Documentary about the unsung female rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Wanda Jackson.
+ Carmen Ghia & the Hotrods live performance
Few people know how rockabilly artist Wanda Jackson broke down the doors of the male-dominated world of rock ‘n’ roll. This indie film tells the little-known story of the 70-year-old female rock ‘n’ roll pioneer through unprecedented access and original interviews with Elvis Costello, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Lemmy of Motorhead, Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats and others.
Vincent Kralyevich & Joanne Fish / USA / 2007 / Betacam SP / 72′
Sensoria are pleased to announce the reunion of seminal post-punk band the Comsat Angels and an exclusive live performance in their hometown at the O2 Academy, Sheffield on Sunday 26th April.
Sensoria are pleased to announce the reunion of seminal post-punk band the Comsat Angels and an exclusive live performance in their hometown at the O2 Academy, Sheffield on Sunday 26th April.
Active from 1978 to 1995, Comsat Angels have been credited as an inspiration to current bands such as Editors, Interpol and White Lies and have been lovingly championed by film critic Mark Kermode as “the band Joy Division should have been.”
They will be performing songs from their first three albums only.
View Simon Armitage and Mark Kermode bonding over their love of the Comsat Angels on the Culture Show.
Tracks from the Comsat Angels Peel Sessions will be aired on Gideon Coe’s Radio 6 show 23.02.09.
Live accompaniment by In The Nursery & Sieben to archive films from the Mitchell & Kenyon collection in the courtyard of Butcher Works.
Sheffield musicians Klive & Nigel Humberstone (In The Nursery) and Matt Howden (Sieben) will be providing their own individual interpretation to accompany a selection of short films from the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection.
Apple experts give the lowdown on the latest pro software for music and film production.
Including Logic Studio & Final Cut Studio 2
Logic Studio: Apple Distinguished Professional Joe Moretti demonstrates how the Mac platform can form the centre of a musicians creative universe. From recording, to production and distribution as well as providing tools for promoting and collaborating with other musicians.
Final Cut Studio 2: Apple Distinguished Professional Gabrielle Motola demonstrates Final Cut Studio 2 featuring a complete end to end video workflow including color grading, motion graphics and audio post production.
Game audio is where audio creativity and technology development meet and has seen the biggest advances.
The panel will explore music and audio in computer games and how to build virtual soundscapes, using the nonlinearity of games to do something completely different.
Peter Chilvers – Generative Music Consultant for innovative Bloom and video game soundtrack Spore. John Broomhall – independent audio director and consultant with 15 years experience in videogames. Chris Sweetman – audio director at Splash Damage, creators of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Martin Hewett – Senior Music Supervisor, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SingStar, WipEout, Motorstorm) Chris Mann – Composer and Producer for Lucas Arts, BBC and Aardmans Animations.
