A Musical Night At the Movies
With POPCORN
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MUSICAL NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH POPCORN is a San Diego, CA based
five-piece group of extremely talented, professional, veteran
musicians, fronted by DON BASKIN (the founder, leader, front-man,
singer & songwriter from THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND). They comprise a
unique instrumental lineup of violin, sax and flute (plus guitar, bass
& drums), giving them a distinctive realism to the particular music
they are performing in this extraordinary show.
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MUSICAL NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH POPCORN is not just a band. It is a
multi-sensory assault on listener’s senses, as the band performs an
array of popular hit songs from blockbuster Hollywood movies LIVE.
Even the sense of smell is satiated, as the distinctive aroma of
hot-buttered popcorn circulates throughout the venue while movie clips
are broadcast and the band plays on!
To
our knowledge, this simple, but brilliant concept has never been
attempted before. Imagine watching shots of the “dancing groundhog”
from CADDYSHACK while Popcorn plays “I’m Alright.” Watch Tom Cruise
try to keep pace with a fighter jet on his motorcycle while the jet
blazes down the runway for take off in TOP GUN, while this talented
quintet works its musical magic on Berlin’s Academy Award Winning
“Take My Breath Away.” Or watch a special Claymation cartoon of “The
Devil Went Down To Georgia” as the band knocks out a killer version of
the Charlie Daniels classic!
This
unique presentation is a meshing of two different entertainment
formats that have always worked together on the Silver Screen, but NOT
on the concert stage. Many groups utilize video to enhance and to help
“visualize” their music in a concert, but the pairing of LIVE
performances of hit music from the movie
clip that is being projected behind the band is TOTALLY NEW! And, it
is entertainment at a higher level, to be frank. Catch a “flick” and a
live concert at the same time, with
A MUSICAL NIGHT AT
THE MOVIES WITH POPCORN at a theater near you!
Band
members include:
Don
Baskin - Lead vocals, Sax, Guitars, Flute
Joan
Chiasera -Lead vocals, violin, fiddle, percussion
Chaz
Martin - Lead vocals, Guitars
Dave
Hayden - Bass, background vocals, all electronics &
recording
Carl
Scott - Drums
Songs on
first CD Medley were chosen to show instrumentation and voices as well
as the popularity of movie from which the tunes were selected. This is
merely a sampling of a repertoire that is, virtually, a “goldmine” of
great popular songs from many genres. The band’s CD is just over 7
minutes including voice-overs. The songs are purposely short for the
demo. The live presentation of music medleys will features 15 minutes
of specialized, themed segments.
The
group’s demo features selected tunes, intended to show the diversity
and depth of the material:
“I'M ALRIGHT” from
CADDYSHACK
(Kenny Loggins)
*“THEME FROM SHAFT” from
SHAFT
(Issac Hayes)
“THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT”
from SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
(K.C. & The Sunshine Band)
*“TAKE MY BREATH AWAY” from
TOP GUN
(Berlin Featuring Terry Nunn)
“TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE
IT” from TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE
IT
(Johnny Paycheck)
“ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL”
from URBAN COWBOY
(Mickey Gilley’s Band)
“LIVING IN AMERICA” from
ROCKY IV
(James
Brown)
(*ACADEMY
AWARD WINNER)
