Don't Knock The Rock Fest presents: Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines And Mystery Of Raymond Scott
*plus* The Secret Animated History Of Raymond Scott!
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...Deconstructing Dad... - 8:00pm
The Silent Movie Theater
611 N. Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA
One of the true enigmas of 20th-century music, Harry Warnow -- better known to the world of jazz aficionados, record collectors, exotica fiends and electronic music tinkerers as Raymond Scott -- was a highly prolific figure with a career that began in the 1930s swing/big-band era, and continued on through the experimental music age of the 1970s. Practically everyone on Earth can instantly recognize Scott's off-kilter melodies as heard in many of Warner Brothers' cartoons, but few also know that he also invented his own dazzling array of gadget-based musical instruments (as well as other devices like an early fax machine), played a part in busting racism on network radio -- and was the Director of Electronic Music Research and Development for Motown! Stan Warnow, Scott's son and renowned film editor (Woodstock, Hair, and many collaborations with Robert Downey Sr.), leads us on a thorough and revealing tour of Scott's multi-faceted life, while attempting to reconcile the myth of the man with the reality of a father he never fully knew.
Stan Warnow will be at the Cinefamily for a Q&A with Michael Des Barres after the film, and DJ Musician Skip Heller will be here to spin Raymond Scott tunes before and after the show!
Dir. Stanley Warnow, 2010, digital presentation, 70 min.
The Secret Animated History of Raymond Scott! - 9:30pm
Raymond Scott's musical legacy is felt not only throughout the classic age of Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes, but also across the animation spectrum. Tonight, after our screening of Deconstructing Dad, join animation historian Jerry Beck as he takes you on a guided tour of Scott's work as heard in such shows as Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons, Duckman, Animaniacs and more!
Get Tix here:
http://www.brownpaperticke
The Silent Movie Theater
611 N. Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA
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