Iain
02-28-2006, 09:21 PM
In addition to all the other projects I'm working on, I've decided to start production on my own documentary, following a topic very close to my heart.
A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE is a documentary about a particularly thick vein in the bloodline of Seattle's grunge rock scene, starting with GREEN RIVER, and ending with the recording of TEMPLE OF THE DOG, the Andrew Wood tribute album. As many people who followed the grunge/alternative music activity of that period, the sessions that gave birth to TEMPLE OF THE DOG were the genesis of PEARL JAM.
The independent music community is known for its incestuous nature, with multiple groups sharing the same members, but A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE is more about the bonds between individuals from which some of the most important music of the late '80s and the early '90s sprang - particularly that of Mark Arm, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Andrew Wood, and Chris Cornell.
It's a different kind of music documentary, not about the struggle of the artist or how the music changed peoples lives, but rather it's a tribute to destinies fulfilled and how lives change music.
I've already started to do research, gather assets, and write the script. With some luck, perseverence, and the support of my friends, A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE will become a reality in the near future.
I've put up a blog to track its progress at http://atreegrewinseattle.blogspot.com.
A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE is a documentary about a particularly thick vein in the bloodline of Seattle's grunge rock scene, starting with GREEN RIVER, and ending with the recording of TEMPLE OF THE DOG, the Andrew Wood tribute album. As many people who followed the grunge/alternative music activity of that period, the sessions that gave birth to TEMPLE OF THE DOG were the genesis of PEARL JAM.
The independent music community is known for its incestuous nature, with multiple groups sharing the same members, but A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE is more about the bonds between individuals from which some of the most important music of the late '80s and the early '90s sprang - particularly that of Mark Arm, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Andrew Wood, and Chris Cornell.
It's a different kind of music documentary, not about the struggle of the artist or how the music changed peoples lives, but rather it's a tribute to destinies fulfilled and how lives change music.
I've already started to do research, gather assets, and write the script. With some luck, perseverence, and the support of my friends, A TREE GREW IN SEATTLE will become a reality in the near future.
I've put up a blog to track its progress at http://atreegrewinseattle.blogspot.com.