Sound City (film)

Sound City is a 2013 documentary film produced and directed by Dave Grohl, in his directorial debut, about the history of recording studio Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.

Sound City Studios was located in the San Fernando Valley, amidst rows of dilapidated warehouses. The littleknown recording studio housed a unique analog Neve recording console and had a reputation for recording drums. Artists such as Nirvana, Kyuss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Rage Against The Machine, and Slipknot recorded groundbreaking music at the studio. The film tells the story of the studio from its early days in 1969 until its closing in 2011. It then follows Dave Grohls purchase of the studios custom analog Neve console, which he moved to his personal studio, Studio 606. Rupert Neve is an English engineer who founded Neve Electronics in 1961, designed and manufactured the Neve 8028, one of four in the world, and is interviewed by Grohl in the film. Famous musicians who recorded at Sound City reunite at Studio 606 for a jam session and to make an album of allnew alloriginal songs, each one composed and recorded exclusively for the film within its own 24hour session on that console. It also shows album covers by some bands Red Hot Chili Pepperss One Hot Minute, Nirvanas Incesticide and Nevermind, Rage Against The Machines selftitled album and many others.The film was first exhibited in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013, and released on videoondemand and in theaters on February 1, 2013. It was screened on Januaryin five Australian cities Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The documentary was also screened in three cities in Canada Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal and 51 cities in the United States. The film was screened for a oneoff showing on February 18, 2013 intheaters across the United Kingdom. ........

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