Frankie Knuckles
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Pump Up the Volume
Overview: Few movements in music have gained as much critical mass as house music. Pump Up The Volume: A History of House Music is a fantastic 2001 documentary about one of the biggest music groundswells in history, which began in basements and ended up at the forefront of pop culture. The film traces house music from its early days as New York disco to its takeover of Europe’s dance scene through fascinating interviews with the people who propelled the movement and rare footage of the clubs where it came of age.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Maestro
Overview: Maestro, tells the story of how a group of people found refuge and a call for life outside the mainstream. What evolved was a scene that set the ground work for what was to come in dance music culture worldwide, a rare insight into the secret underground world. It's the first time this story is told in a motion Picture, included in the film are pioneer dance music DJs and producers, "founding fathers", its center being Larry Levan, as well as high-profile DJs of today. Opting for a more personal and candid approach, MAESTRO shows the true history of the people through a realistic creative aesthetic. Tracing the underground's dance origin, MAESTRO brings out a real understanding of this intense lifestyle, and the lives they lived and died for. Written by Anonymous
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-22
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House Music in Chicago
Overview: Short documentary about the House Music movement in Chicago, featuring DJ, Frankie Knuckles and music group, JM Silk. This is filmed at their record release party at the Powerhouse Nightclub in Chicago in 1986.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-26
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Overview: When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-03
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Larry's Garage
Overview: In July of 2015 while surfing the net, the director of the movie Corrado Rizza found what he considered to be an amazing video on YouTube. It was published by Hiroyuki Kajino, an active Japanese DJ in the 80's. It was an unpublished interview with Larry Levan from the Paradise Garage in New York City. The Paradise Garage opened in 1977 and it was a legendary club where Larry Levan showed his creative genius for ten years. He was so creative that he turned his club into a temple of music. Larry died prematurely in 1992, at the of age 38.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-01
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Love Is the Message: A Night at the Gallery
Overview: The film captures rare footage from a night at The Gallery in 1977. Alongside The Loft and Paradise Garage, Siano's Manhattan club was central to the rise of disco in the 1970s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-01
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