Sound City – Real To Reel the album, DVD and blu-ray documentary are set
to be released in NZ on March 8.
Sound City, the film, was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary
custom-built Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The
board, built in 1972, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of analog
recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac,
Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Guns and Roses, Metallica, NIN, Rage Against The Machine
and countless other musical legends over the past 40 years.
Grohl’s personal connection to Sound City began with the 1991 recording
of Nirvana’s breakthrough album, Nevermind. Selling over 30 million copies
worldwide, Nevermind changed the entire musical landscape and forever altered
the course of Dave Grohl’s life.
Key personnel involved with the film include Producer/Director Dave Grohl;
Editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys, Once In a Lifetime, Riding Giants);
and Writer Mark Monroe (The Cove, Once In a Lifetime, The Tillman Story).