The Classic Artists Series is the definitive rock music series which chronicles the trailblazers of rock & roll, as told by the legends themselves and lavishly supported with the original music and live performance footage that changed the face of music forever - beginning in the sixties with the incomparable band Cream and followed by The Moody Blues, Jimi Hendrix, Yes and Jethro Tull completing Series One.
This fully authorised series is made in conjunction with the artists and innovators themselves and those closest to them, telling the real stories behind the famous (and infamous) lyrics and melodies that remain at the heart of rock music lovers to this day.
The four-part series of five episodes each focuses on those artists specially chosen for their particular contribution to rock music, for their specific style and for the effect that their music had, not only upon the many acts that followed over the years since but also upon their listening public.
Never before have artists of such international acclaim come together to contribute so candidly about their motivation, their trials and tribulations, and their attitudes towards the sweeping movement that spawned what we now recognise as classic rock.
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Production Team
Jon Brewer, CEO of Impact Film Sales Ltd., Director and Producer of "The Classic Artists Series", is a long-standing and well respected veteran of the Music Industry, and prior to his producing feature films and making a major foothold in the burgeoning Video industry in the 1980's, managed such artists such as "YES", members of The Rolling Stones, Alvin Lee and 10 Years After, David Bowie, Gene Clark of The Byrds, Gerry Rafferty and Stealers Wheel, and others.
Clockwise from top left:
Laura Rojko: Head Of Sales
Lucy Purdon: Assistant Producer
Mubashir Chowdary: Finance Manager
Kelly Heartshorne
Jon Brewer: Producer/Director
Jamie Campbell: Editor/Assistant Director
Interviewer - Chris Welch
Rock critic and author Chris Welch joined the legendary ‘Melody Maker’ in 1964 and interviewed all the great groups of the Sixties and Seventies. He has witnessed music being made, played and sold over the decades, making Features Editor of ‘Melody Maker’ in 1970, launching ‘Musicians Only’ for IPC in 1980 and joining ‘Kerrang!’ as a feature writer.
Turning freelance in the 90s, he has contributed to The Independent, Mojo, Record Collector and Classic Rock. The author of 35 music titles, he has written best selling books on Yes, Cream, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Genesis, Vivian Stanshall, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood and Jimi Hendrix. We jumped at the chance to work with Chris; using his encyclopaedic knowledge of music and insider knowledge of the bands, Chris has conducted our exclusive interviews and contributes to episode storylines.
Voiceover - Russ Williams
The only presenter to be with Virgin Radio since its launch in 1993, award winning presenter Russ lends his golden tones to The Classic Artists Series. Catch him on Virgin Radio 10-1pm weekdays.
