Documentary studio Xtr and Crooked Highways are teaming up on “Merch!”
The upcoming documentary will look at the origin and impact of music merchandise through the stories of pivotal musicians, designers, fans, and entrepreneurs who helped commodify artists. The non-fiction feature will trace the history of these products, starting with the first Elvis Presley concert t-shirt. That continued with the psychedelic tie-dyed look popularized by the Grateful Dead and the skull-heavy iconography of Metallica and Megadeth. It extends to the present day, when artists like Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles and Billie Eilish continue to mint money through imagery, posters, clothes and more.
“Merch!” will feature archival footage and will tell the story of the late merchandising legend, Dell Furano, as well as his brother Dave Furano, who co-founded Winterland Productions with Bill Graham. They witnessed merchandise transform from niche products for die-hard concert-goers to a massive revenue stream...
The upcoming documentary will look at the origin and impact of music merchandise through the stories of pivotal musicians, designers, fans, and entrepreneurs who helped commodify artists. The non-fiction feature will trace the history of these products, starting with the first Elvis Presley concert t-shirt. That continued with the psychedelic tie-dyed look popularized by the Grateful Dead and the skull-heavy iconography of Metallica and Megadeth. It extends to the present day, when artists like Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles and Billie Eilish continue to mint money through imagery, posters, clothes and more.
“Merch!” will feature archival footage and will tell the story of the late merchandising legend, Dell Furano, as well as his brother Dave Furano, who co-founded Winterland Productions with Bill Graham. They witnessed merchandise transform from niche products for die-hard concert-goers to a massive revenue stream...
- 5/27/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Complex Networks and Global Citizen have released Louder Together: A Global Citizen Documentary; New York to Mumbai – the two-part special focusing on the groundbreaking advocacy work done by Global Citizen to end extreme poverty – on the free streaming video service go90.
The Global Citizen Festival is a moment for music fans and activists to hold world leaders accountable for their commitment towards ending poverty. This documentary gives fans an unprecedented look at the performances and features intimate conversations with the artists filmed during the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in New York and the first Global Citizen Festival India in Mumbai.
Narrated by Hugh Jackman, Louder Together features performances by Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, Jay-z, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, Usher, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder, Major Lazer, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Ranveer Singh, Ar Rahman, and more. Additional appearances by Forest Whitaker, Bridget Moynahan, Olivia Wilde, Ashok Amritraj, and Indian Member of Parliament Poonam Mahajan.
The Global Citizen Festival is a moment for music fans and activists to hold world leaders accountable for their commitment towards ending poverty. This documentary gives fans an unprecedented look at the performances and features intimate conversations with the artists filmed during the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in New York and the first Global Citizen Festival India in Mumbai.
Narrated by Hugh Jackman, Louder Together features performances by Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, Jay-z, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, Usher, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder, Major Lazer, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Ranveer Singh, Ar Rahman, and more. Additional appearances by Forest Whitaker, Bridget Moynahan, Olivia Wilde, Ashok Amritraj, and Indian Member of Parliament Poonam Mahajan.
- 9/22/2017
- Look to the Stars
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