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English
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The story of notorious manager Allen Klein, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest rock bands in history. Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. The hard-nosed business manager became infamous for allegedly catalyzing the Beatles' breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones, but the truth is both more complex and more fascinating. As the manager of the Stones and then the Beatles-not to mention Sam Cooke,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
One of the most powerful, famous executives in the history of the music industry, Mottola was there from Elvis to the iPod. Now, Mottola recounts how a street kid from the Bronx became the music industry's most creative and successful CEO.
3) Just friends
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
During their high school years, Chris confessed his love for his best friend and was met with a broken heart and degrading humiliation. Adding insult to injury, Chris was a big guy and was a source of ridicule for cruel classmates. Years later things have changed and Chris is now a hotshot record producer in Hollywood and the complete physical opposite of himself in high school. When a freak accident occurs on the way to Paris, Chris is forced to...
4) Be cool
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Chili Palmer is tired of the producing movies after being forced to make a useless sequel. When a music producer friend is gunned down, he offers to help his widow run the business. Checking out a talented singer that his friend had been talking to him about puts Chili at odds with her sleazy music manager, his gay bodyguard, and his equally sleazy partner. The mismanagement of the music company also gets Chili threatened by members of the Russian...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Meet the Cheetah Girls, four New York teens facing the challenges of growing up as they sing and dance their way toward that elusive record deal. As the girls are gearing up to rehearse for the school talent competition, they're discovered by famous record producer Jackal Johnson. But the foursome soon learn that their big break is not what they expected since Jackal wants to remake them into something they are not. Ultimately, the path of stardom...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Len is a punk rocker-turned-in-demand pop producer, who following a very public meltdown, retreats to his country home for some time away from the pressures of the business. His solitude is interrupted, however, when he receives a visit from some surprise guest, his estranged son and pop star protgeé, who arrive with complications of their own and who shake the prickly Len out of his stupor.
7) Sound man
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Born just outside London in 1942, Glyn Johns was 16 years old at the dawn of rock and roll. His big break as a producer came on the Steve Miller Band's debut album, Children of the Future, and he went on to engineer or produce iconic albums for the best in the business: Abbey Road with the Beatles, Led Zeppelin's and the Eagles' debuts, Who's Next by the Who, and many others. Even more impressive, Johns was perhaps the only person on a given day in...
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Camp rock. Second session volume 2
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
When big-time record producer Rex Riley visits Camp Rock, everyone, including Mitchie, wants the chance to impress him, but Shane discourages her because he blames Rex for ruining his relationship with his former best friend.
10) Cadillac Records
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer, Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artists part of his family and takes...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Fred Claus: Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.
Just friends: While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with; a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
National Lampoon's Christmas vacation 2: Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South Pacific vacation,...