Benjamin Whalley

참여 작품

Reginald D Hunter Songs of the Border
Director of Communications
Reginald D Hunter drives the border of America and Mexico investigating the different styles of music stemming from this strangely separated piece of the world. The blend of Mexican and American music and the culture surrounding them and their development are enquired into with compassion and wit.
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Director
Documentary about the pre-Beatles rock era, when a series of British acts created a unique copy of American rock 'n' roll
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Producer
The story of the British pop charts from their beginnings on the 50s through the heyday of the 70s and 80s to their re-emergence in a digital world.
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Director
The story of the British pop charts from their beginnings on the 50s through the heyday of the 70s and 80s to their re-emergence in a digital world.
The Joy Of Disco
Director
A film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco was born through gay liberation, female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture before taking the world by storm. This in turn led to the 'Disco Sucks' movement and the inevitable backlash. With contributions from Nile Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Kathy Sledge and Ian Schrager.
Krautrock : The Rebirth of Germany
Director
Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.
Synth Britannia
Director
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Producer
Documentary looking at how Detroit became home to a musical revolution that captured the sound of a nation in upheaval. In the early 60s, Motown transcended Detroit's inner city to take black music to a white audience, whilst in the late 60s suburban kids like the MC5 and the Stooges descended into the black inner city to create revolutionary rock expressing the rage of young white America. With contributions from Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Martha Reeves, John Sinclair and the MC5.
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Director
Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent that took music out of the boardroom and gave it back to the fans. Stiff's successes included Nick Lowe, the Damned, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Madness, Tracey Ullman and the Pogues. Contributors include Captain Sensible, Jonathan Ross, Suggs, Shane MacGowan and label founders Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson.
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Producer
Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent that took music out of the boardroom and gave it back to the fans. Stiff's successes included Nick Lowe, the Damned, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Madness, Tracey Ullman and the Pogues. Contributors include Captain Sensible, Jonathan Ross, Suggs, Shane MacGowan and label founders Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson.