Justin Hurwitz on College Band Days With Damien Chazelle, Finding Musicians on YouTube for ‘Babylon’
Almost two decades ago during his freshman year at Harvard, Justin Hurwitz wanted to form a rock band and heard of an incredible drummer named Damien Chazelle. “Somebody gave me Damien’s phone number,” Hurwitz recalls, “and I called him up cold and asked, ‘Do you want to be in a band?’ And we started a band with three other classmates.”
A year later, Hurwitz and Chazelle decided they had another passion they wanted to pursue: film. They began working on what would eventually become their first movie, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.
But their former bandmates, D.A. Wallach and Maxwell Drummey, were at work too — garnering interest from the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who ultimately signed them to a record deal as indie-rock duo Chester French. “I was beside myself. I was like, ‘What have I done?’ Like, I quit this band. This was our shot.
A year later, Hurwitz and Chazelle decided they had another passion they wanted to pursue: film. They began working on what would eventually become their first movie, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.
But their former bandmates, D.A. Wallach and Maxwell Drummey, were at work too — garnering interest from the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who ultimately signed them to a record deal as indie-rock duo Chester French. “I was beside myself. I was like, ‘What have I done?’ Like, I quit this band. This was our shot.
- 1/5/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peaches Geldof's cause of death is being reported as a heroin overdose. An inquest to determine the facts of her passing went underway this week after an initial autopsy was inconclusive. Peaches, the daughter of Bob Geldof, died at the age of 25 on April 7 after police were called to her address in Kent, England, over a reported "concern for the welfare of a young woman." Peaches was later pronounced dead by South East Coast Ambulance Service, and the death was called "unexplained and sudden." Her father released a statement shortly after the news broke: "We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us. Writing 'was' destroys me afresh. What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.
- 5/1/2014
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
Wellington, April 8: Peaches Geldof's husband Tom Cohen, lead singer of the defunct London punk band S.C.U.M, has said that he will bring up the couple's two sons with their mother in their hearts every day.
He said in a statement that he and their two sons Astala and Phaedra shall love her forever, Stuff.co.nz reported.
At age 19, Peaches married Max Drummey, a vocalist with Us indie rock band Chester French, at one of Las Vegas' drive-thru chapel while the two were on holiday. Their marriage lasted just six months before ending in 2009. (Ani)...
He said in a statement that he and their two sons Astala and Phaedra shall love her forever, Stuff.co.nz reported.
At age 19, Peaches married Max Drummey, a vocalist with Us indie rock band Chester French, at one of Las Vegas' drive-thru chapel while the two were on holiday. Their marriage lasted just six months before ending in 2009. (Ani)...
- 4/8/2014
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
English socialite Peaches Geldof has died.The 25-year-old was found dead at her home in Kent, England, Monday afternoon. Details surrounding the death are unclear. Kent Police tell TMZ, they do not suspect foul play. Investigators are treating the death as "unexplained and sudden." A law enforcement source at the Kent Pd tells TMZ, a woman called in and said she could not reach Peaches, so officials dispatched an ambulance and emergency responders found Peaches' body.
- 4/7/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Revolving around the events that saw 30 Seconds to Mars sued by their own record label back in 2008 for $30m., Artifact is one of the greatest music documentaries ever made, and an important documentary for our times.
The music industry has been struggling for the best part of a decade with technology developing at a faster rate than it can keep up with, and this documentary gives an honest, frank, and inside look at the antiquated system that bands are faced with when they’re attached to a major label.
It’s easy to think of our favourite, globally-successful artists as wealthy individuals, but Artifact shows us that often the opposite is true. When they attempted to exercise their legal right to excuse themselves from their contract, Virgin/Emi went on the offensive and sued 30 Seconds to Mars for $30m., claiming further that the label was owed $1.7m. from the band.
The music industry has been struggling for the best part of a decade with technology developing at a faster rate than it can keep up with, and this documentary gives an honest, frank, and inside look at the antiquated system that bands are faced with when they’re attached to a major label.
It’s easy to think of our favourite, globally-successful artists as wealthy individuals, but Artifact shows us that often the opposite is true. When they attempted to exercise their legal right to excuse themselves from their contract, Virgin/Emi went on the offensive and sued 30 Seconds to Mars for $30m., claiming further that the label was owed $1.7m. from the band.
- 9/19/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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