August 9, 2024
Documentary
'Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision chronicles the creation of the studio, rising from the rubble of a bankrupt Manhattan nightclub to becoming a state-of-the-art recording facility inspired by Hendrix?s desire for a permanent studio. Electric Lady Studios was the first ever artist owned commercial recording studio. Hendrix had first envisioned creating an experiential nightclub. He was inspired by the short-lived Greenwich Village nightspot Cerebrum whose patrons donned flowing robes and were inundated by flashing lights, spectral images and swirling sound. Hendrix so enjoyed the Cerebrum experience that he asked its architect John Storyk to work with him and his manager Michael Jeffery. Hendrix and Jeffery wanted to transform what had once been the Generation Club into `an electric studio of participation?. Shortly after acquiring the Generation Club lease however, Hendrix was steered from building a nightclub to creating a commercial recording studio. The documentary includes never-before-seen footage and photos as well as track breakdowns of Hendrix classics such as 'Freedom,' 'Angel' and 'Dolly Dagger' by recording engineer Eddie Kramer who was awarded an Emmy for his work on the film ''Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'.
Jimi Hendrix
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Buddy Guy
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Billy Cox
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Eddie Kramer
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Mitch Mitchell
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John Storyk
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Steve Winwood
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John McDermott
/Director
John McDermott
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George Scott
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