OTHER MUSIC: The Story Of An Iconic Independent Record Store

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Production Company Productions
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A documentary chronicling the 20 year history & legacy of Other Music, its influence on music in New York City, & its closure in 2016.
Backers: 920
Average Pledge Per Backer: $84

Funded: $77,323 of $70,000
Dates: Jun 27th -> Jul 27th (30 days)
Project By: Production Company Productions
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Latest News

The Final Day

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
One year and two months ago -- in May of 2016 -- we hastily rented a video camera just a few days after Other Music announced it was closing. On that day we began the process of documenting the final weeks of a record store that deeply impacted our... (Read More)

Video Clip: Matt Berninger of The National

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We recently interviewed Matt Berninger from The National, and he recorded a brief message encouraging people to support our campaign. Please take a minute to watch the video. Yesterday was one of our best days yet on Kickstarter. Over 80 new backers... (Read More)

Video Clip: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we're sharing a short video clip from our interview with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, who grew up in New Jersey and learned about music as a teenager through shopping at Other Music. When Ezra started Vampire Weekend, Other Music was... (Read More)

The Final Week!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past three weeks we’ve raised over $46,000 from over 550 people! It's been amazing so far, but time is running out for people to join our campaign and we need to raise $24,000 in the next 7 days to hit our goal. We want to make sure you... (Read More)

Scene Excerpt + Live Q&A Today w/ OM Founders Josh & Chris

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we're premiering a short "scene excerpt" filmed after the store closed, while the staff was cleaning out the space. The film's directors Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller spent over six weeks shooting in Other Music before it closed, leading up... (Read More)

Thank You To Our New Backers!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday was our biggest fundraising day since the launch of the campaign two weeks ago-- over 60 new backers brought in more than $3000 in a single 24 hour period! We want to send a special "thank you" to those of you who are getting one of these... (Read More)

Live Filmmaker Q&A Hosted By Jake Fogelnest This Monday

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
On Monday, July 10th at approximately 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific, the directors of the Other Music documentary will be doing a Kickstarter Live Q&A hosted by comedian Jake Fogelnest! Click on the link below to Subscribe and get a notification when... (Read More)

Week 2 Begins!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for supporting this project during our first week on Kickstarter. Because of you, we've been able to raise nearly 40% of our goal in just one week! The middle weeks of a crowdfunding campaign tend to be slow and we're already seeing... (Read More)

New Rewards From Captured Tracks

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been blown away by the support you've shown for Other Music and this project during the first 48 hours of the campaign. We've raised over $22,000 from more than 250 backers, getting us more than 30% of the way to our goal! As you may know... (Read More)

There's a Kickstarter for a Documentary About the Late, Legendary NYC Retailer Other Music

June 28th - via: thestranger.com
When Manhattan record store Other Music closed up shop June 25, 2016, it shocked me and a lot of other people who still neurotically desire to own physical recordings rather than rely on streaming services and audio distribution platforms. (Read More)

watch the trailer for the Other Music documentary (which just launched a Kickstarter)

June 27th - via: brooklynvegan.com
The documentary's trailer that features interviews with members of Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more, not to mention Benicio Del Toro, Jason Schwartzman, and more. (Read More)

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