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Video Culture - Musical Art Awareness
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Video Culture, Inc.

The mission of Video Culture, Inc. is Musical Art Awareness.   Video Culture, Inc. is a Maryland based nonprofit, tax-exempt arts organization in good standing.   Video Culture, Inc. was formed in 1989 for the purpose of creating and distributing original works of video or film art for media art festivals, museum shows, or public broadcasts. Specific activities have included and will continue to include: Preserve folk music and ethnic music of all kinds and foster and promote cultural awareness in the public. Identify and locate persons with knowledge of traditional and ethnic forms of music and document their knowledge, including making recordings of their performances. Film and/or videotape concerts, dances, interviews, and other material which feature musicians, folk and ethnic music, and dance, and promote and foster public awareness of such folk arts.

About this Organization

Video Culture, Inc. is a Maryland based nonprofit, tax-exempt arts organization in good standing.   Video Culture, Inc. was formed in 1989 for the purpose of creating and distributing original works of video or film art for media art festivals, museum shows, or public broadcasts. Specific activities have included and will continue to include: Preserve folk music and ethnic music of all kinds and foster and promote cultural awareness in the public. Identify and locate persons with knowledge of traditional and ethnic forms of music and document their knowledge, including making recordings of their performances. Film and/or videotape concerts, dances, interviews, and other material which feature musicians, folk and ethnic music, and dance, and promote and foster public awareness of such folk arts.

Featured Work

Photos

Danny Gatton getting makeup from Director/Producer Virginia Quesada - Production Still from "The Humbler - Danny Gatton".

Videos

  • Trailer for "The Humbler - Danny Gatton".

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  • Danny Gatton - Sleepwalk

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    Who is Danny Gatton? If you are a guitarist, you probably already know.

    A native of Washington, D.C., Danny Gatton’s mastery of blues, jazz, rock, country, bluegrass and rockabilly so overwhelmed other guitarists, they called him “The Humbler.”

    Our film is the first in-depth exploration of the life, music and legacy of a troubled genius. Though he never got the accolades he deserved during his short life, Danny was often called "The World's Greatest Unknown Guitarist".

    Music brings so much joy and solace to our lives yet the life of a professional musician is not an easy one. There are many music documentaries about famous musicians but not many about underground guitar heroes like Danny that never went mainstream.

    The film contains never-before-seen concert footage, as well as exclusive interviews with Danny and some of his admirers—Les Paul, Vince Gill, Joe Bonamassa, Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell, Bill Kirchen, Jack Casady, Joey DeFrancesco, Delbert McClinton, Arlen Roth, …and many others.

    Danny Gatton was loved and revered by his peers. Every day we hear from fans around the world who want to celebrate the life of Danny Gatton and ensure his legacy!

    The film spans Danny’s life from 1964 -1994 and it is a blend of rare archival footage with contemporary interviews, graphics and imagery.

    Any footage of Danny Gatton is Standard Definition (SD) and though vintage; all the footage has been carefully restored.

    • “Danny Gatton mixes blues, bebop, country, bluegrass, R&B, rockabilly - you name it - along with mind-boggling chops, impeccable taste, a thorough grasp of theory, and an advanced inventive harmonic sense.” – Guitar Player Magazine
    • “A hero to other musicians.” – Time Magazine
    • “Mr. Gatton deserves a cult of his own.” – New York Times
    • “He could do anything the other guy could do and do it better.” -Les Paul
    . In this clip we see Danny Gatton and Les Paul discuss each other in a mutual admiration Society.

Booking

Booking Price: $500-$1,000

Virtual Screenings and Q and A with the Director.

Link to our website - in process but it will be available.