Sunday, August 26, 2007

DANIEL LANOIS PRESS RELEASE - AUG. 25/07


102.1 The Edge

Presents

DANIEL LANOIS

with

Brian Blade and Friends

Live in Concert

Monday, September 10, and Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario
Doors at 9 PM

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY (AUG. 28) AT 10 AM!!!

Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling
(416) 870-8000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca
beginning Tuesday, August 28, at 10 AM

Toronto: 102.1 the Edge is proud to present Daniel Lanois with Brian Blade, September 10th and 11th at the Great Hall located on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario . The concerts coincide with the premiere of Lanois’ debut film, “Here Is What Is”, at the Toronto International Film Festival that same week.

The concerts will feature songs from Daniel's film and his up and coming solo album. Lanois will be joined on stage by drummer Brian Blade. Other musical guests will be announced in the coming days. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (416) 870-8000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca beginning Tuesday, August 28, at 10 AM. Tickets will also be available at the door on show day only (subject to availability).

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Please scroll down for the following items:

· Overview of the film “Here Is What Is”
· Film Credits
· Biography of Daniel Lanois

Please visit www.daniellanois.com/hereiswhatis for the following items:

· High Resolution Photographs
· Trailer of “Here Is What Is” (beta sp version available upon request)

To arrange an interview with Daniel Lanois and to obtain a betacam sp of the trailer of “Here Is What Is”, please send request and credentials via email to:

Jean-Paul Gauthier
September Seventh Entertainment
jpg@hamiltonmusicawards.com
Office: (905) 383-4005


“HERE IS WHAT IS”

“Here Is What Is” is a sonic, filmic, journey to unique and captivating places from the last year and a half of Lanois’ life. The camera work is classic, uninterrupted and deadly committed. The film opens with a magical performance on the piano by Canada 's national treasure, Garth Hudson [of The Band]. The film includes moments of Lanois philosophizing with his old friend, Brian Eno, during an exotic visit to Morocco, where the Eno-Lanois production team has been working with Irish friends, U2. Lanois also travels to the birthplace of the groove - the Deep South - Shreveport, Louisiana - and sits in with Brian Blade at the Zion Baptist Church where a roaring rendition of "This May Be The Last Time" is delivered by Brian's father, Brady Blade, Sr.

Lanois' psychedelic past continues to haunt him throughout the film as the hyper-realism of the in-studio documentation is contrasted by moments of wild fantasia. The heart dedicated to verite is also hungry for the unknown. Lanois also invites us into his studio to look over his shoulder at a mix being performed live, while he explains his moves and the musical reasons for making them. He explains how he stumbled into being a record producer, naively, through his love of music.

“Here Is What Is” is arguably the best rock-n-roll film of 2007 with guest appearances by Garth Hudson, Brian Blade, Eno, U2, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Aaron Neville, Billy Bob Thornton and Sinead O'Connor.

A full festival schedule will be announced on August 28, 2007. For more information on how to purchase tickets, please call (416) 968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM or visit www.tiff07.ca.

“HERE IS WHAT IS”


FILM CREDITS:

Filmmakers:

Adam Vollick
Daniel Lanois
Adam Samuels

Edited by:

Adam Vollick

All Music by Daniel Lanois

Additional Creations:

Bob Lanois
Jennifer Tipoulow

Guest Appearances:

Brady Blade Sr.
Brian Blade
Carolina Cerisola
Brain Eno
Emmylou Harris
Garth Hudson
Willie Nelson
Aaron Neville
Sinead O’Connor
Billy Bob Thornton
U2

Daniel Lanois

This first-time film maker, originally from [Hull, Quebec], is finally responding to what people have been asking him to do for 30 years, which is to show the creative process of his work in the recording studio. Mr. Lanois, one of Canada 's musical exports, is the recipient of 10 Grammy awards and 5 Juno awards. In a quiet way, he has helped to catapult the careers of many of our favourite artists to high artistic commercial places including U2: "The Joshua Tree", "The Unforgettable Fire", "Achtung Baby", "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", "All That You Can't Leave Behind", Bob Dylan: "Oh Mercy", "Time Out of Mind", Peter Gabriel: "So", "Us", "Birdie", Neville Brothers: "Yellow Moon", Brian Eno: Apollo", "Music For Films II", "On Land", "The Pearl", "Plateaux Of Mirror", Luscious Jackson: "Fever In Fever Out", Emmylou Harris: "Wrecking Ball", Willie Nelson: "Teatro", Scott Weiland: "12 Bar Blues", "Slingblade" (Soundtrack), Daniel Lanois: "Acadie", "Beauty of Wynona", "Shine", "Rockets", "Belladonna" and Robbie Robertson: "Robbie Robertson".

Technology is easy to measure but heart and soul is not. Lanois has ridden the constant wave of change and finds himself right back where he started - embracing passion and people. The people in the room have always been his power, and his contagious commitment is still his vital ingredient. What drives people is what interests Lanois; he doesn't like to talk about it because it might then disappear.

www.daniellanois.com

Contact: Jean-Paul Gauthier (905) 383-4005

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

gabby glaser from luscious jackson has a solo album out now, first release in 7 years! she's still got that luscious sound