Thursday, January 23, 2020

ITP V.020 METAL AT THE MOVIES: "ROADIE: MY DOCUMENTARY"

ITP V.020 METAL AT THE MOVIES is back with  "ROADIE: MY DOCUMENTARY" from film maker TJ HOFFMAN and co written and directed by ANDY STROHL.

"ROADIE: MY DOCUMENTARY" was unleashed 3/30/2019 via IRON SOUND PRODUCTIONS.










FROM  "ROADIE: MY DOCUMENTARY"


Unapologetically indie, “Roadie: My Documentary” spans the 20-year career of roadie turned filmmaker, TJ Hoffmann. Along-side his co-director and co-writer, Andy Strohl, TJ takes you behind-the-scenes and on-the-run with rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and pop road crews for some of the most epic acts in music history to better understand the unique perspectives of the profession and its enormous impact on the evolution of music around the world and back again.


“I wanted to go on the road for adventure, to be part of something larger than myself. Something amazing. Something no one could do alone. And I did,” says TJ. “I was part of the touring industry during a pivotal time in music. Me. A part of it. A tiny little speck, but a part of it nonetheless.”
Along-side his co-director and co-writer, Andy Strohl, TJ takes you behind-the-scenes and on-the-run with Rock-n-roll road crews for some of the most epic acts in music history to better understand the unique perspectives of the profession and its enormous impact on the evolution of music around the world and back again.
No matter how they’re defined, either as a hard-core roadie, instrument tech, or jack of all things backstage, their presence and impact is undeniable, earning the utmost respect from many of the top performers they’ve helped to launch and support along the way.
“Techs not only can do what we do, but they can fix a broken amp in 10 seconds or less,” says Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, former guitarist for Guns N’ Roses. “They all have skills that we don’t, plus they’re all musicians as well. We couldn’t do what they do but they could do what we do.”
Filmed in a handful of countries over the course of ten years, “Roadie” began as a quest to find out what was the passion, motive, or moment that made someone want to become a roadie. But over time, another narrative is discovered. TJ, the man behind the camera, begins to see himself more clearly through the lens as he’s interviewing others and is forced to confront his own inner demons from decades of life on the road.





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Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-










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