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A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
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Wikipedia article
'A Life in the Death of Joe Meek' is a 2013 American independent documentary film about the British record producer Joe Meek. The film is produced and directed by Howard S. Berger and Susan Stahman.
Synopsis
Joe Meek was one of Britain's premier independent record producers of the late fifties and early sixties, renowned for his pioneering recording techniques and for the futuristic sound of the records he produced, but notorious for his eccentric personality. His biggest success was the production of the Tornados' 1962 worldwide #1 hit "Telstar". After a long struggle with debt, paranoia and depression, he killed his landlady Violet Shenton and shot himself on February 3, 1967.
The documentary was shown as a work-in-progress on the opening night of the 2008 Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield, on April 12, 2008.[http://2009.sensoria.org.uk/2008/film/joemeek.html Sensoria 2008: 'A Life in the Death of Joe Meek'] Retrieved August 11, 2012 Later in 2008 it was shown at the Cambridge Film Festival[http://cinebeats.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/a-life-in-the-death-of-joe-meek/ Cinebeats, 12 September 2008: 'A Life in the Death of Joe Meek'] Retrieved August 11, 2012 and the Raindance Film Festival in London.[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?id=299,2465,0,0,1,0 Raindance Festival 2008: 'A Life in the Death...'] Retrieved August 11, 2012 A North American premiere of the film opened the Chattanooga Film Festival on April 3, 2014.[http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/3/20/272304/Chattanooga-Film-Festival-Announces.aspx Chattanooga Film Festival Announces Feature Music Documentary For Opening Night] Retrieved May 20, 2014
The documentary contains over 60 interviews with Meek's family, close friends, associates, musicians and pop culture movers and shakers.
Interviewees
*Jimmy Page
*Steve Howe
*Keith Strickland
*Edwyn Collins
*Alex Kapranos
*Huw Bunford (Super Furry Animals)
*Marc Evans
*Jake Arnott
*Mike Stax (Ugly Things)
*Liam Watson
*Humphrey Lyttelton
*Chas Hodges (The Outlaws)
*Simon Napier-Bell
*Big Jim Sullivan
*John Leyton
*Dave Adams
*Joy Adams
*Doug Collins (The Blue Men)
*Dave Golding (The Blue Men)
*Clem Cattini (The Tornados)
*Roger LaVern (The Tornados)
*Pete Holder (The Tornados)
*Roger Holder (The Tornados)
*Robb Huxley (The Tornados)
*Dave Watts (The Tornados)
*Dennis D'Ell (The Honeycombs)
*Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs)
*John Lantree (The Honeycombs)
*Bobby Graham (The Outlaws)
*Reg Hawkins (The Outlaws)
*Billy Kuy (The Outlaws)
*Gary Leport (The Moontrekkers)
*Ritchie Routledge (The Cryin' Shames)
*Ricky Winter (The Saints)
*Guy Fletcher (songwriter)
*Ted Fletcher
*Mike Berry
*Keith Grant
*Adrian Kerridge
*Jimmy Lock
*Allen Stagg
*Tony Dangerfield
*David John
*Charles Blackwell
*Jason Eddie
*Robbie Duke aka Patrick Pink
*Kim Pavey
*John Repsch
*Barry Cleveland
*John Cavanaugh
*John Beecher
*Mark Newson
*John O'Kill
*Eric Meek
*Marlene Meek
*Sandra Meek-Williams
References
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