Watch Trailer for George Martin's All-Star PBS Series 'Soundbreaking'
Before George Martin's death on March 8th, the legendary producer and "fifth Beatle" aligned with PBS for an eight-part series titled Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music. For the series, which was five years in the making, Martin and his son Giles recruited over 150 artists to share behind-the-scenes stories about the art of recording.
The first two Soundbreaking episodes are scheduled to premiere March 14th at the SXSW Film festival with a PBS premiere set for November. Rolling Stone has the exclusive first look at the Soundbreaking trailer, featuring Ringo Starr, Elton John, St. Vincent, Bonnie Raitt and Don Was discussing their craft.
"My first meeting with the Rolling Stones, I ended up with Mick Jagger sitting here and Keith [Richards] sitting here, and they were both talking at the same time," says Was, who first worked with the Stones on 1994's Voodoo Lounge. "Keith said, 'You sure you want to be the meat in this sandwich?'"
Directed and produced by Jeff Dupre and Maro Chermayeff, the series features 150 exclusive and original interviews with both artists and producers. Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Dave Grohl, Questlove, Bon Iver, Willie Nelson, Beck, B.B. King, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Joni Mitchell, Debbie Harry, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Mark Knopfler are just some of the musicians interviewed in the series, while influential producers like Brian Eno, Nile Rodgers, Quincy Jones, Rick Rubin, Tony Visconti, RZA, Daniel Lanois, Mark Ronson and more talk about their studio wizardry.
By: Daniel Kreps
Source: Rolling Stone
