THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE

Lightyear Entertainment and Sneak Attack Media released 'The Heart is a Drum Machine', a documentary about music, physical reaction and obsession. This DVD came out March 9th and I highly recommend watching it. I just finished this documentary and am so inspired and it really got me thinking about sound, music and why I live for it.

"What is music?" That is the question that documentary filmmaker Christopher Pomerenke went on a quest to find out. Talking with musicians like Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips, Becky Stark from Lavender Diamond and recent Decemberists' album 'Hazards of Love', MGMT, Spoon, actors like Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, Jason Schwartzman, producers, music supervisors and even doctors. Each person interviewed explains how their body and emotions react to music and rhythms; scientifically, psychologically, physically. They all discuss how it all starts from the heartbeat you hear in the womb, how your body reacted to the rhythm and then they illustrate, both figuratively and literally, how each person processes sound, vibration and music. I found this to be extremely interesting and engaging. Any one who is a lover of music, and if you are reading this blog, then you know you are...I would definitely check this out.

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THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE

If you are in the L.A. area, you gotta check out this new film, The Heart Is A Drum Machine.The film explores the relationship between humanity and music through interviews with an array of musicians, actors, producers, etc. including:

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Jason Schwartzman, Elijah Wood, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT, Britt Daniel of Spoon, George Clinton, John Frusciante, Kimya Dawson, Ann Druyan, Juliette Lewis, Fairuza Balk, Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Maynard James Keenan, Bijou Phillips, Tim & Eric, Kurt Loder, Matt Sorum, Silversun Pickups, Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, Charlyne Yi, Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney...and more.

It was directed by Christopher Pomerenke and produced by the producers of 2006’s Moog. The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd wrote and performed the film’s original score and covered Elton John’s “Rocket Man” with Maynard James Keenan on vocals.

There will be two screenings in the LA area (details below)

March 4th at the Regency Lido Theatre

Presented by The Orange County Film Society & Newport Beach Film Festival

3459 Via Lido Newport Beach, CA 92663 7:30pm Get Tickets

March 10th at the American Cinematheque

6712 Hollywood BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 900287:30pm Get Tickets