Yamaha Entertainment Group will release 'For the Record',
the first-ever documentary on one of the world's most recorded bassists Nathan
East, on Hulu this December. The film follows East's prolific career from his
start as a 16-year old who toured nationally with Barry White and the Love
Unlimited Orchestra to playing on over 2,000 different albums and performing at
the GRAMMYs with Daft Punk earlier this year.
You can view the trailer: http://shorefi.re/1sz5vRa
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Kenny Loggins
and Eric Clapton, among many others, share their personal stories of working
with East during his 40+ years in the music industry.
Phil Collins describes how Nathan helped him pen the RIAA
gold-certified single "Easy Lover" in a whirlwind 20-minute writing
session based on one long riff, and Eric Clapton details how catching East's
commanding performance at Live Aid with Kenny Loggins, turned into an immediate
recruitment and 25-year touring history together.
Yamaha Entertainment Group Founder, Vice President and
Director of 'For the Record', Chris Gero said of the film, "This was more
than just making a documentary. This was personal for me. I consider it my duty
to ensure that the entire world knows exactly who Nathan East is and the impact
he has had on the music industry. Nathan is the most famous person you don’t
know you already know, and this film will change that."
The documentary also captures the recording process for
'Nathan East', East's self-titled solo debut released in March which hit #1 on
the Billboard Smooth Jazz Albums chart and held #1 for a record-breaking 36
weeks on SmoothJazz.com. Called "a striking debut, blinding
brilliance" (Bass Player), the album features musicians who also appeared
in "For the Record", including Eric Clapton, Ray Parker Jr., Michael
McDonald and Sara Bareilles.
Capping one of the most exciting years in his career,
East will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on January 24
at the NAMM TEC Awards, the longest-running awards show recognizing outstanding
achievement in audio production innovation and sound production.
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