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Alan Leeds

출생 : 1947-01-26, Jackson Heights, New York, USA

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Alan Leeds is American music executive, tour manager, production manager, writer and archivist best known for his work organizing performances and concert tours for artists such as James Brown, Prince, D'Angelo and Chris Rock. In addition to his career in management for artists, Leeds is recognized as an award-winning writer and music archivist. Leeds' music career began as a music writer. He first became involved with James Brown as his publicity director in 1969, and worked as Brown's tour manager from 1970 to 1973. Beginning in 1983, Leeds managed tours for Prince during the peak of his commercial and artistic success, notably including the Purple Rain Tour. Leeds' work with Prince culminated in his eventual naming as president of Prince's vanity label Paisley Park Records in 1989. Leeds' career as a tour manager continued with D'Angelo, managing the successful Voodoo Tour in 2000. This was followed by stints with a variety of other artists, including Raphael Saadiq and The Roots. Leeds has also been involved in the curation of the James Brown: The Singles collections, and has spoken at events commemorating Brown's career and accomplishments.

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The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave

The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave

Himself

A dramatization of the life of the acclaimed American musician, Prince, who died from an accidental overdose at the age of just 57 in 2016.

Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business

Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business

Himself

In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world.

소울이 된 남자 - 미국을 노래하다

소울이 된 남자 - 미국을 노래하다

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.

Prince: A Purple Reign

Prince: A Purple Reign

Himself

Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.

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키드는 ‘퍼스트 애버뉴’라는 클럽에서 ‘레볼루션’이라는 밴드를 이끌고 공연하는 젊은 혼혈 가수다. 하지만 동료들과는 모종의 마찰이 있었는데, 여성 멤버인 리사와 웬디는 자기들이 쓴 곡을 거들떠 보지도 않는 그의 독선적인 태도를 못마땅해한다. 한편 과거에 음악을 했던 키드의 아버지 프랜시스는 지금은 자신의 실패한 인생을 비관하면서 백인 아내를 폭행하며 그녀의 행복마저 가로막는 자포자기적인 삶을 산다. 어느 날, 뉴올리언스에서 아폴로니아라는 19살 된 아가씨가 성공의 꿈을 안고 클럽을 찾아오는데, 키드의 열정적인 공연에 반해버린 그녀는 곧 그와 사랑하는 사이가 된다. 한편 같은 클럽 무대에 서는 ‘타임’의 보컬인 모리스는 클럽의 사장인 빌리에게 불성실하고 자기도취적인 키드의 노래 때문에 손님들이 떨어져 나간다면서 멋진 여성 그룹을 만들 테니 키드를 자르라고 한다.