Bravo Lines Up Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette for MUSICIANS; A New Interview Series to be Hosted by David Wild Premieres February 4, 2002.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--November 5, 2001 Tower Records and Volkswagen Sign On as Series Sponsors BRAVO'S much anticipated new series, MUSICIANS, will feature the biggest names in music discussing their words and music. Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette will be among the first guests taped beginning November 15 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. before a live studio audience. Noted music journalist, David Wild, will host. MUSICIANS will premiere February 4, 2002 at 10:00PM ET/PT, exclusively on Bravo. Volkswagen and Tower Records have signed on as prime sponsors of the series. MUSICIANS is a music series with a uniquely Bravo point of view: let well-known artists tell their stories and let the music come from their words. Interviews will include close-up looks at the artists' careers, personal stories and creative inspiration, interspersed with spontaneous performances. It may be just a few bars of a familiar tune or an early, unreleased song. It may be the latest melody or lyric to be put to paper - which might become their next hit. In any case, the performances remain loose, unstructured and personal. Host David Wild leads the conversation in an intimate nightclub setting. MUSICIANS finds that special place where life stories become a life's work Life's Work is a sitcom that aired from 1996 to 1997 on the American Broadcasting Company channel that starred Lisa Ann Walter as Lisa Ann Minardi Hunter, the assistant district attorney who had a husband named Kevin Hunter , while providing viewers with a refreshing glimpse into the essence of music making. Frances Berwick, Senior Vice President of Programming stated, "`Musicians' is a natural extension of what Bravo does best - explore the creative process and provide a personal look at an artist's body of work. What makes our program distinctive is the comfort zone provided by an informed and specialized host." The host of MUSICIANS, music journalist David Wild, is best known as the author of hundreds of cover stories, articles and reviews as the Music Editor, and now Senior Editor, of Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person Magazine - widely regarded as the source of rock journalism. Wild wrote the nationally syndicated Rolling Stone Reviews music column for thirteen years (1987-2000) through the Los Angeles Times Syndicate The Los Angeles Times Syndicate and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate International are newspaper syndicates which sold more than 140 features in more than 100 countries around the world. . He has contributed to several books including, The Rolling Stone Interviews: The 1980's, The Rolling Stones: The Seventies, and The Rolling Stone Film Reader, and written for countless television programs including the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon tel·e·thon n. A lengthy television program to raise funds for a charity. [tele- + (mara)thon. , The Grammy Awards, The Academy Awards and The MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Movie Awards. The first two guests to tape MUSICIANS episodes are critically acclaimed chart toppers. Sheryl Crow is famous for her asymmetric and abrasive songwriting. She tackles difficult subjects with her lyrics and provides melodies that stick in the mind. Alanis Morissette broke into the mainstream with her anthem for the betrayed female, "You Oughta Know," off her album "Jagged Little Pill." Since then, she has indulged in her spiritual side, while still showcasing a truly unique talent for wrapping awkward sentences into melodies. MUSICIANS will be co-produced by Frank Garritano and Michele Bessey for Line By Line Productions and Jon Bendis for Another Diversion, Inc. Debbie DeMontreux and Lauren Levine are executive producers for Bravo. The series will be taped live before studio audience at the Sony Music Studios Sony Music Studios is a well-known former music recording and mastering facility in New York City. The music and broadcasting complex was located at 460 W. 54th St., at 10th Avenue, in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan. It closed in August of 2007. in New York City. Most recently, producers Garritano and Bessey were part of the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of producing team of America: A Tribute To Heroes featuring Bruce Springstein, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young and Paul Simon. Garritano also co-produced, and Bessey line-produced, An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson. Bendis, who will also write and edit the series, is a two-time cable ACE Award-winner and former director and supervising producer for MTV: News & Specials. He directed, wrote and edited numerous music specials and documentaries including Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John and Bernie Taupin (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) and Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special. Bravo's innovative new series is the latest in a long line of quality original programming presented by the network. Bravo's ongoing commitment to exploring the creative process has produced such acclaimed series as Inside The Actors Studio Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. It is produced and directed by Jeff Wurtz. and Bravo Profiles. Bravo, The Film and Arts Network, offers critically acclaimed American and international films as well as performing arts, including dance, theater, classical music and jazz. Bravo is seen in more than 60 million homes nationwide. Bravo is owned and managed by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. A subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVC See CSC. ) and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Rainbow also manages American Movie Classics, WE: Women's Entertainment, The Independent Film Channel, MuchMusic USA, Rainbow Sports, News 12 Networks and MetroChannels as well as the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. In addition, Rainbow is a fifty-percent partner in FOX Sports Net. |
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