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Chances are that if you’re into music, but have had your fill of the sanctioned, glitzy, over produced pop promo you’ve at some point stumbled over the work of director Vincent Moon co-creator of The Take-Away Shows (Concerts A Emporter). Beginning back in his photography work and now in video, Vincent has re-define the approach to capturing live music, mutating it into a new form that’s best described as a performance documentary of the moment, in which multiple takes and planned setups are unwelcomed conceits. He joins us this week to discuss his work.
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Vincent Moon
La Blogotheque
The Take-Away Shows
William Klein
Michael Ackerman
Antoine D’Agata
The National
Chryde
Arcade Fire
Banksy
Marla Hansen
Sony HVR-Z1E
Sony HVR-A1U
Scout Niblett
R.E.M.
Supernatural Superserious
Step Across the Border
Gimme Shelter
Dont Look Back
Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
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