Jean Snow reports on Live From Tokyo, an upcoming documentary about the diversity of the Tokyo music scene. It’s directed by Lewis Rapkin and features a plethora of bands playing different styles of music.
Here’s what the filmmakers have to say about the documentary:
The documentary looks at Tokyo’s music culture as a reflection of Japanese society and in relation to international music culture. In 2009, we find ourselves well into the iPod generation of hyper-connectivity and information culture. The Internet has become a household portal into the endless information of the world. The music industry is plummeting and listeners are accessing and treating music in a new way. Barriers that separated music cultures in the past are becoming less relevant as globalization continues to connect artists. A new paradigm of music culture is upon us. Tokyo’s reputation for an overwhelming variety of global information, media-saturated urban environment and cutting edge innovation, makes it the perfect sample for addressing a new outlook on music culture.
Looks like it will give a great overview of the sheer quantity of music in Tokyo, as well as what the future could have in store for the Japanese music scene. More information at http://www.livefromtokyo.net.
