Weathervane Music Explained
Weathervane Music is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Background
Weathervane Music was founded in 2009 by record producer Brian McTear and his friend Bill Robertson.[1] In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, McTear stated that it was "created as a community solution to the problem that the music industry could no longer invest in new artists' music".[2]
Shaking Through
One of Weathervane Music's projects is a documentary series called Shaking Through.[3] In each episode, a musician records a new song during the span of 2 days at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia, filming videos along the way to show the process of creating the song.[4] Since 2010,[5] the series has featured 10 artists per year.[6]
Critical response
Weathervane Music has received coverage from The Philadelphia Inquirer[7] and Paste.[8] In 2011, Adam Quinn of Tri State Indie wrote that "Weathervane grants musicians the opportunity to create music while maintaining and appropriate standard of living while making a career out of music."[9] Writing for IFC's website in 2011, Grayson Currin described Shaking Through as "one of the very best online music series".[10]
Shaking Through was shortlisted for Best Original Series at the 2012 Vimeo Awards Festival.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: FAQ. Weathervane Music. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706180748/https://weathervanemusic.org/faq. July 6, 2017.
- Web site: Weathervane Music's residencies at Boot and Saddle: All about community. The Philadelphia Inquirer. A.D.. Amorosi. December 8, 2015. July 20, 2019.
- Web site: Watch a documentary on Circuit Des Yeux and hear a new song, 'The Stranger'. Fact. Miles. Bowe. November 17, 2015. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160522011104/https://www.factmag.com/2015/11/17/documentary-circuit-des-yeux-stranger/. May 22, 2016.
- Web site: Hop Along – "Sister Cities". Stereogum. Liz. Pelly. June 8, 2013. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613032613/https://www.stereogum.com/1376131/hop-along-sister-cities/mp3s/. June 13, 2013.
- Web site: Weathervane Report. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dan. DeLuca. January 15, 2011. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720044021/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/inthemix/Weathervane_Report.html. July 20, 2019.
- Web site: Check Out: Cat Martino feat. Sufjan Stevens and Chris Powell – "I Promise". Consequence of Sound. Chris. Coplan. April 20, 2012. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20120429080713/https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/04/check-out-cat-martino-feat-sufjan-stevens-and-chris-powell-i-promise/. April 29, 2012.
- News: Philly's Weathervane Music boosts careers of new talent. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dan. DeLuca. January 16, 2011. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711183951/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20110116_Philly_s_Weathervane_Music_boosts_careers_of_new_talent.html. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Weathervane Music Organization Nurtures Philly Sound. Paste. Catherine. Prewitt. August 27, 2009. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234837/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/weathervane-music-organization-nurtures-philly-mus.html. March 3, 2016.
- Web site: Weathervane Music Organization: Saving Music and Assisting Artists. Tri State Indie. Adam. Quinn. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011180707/http://www.tristateindie.com/weathervane-music-organization-saving-music-and-assisting-artists/. October 11, 2016.
- Web site: Watch Shaking Through, one of the very best online music series. IFC. Grayson. Currin. June 23, 2011. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727014257/http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/06/dreamers-of-the-ghetto.php. July 27, 2011.
- Web site: Weathervane Music Organization to celebrate fourth season with concert at Johnny Brenda's. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Colin. Kerrigan. January 11, 2013. July 20, 2019.
