MAESTRO
4 years in the making for the first
time in a motion picture
The Movement that became dance music of today.
starring:
Larry Levan, David Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles, Nicky Siano,
Francis Grasso, Francois K., “Little Louie” Vega,
Danny Tenaglia, Jellybean, Tony Humphries, Danny Krivit,
Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Richard Long, Alex Rosner,
Keith Haring, Derrick May, Kenny Carpenter, Jose Padilla
(Spain), Sven Vath (Germany), Mr. Mike (Switzerland), Dimitri
From Paris (France), Boyd Jarvis, Fantastic Plastic Machine
(Japan), Mark Oliver (Toronto), Frankie Bones, Danny Rampling
(UK), Albert Assoon (Toronto), Alex Neri (Italy), Pete
Tong (UK), Gregory Gray (Chicago), Bobby (UK), Fabrice
(Italy), Ralf (Italy), Ron Carroll (Chicago), Craig Loftis,
Benji Espinoza (DJ International, Chicago), Nori (Japan),
Tony Desypris (Montreal), Ivan Iacobucci (Italy), Yukihiro
Fukutomi (Japan), Billie (Artist), Robert Ouimet (Montreal),
Steve D'aquisto Alan Thompson (UK), Antonio Ocasio, Patricia
Field, Mike Stone, Ricky L & Sauro (Italy), Cosmo,
Original Loft And Garage Dancers, Rene Hewitt, Smokin Jo,
Robert Clivilles (C&C Music Factory)
SYNOPSIS
Maestro, a feature documentary, tells the story of how
a group of people found refuge and a call for life outside
the mainstream, what evolved was a scene that set the ground
work for what was to come in dance music culture worldwide.
A film 4 years in the making, a rare insight into the underground
world as it was.
It’s the first time this story is told in a motion
Picture, included in the film are pioneer dance music DJs
and producers, ”founding fathers”, its center
being
Larry Levan, as well
as high-profile DJs of today.
It vividly portrays the world that spawned today's dance
music from 2-step, to the eclectic sounds of tribal, to
pop artists. Parties from Ibiza to Philly, all are influenced
by the quintessential elements that made New York City's
Paradise
Garage and
The Loft such
a powerful cultural force in people's lives.
DJs Larry Levan (Paradise Garage) and
David
Mancuso (The Loft) continue to be revered today
as the leaders of dance music culture worldwide.
This seminal movement—encompassing dancers, patrons,
artists, DJs, sound designers, and more—gave birth
to DJ pioneers in the film and contemporary dance club
parties across the globe.
Most film documents of this historical movement have fallen
short of its true story and impact to the world, providing
us with a glossed over account of the time. Opting for
a more personal and candid approach, MAESTRO shows the
true history of the people through a realistic creative
aesthetic. Tracing the underground's dance origin, MAESTRO
brings out a real understanding of this intense lifestyle,
and the lives they lived and died for. It is far from mere
nostalgia, this film is like the music and experiences
it chronicles.
THNX to: Gaia Somasca
www.maestro-documentary.com
