My Documentary

This is the story of two bands that are just trying to make it. Personally, they are friends and I would love to see them succeed. So I want to show how insanely tough it is in the music world, but I would also love to capture the love for the music. Sometimes, we as a society can get caught up in what we think success looks like. However, I know these guys want to do music because they just genuinely love it. I wanted to cover both of these bands because of the different stages they are at.

Making It As A Band. Perf. Dina LaPolt. ArtistHouse Music. ArtistHouse Interview.http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/making+it+as+a+band Web. 3 Mar. 2016.

This video is important because Dina LaPolt, who is a entertainment lawyer in Hollywood. She has seen the success and failures of bands in the past, and she understands all the things bands need to do to make it big. She believes that creative quality needs to be in line with knowledge about the music industry. Her expertise is needed to be heard for upcoming bands.

“Athens: Live Music Central.” Athens: Life Unleashed.http://www.visitathensga.com/events/live-music/. 3 Mar. 2016.

This site is important because this illustrates the importance of Athens as a city to an up and coming band. Athens acts a city where people have gotten their start. It labels important venues in Athens, as well as bands which have made it coming out of Athens. This important to the two bands that this film will get to know because they both started in this city.

Hawes, Jennifer Berry. “Brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart Find Peace in Needtobreathe.” The Post and Courier. 17 May 2014. Web. 3 Mar. 2016. <http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140517/PC1204/140519307>.

One of the bands that the Tuten Brothers, one of the bands I am doing the project on, look up to is a band named NeedToBreathe. Walker and Sam are brothers, and they come from an inspiration of faith. In the same way, Bear and Bo of NeedToBreathe also come to a place of faith and are brothers. This is an important source because of the similarities of the two bands.

Montgomery, Jeff. “Athens Has Served as Wellspring of Musical Talent.”Online Athens. Athens Banner Herald, 2 Dec. 2001.http://onlineathens.com/stories/120401/ath_bimusic.shtml#.Vvh3zmQrKb8. 3 Mar. 2016.

This reputable source of the knowledge of the Athens area will be very beneficial to knowing the music scene. This article goes into a detailed account of the history of music in the Athens area. This is important to these two bands to see bands like REM, who have broken through the music scene. That is what is needed to see the success of others involved in the business.

Black, Johnny. Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. Print.

This book is a biography on the band, REM. IT goes deeper into the history of the band, and how they particularly made it big in the music culture. They are a home grown band in Athens, and their story is important in being a very influential band all over the world.