| TMC Mediaworks is now branching out with TMC Music. Per Drew Levin, CEO, the new subsidiary will be dedicated to packaging and producing an extensive slate of PBS music specials and series. Led by Emmy winning producer Drew Levin, the division’s initial property, “Latin Rhythms: One World.” will air on PBS in the Fall of 2009 as a pair of 2-hour concert specials starring Ruben Blades and featuring a smorgasbord of today’s and tomorrow’s hottest Latin acts, as well as an additional 2-hour concert pledge special.
Slated to air in Spring of 2010 are two additional major-event music mini-series, “Country Roads,” which stars the biggest names in country, and “Britsounds: The New British Invasion,” which presents the hottest new British bands now taking America by storm.
“Country Roads” brings together for the first time the country stars representing all genres from in your face Outlaw to the smooth Nashville sound, explains Drew Levin. The series punctuates these stars’ concert performances with documentary and candid footage that chronicles the gestation and growth of this bastion of American culture.
“Britsounds: The New British Invasion” takes PBS to the bleeding edge with bands that are breaking new ground musically while breaking sales records on the American charts.
Following on the heels of these two events is “The Soul of Rhythm & Blues” to star top names in these uniquely American music forms. The series explores the parallel birth and explosive growth of Soul and R&B as they branched into several genres centered around the music scenes in cities such as Detroit and Memphis and labels such as Motown and Stax.
Co-producing the TMC Music roster is PBS mainstay Hector Galan, who not only serves on the network’s Content Committee, but is also the director/producer of numerous popular PBS specials and series.
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