The STORY OF THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC VENUE AFTER Being ONE YEAR DARK
LOG LINE
Our story explores the effect of the potential mass extinction independent music venues are facing and their fight to keep the historic stages we know and love - as told through interviews by venue owners, long-time staff, superfans, local politicians, and the legendary musicians who helped shape the history of these venues with interviews and content from March of 2021 through present day.
PRESS RELEASE
From Rising Tides Creative and Taylor Morden's Pop Motion Pictures, the Producer/Director behind the recent Netflix Hit #1 Documentary The Last Blockbuster, comes One Year Dark, a docu-series exploring the struggle legendary independent music venues are facing due to the current pandemic and the overlooked consequences that take place if they are no longer around.
Production began in March of 2021 with interviews at venues in San Diego and Los Angeles, and a second wave of filming in early May of 2021 going up the coast of California from Monterey and Santa Cruz through the Bay Area and Sacramento. In total we have filmed at over 30 venues across the country interviewing over 150+ people connected to the live entertainment industry. We have moved into Post-Production as of August 2022 and will begin pitching to major streamers in Fall of 2022.
Our 6-Episode Season 1 is outlined below, with each episode averaging 40-45 minutes.
ARTIST PERSPECTIVE
The One Year Dark team has interviewed Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), Frank Turner (fresh off a #1 album release in the UK!), Noelle Scaggs (Fitz and the Tantrums), Will Levy (The Story So Far), Atmosphere, Marley Willians (Rebelution), Yesod Williams and Kaleo Wassman (Pepper), David Grissom (John Mellancamp, Allman Brothers, Dixie Chicks), Hirie, Dub Inc, Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show), Brady Beal (Parker McCollum), Nombe, Molly Moore + have pending interviews with Jason Mraz, Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction), and more.
A LOOK INSIDE THE ecosystem
There is an entire ecosystem that is at stake when one of these rooms turns its lights off for a final time. From giving the next big artist their first shot at the mic and audience members having a life-changing night out, to supporting the local economy and reviving an entire community, these independent venues provide an infrastructure that often goes overlooked. One Year Dark offers a unique look inside one of live music's darkest times with access and exclusive footage to some of the most famous venues across the country.
the story continues...
While venues are slowly re-opening, there is still an admitted uncertainty that they are truly on the other side of this darkness. Cancellations of returning shows have even taken place due to COVID-19 striking again and venues are closing their doors for a second time. As if their pre-pandemic grind wasn't hard enough, venues are now presented with more issues to face due to being one year dark, such as a critical lack of financial help, a new era of debt, staff shortages, safety concerns for guests, and more.
CALL TO ACTIOn
We are currently looking for finishing financing as we head into post-production. This would pay for an edit team to turn around the series quicker, additional wrap up production days in major cities for pickup shots, and the ability to hire top of the line graphic artists to give our post-production finishing a standout package of infographics and animations throughout the series.
MORE INFO
For more information on One Year Dark please email: contact@risingtidescreative.com