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Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure. The lead is the featured guitar, which usually plays single-note-based lines or double-stops. In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz, punk, fusion, some pop, and other music styles, lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompaniment chords and riffs.
To create lead guitar lines, guitarists use scales, modes, arpeggios, licks, and riffs that are performed using a variety of techniques. In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, lead guitar lines often employ alternate picking, sweep picking, economy picking and legato (e.g., hammer ons, pull offs), which are used to maximize the speed of their solos or riffs. Such "tricks" can employ the picking hand used in the fret area (such as tapping), and even be augmented and embellished with devices such as bows, or separate electronic devices such as an EBow (electronic bow).
Actors: Adam R. Steigert (actor), Kellen Pembleton (actor), Matthew Lorentz (director), Tina Grimm (actress), Louis Winters (actor), Fattie King (actor), Ryan Weisner (actor), Ryan Dunson (actor), Ryan Dunson (actor), Ryan Weisner (actor), John Wittlinger (actor), John Wittlinger (actor), Matt Buscarino (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Patrick Flaherty (producer), Patrick Flaherty (director), Patrick Flaherty (editor), Keith Naylor (composer), Keith Naylor (actor), John Yett (actor), Justin Hawkins (actor), Bobak Lotfipour (actor), Dustin Fleming (actor),
Plot: Centered on the Denton (TX) based, underground band, Trebuchet, "Four Nights in December" chronicles the making of and reflection on their 2nd independent, full-length album. At the root of the film is the DIY ideal: squeezing every last bit of potential from the resources at your disposal to make the best art possible. The setting of "Four Nights in December" is predominantly Denton's historical square district. There the 5-piece rock outfit decided to record in a second story loft once occupied by one of their members. No fancy recording studio-just a loft, lights, cameras, and a handful of ever-engaging imaginations. The idea was to record the songs much like a live show and capture that experience on film in order to have four music videos to promote/accompany the album upon its release. Shortly thereafter, the idea of "interviews" with members and friends/fans came to fruition. Topics covered throughout the film include the DIY mentality, reasons for recording in such a peculiar way in such a particular setting, band quirks, compositional style, the band's progression, and the band's new album. Shot in different locations around town-including a historical basement bar, a moving van, the band's rehearsal space, a sidewalk on the square, and Studio 105-the interviews bring a rich context and narrative to a relatively unknown musical entity. What the film captures is not just another rock band striving to be heard, but a rock band that does so with a humble and calculated demeanor and a grasp on what it means to make music with integrity.
Keywords: band-music, d.i.y., denton-texas, elmo, independent-film, interview, music-album, music-video, musical-actsActors: Tawny Amber Young (actress), Raul Perez (director), Jake Kelley (actor), Adam Artea (actor), Sammy (actor), Mark (actor), Fernando Frutos (actor), Ramon Lopez (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Quintin Bennett (director), Quintin Bennett (editor), Zach Felder (actor), Mason Boisvert (actor), Michael Flores (producer), Zeven Wilf (actor), Brian DiMeglio (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: LaQuita Chantelle James (actress), Julian Chojnacki (writer), Julian Chojnacki (director), Julian Chojnacki (editor), Wes Hayden (actor), R.K. (actor), Simone Kellacher (actress), Kelly Smith (actress), Danny Archer (actor), Marti Ryan (miscellaneous crew), Bobo (actor), R.K. Brown (actor), Wesley Hayden (actor), Phillip Austin Mikula (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Iva Davies (actor), Iva Davies (actor), Iva Davies (actor), Nat Oates (actress), Glenn Reither (actor), Glenn Reither (actor), Paul Wheeler (actor), Paul Gildea (actor), Chris Cheney (actor), Scot Barbour (actor), Steve Morgan (actor),
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Genres: Music,Actors: Tom Petty (composer), Tom Petty (actor), Jon Brion (actor), Keith Hobelman (miscellaneous crew), Michele Zugschwerdt (miscellaneous crew), James Pluta (producer), Martyn Atkins (director), Angela Fairhurst (producer), William Bullen (editor), Benmont Tench (actor), Mike Campbell (actor), Tony Dimitriades (producer), Steve Ferrone (actor), Scott Thurston (actor), Ron Blair (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Music,Actors: David Mallet (director), Wayne Isham (director), Mike Mansfield (director), Daniel Kleinman (director), Joe Elliott (actor), Friend Michael Wells (producer), Def Leppard (actor), Jean Pellerin (director), Jay Roewe (producer), Phil Collen (actor), Doug Freel (director), Rick Allen (actor), Rick Savage (actor), Stephen Clark (actor), Chris Main (producer),
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Plot: Sugar Ray Five ~ Battle of the Bands Finalists/Winners 1984 - Sugar Ray Five were one of the six finalists and eventual winners of the 1984 Battle of the Bands Competition sponsored by TDK. The competition was held throughout the UK in which more than 1700 bands initially entered. Various Nationwide elimination heats were held in which Sugar Ray Five won each heat outright and were eventual outright winners at the Grand Final which was held at the world famous Hammersmith Odeon (now Hammersmith Apollo) in London in front of a capacity crowd and covered by the BBC. Sugar Ray Five completely annihilated the opposition on the night and ending up gaining 147 of the absolute maximum of 150 points available from the judges. Only ever performing original material the self-penned 7" single 'Lazy Hours' with 'March' on the flip side was released into the British charts the following year which received airplay on principal radio and TV but despite being rapidly tipped by the industry for great heights as a true force to be reckoned with in the mid-eighties music scene the group disbanded less than a year later.
Genres: Music,