RAY PARKER JR NEW DOCUMENTARY "WHO YOU GONNA CALL!

(Photo left to right) - Ola Strøm, Ray Parker Jr and Fran Strine host private screening of the new Ray Parker Jr documentary "Who You Gonna Call?" at the ArcLight Hollywood. #whoyougonnacallfilm

(Hollywood, CA) - Power Chord Films held a private screening of their new Ray Parker Jr documentary "Who You Gonna Call?" which chronicles Parker's rise from the racially charged streets of Detroit, to writing and recording the global smash hit song Ghostbusters, an Oscar-nominated pop culture classic. The single went platinum in eight countries and won Parker Jr a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

You know Ray Parker Jr. as the artist who wrote and recorded Ghostbusters, but what you don't know his back story and what it took for him to get there. From the streets of Detroit to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Parker's journey is one you won't believe.

Described as one of the baddest guitar players ever to hit this earth, the multi-talented songwriter, producer, and musical phenom, gigged with the legendary Funk Brothers at age 13 and quickly became one of Motown's most in-demand studio musicians. Music mogul Clive Davis brought him to frontman, solo artist status.

"Who You Gonna Call"? is the first film under the new Power Chord venture, a production company dedicated to telling the unknown stories of iconic music artists. It is helmed by global financier Ola Strøm; 2020 Kodak Documentary Award winner Fran Strine, and Parker Jr. with plans to hit the film festival circuit later this year. Fran Strine

QUINCY: NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT QUINCY JONES IS A MUST SEE!

Quincy Jones:  Producer | Soundtrack | Composer | Musician | Actor

I just can't rave enough about this new documentary about Quincy Jones on Netflix! Thankfully he is still with us to see this. I sat mesmerized for the entire 2-hour film and wanted another 2 hours.

Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra

There were so many aspects of his life that I didn't know. I never knew how many times he suffered from serious health issues. The massive resume he has built is just staggering.  Here is the trailer and I give Quincy 10 stars!! Make your kids watch with you! We are so lucky to live in the world with him.

Artist. Father. Visionary. QUINCY is an intimate look at musical icon and influential legend, Quincy Jones.

Beyond his own acclaim as a trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, Quincy Jones’ inimitable gift to discover the biggest talents of the past half of the century is unprecedented.

He has shaped the pop culture landscape for 70 years, mentoring and cultivating the careers of young talents, from Lesley Gore and Michael Jackson to Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith.

Directed by his daughter Rashida Jones!! (Angie Tribeca and Hot Girls Wanted) and Alan Hicks (Keep On Keepin’ On), QUINCY seamlessly threads personal vérité moments with private archival footage to reveal a legendary life like no other.

Featuring the all-new original song "Keep Reachin'" by Quincy Jones, Mark Ronson, and Chaka Khan.

Watch Quincy on Netflix:

SOUNDBREAKING: FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC

Not sure how I missed this PBS Soundbreaking: From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music series! But I caught it on Hulu tonight and really loved it! It really delves into the intricacies of making recorded music that the musicians and engineers work so hard to bring to life. Check it out!

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music is an eight-part documentary series exploring the art of sound recording and music production, charting a century's worth of innovation and experimentation in the creation of recorded music.

The final project of Sir George Martin, legendary producer of the Beatles, the series chronicles the influence and evolution of recorded music on the 20th century and its lasting impact on how we create and relate to music.

Soundbreaking: The Complete Series [DVD]

Episodes:

The Art of Recording

Painting with Sound

The Human Instrument

Going Electric

Four on the Floor

The World is Yours

Sound and Vision

I Am My Music

Soundbreaking includes more than 150 original interviews with artists: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, Roger Waters, Jeff Beck, Roger Daltrey, Linda Perry, Barry Gibb, Elton John, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Lindsey Buckingham, Rosanne Cash, Don Was, Steven Van Zandt, Sheila E, Questlove, Ben Harper, Billy Idol, Beck, Imogen Heap, Darryl McDaniels, RZA, Bon Iver, Nile Rodgers, Nigel Godrich, Q-Tip, Brian Eno, St. Vincent, Mark Ronson, Rick Rubin, Tony Visconti, and others.