the suprises that there are along with being just quite damn entertaining. The producers (Denny Tedesco, son of session guitarist, Tommy Tedesco) are still trying to find a distributor. If you are from this generation, you owe it to yourself to see this if it comes to your area via a film festival.
And please go to the website and support this film! wreckingcrewfilm.com

"The Wrecking Crew"
A film 12 years in the making
Fri-Thu, August 22-28, 2008
Event: DocuWeek - Los AngelesDates: August 22-28, 2008Showtimes:
8/22 - 2:15, 7:00pm (Q&A)
8/23 - 4:30 (Q&A), 9:45pm (Q&A)
8/24 - 12:10pm, 7:00 (Q&A)
8/25 - 2:15, 8:45pm
8/26 - 12:10pm, 4:20
8/27 - 2:15, 7:00
8/28 - 4:30, 9:45pm
Location:Arc Light Theatre - Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028Tickets:Avalable OnlineMedia Inquiries:David Magadael and Associates
[email protected]
Website:wreckingcrewfilm.com - Lunch Box Entertainment

THE STORY
Collectively, their roster of hit songs is unmatched in the recording industry, numbering into the hundreds and spanning decades. They've been -- pun fully intended -- significantly instrumental in building the rise to stardom for a varied list of popular artists from The Beach Boys to Frank and Nancy Sinatra; from The 5th Dimension to Sam Cooke; from The Carpenters to Cher. They'd craftedsome of pop music's most timeless and recognizable songs. And yet, outside the industry, few could name a single member.

When a hit record was the desired result, there were no others to consider but, The Wrecking Crew, a group of professional session musicians for hire who, as the film unveils, lent far more to these hit songs than mere instrumentation.

Director/Writer Denny Tedesco's chronicle of pop music's Heyday delves back to the late 50s, the 60s and the 70s, an era of all night recording sessions in cramped, smoke-filled rooms, when real musicianship was not only appreciated, it was demanded. Stocked with rare, historical footage and interviews with the groups members along with testimonials from music giants Nancy Sinatra, Lou Adler, Dick Clark, Herb Alpert, Glen Campbell, Cher, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Webb, Roger McGuinn, Gary Lewis among many.

THE WRECKING CREW is an essential document of contemporary pop history and a must-see for anyone who's ever picked up an instrument, lived-off pop radio and collected music.

The film has played to packed houses and great response at the following film festivals:
• OFFICIAL SELECTION - SXSW FILM FESTIVAL - PREMIERED
• OFFICIAL SELECTION - BUFFALO-NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL - SOLD OUT, WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD
• OFFICIAL SELECTION - SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL - AUDIENCE AWARD
• OFFICIAL CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION - NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL - SOLD OUT, HONORABLE MENTION IMPACT OF MUSIC AWARD
• DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL - SOLD OUT 2 SHOWS
• LOS ANGELES GRAND PERFORMANCES "FILMS THAT MATTER" - 1,850 PEOPLE
• OFFICIAL SELECTION - MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL SOLD OUT