Film Production Company ZU33 Looking For Synth Gods
July 18, 2006
Los Angeles-based
production company ZU33 is combing the planet for
undiscovered synthesizer talent to include in the
feature-length documentary film Synth God.
Synth God explores the world of synthesizers and
electronic music,
with a focus on how synthesizer players are shaping
modern music and
culture. But unearthing all those amazing synth
wizards out there is
no small task. So whether you're shredding on stage or
building your
own synth contraption in your basement, if you deserve
to be
considered for the Synth God pantheon, ZU33 wants you!
The more
strange and original, the better.
As producer Ryan Page puts it, "We want to find
musicians that bend
our minds, and put them in the film. We are interested
in players
from all parts of the world, all genres, all
interfaces. Basically we
want to review it all."
Filmmaker/musician Hans Fjellestad is set to write and
direct the
film, which heads into production in July 2006. In
Fjellestad's
words, "Over the past 50 years, keyboardists and
composers have used
the synthesizer to fill our heads with all kinds of
unexpected sounds
and ideas. These are the Synth Gods. Their pantheon is
massive and
full of all shapes, sounds and flavors. There are the
heroes and
legendary figures - which of course we are already
working with - but
I'm certain there are also hoards of lesser-known
deities out there
whose fingers are flying under the radar, and we
intend to find them.
Ultimately, I want to paint a huge crazy mural about
every Synth God
species on the planet, and the instrument that gives
them their power."
This is the third music-oriented documentary feature
from Fjellestad
and Page, including the critically acclaimed 2004
film, MOOG. For more information, visit their web site at www.zu33.com.
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