Maureen Tucker Documentary
Posted: 02 Aug 2021 01:00
Hi everyone!
Some of you may recall I posted on here a few months back with a link to my previous YouTube video tutorial “How To Play ‘Venus In Furs’”…
…after the positive response it received from fellow fans for attention to detail, I decided to go a rather large step further, and over the last couple of months have taken the time to research, compile and edit together an 55min documentary film, entitled: “Foundation Velvet: The Drumming Of Maureen ‘Moe’ Tucker”, since nobody has ever covered her vital role in any substantial depth before, and I felt it’s time somebody should!
The documentary focuses on the origins of her style of playing, and it’s development over the course of her career with the band, and has several demonstration scenes performed by myself on a drum kit which I modified in the same that she did her own drums back in the day. There is also lots of footage of her playing included, and images of her and the rest of the band through the years.
It is currently in the final stages of editing and should be completed by the end of the coming week.
I’m writing to ask whether anybody one here may be able to assist me in getting this to Moe herself; either directly or through a representative on behalf of her - out of respect I would like to invite Moe to be the first to see it, and then ask for her blessing to release it online as a non-profit production (the video will not be monetised whatsoever, especially since there is a great deal of copyrighted audio/visual material in it which I do not own - it’s purely a celebration of her legacy intended for viewers’ enjoyment an informative purposes only, and all material used is credited to the owners at the end).
I did attempt to reach out to her on Facebook a few years ago when I released my first solo album, which featured a song that was directly influenced by her style of playing (a performance of which is shown in at the end of the documentary), however since I was not connected as a friend with her, the message would not have appeared in her main inbox.
If anybody could assist in any way or offer any advice, I would really appreciate it. Also any input, or suggestions (i.e obscure information etc.) that you think would be worth adding in during my final edit this week are warmly welcomed. I’ve watched it through a few times and believe it has a good pace and feel to it, plus a wealth of information not commonly know, but I know some of you on here have been fans of the band for longer than I’ve been alive so may have some interesting bits to add!
Best regards,
Cam Forrester.
Some of you may recall I posted on here a few months back with a link to my previous YouTube video tutorial “How To Play ‘Venus In Furs’”…
…after the positive response it received from fellow fans for attention to detail, I decided to go a rather large step further, and over the last couple of months have taken the time to research, compile and edit together an 55min documentary film, entitled: “Foundation Velvet: The Drumming Of Maureen ‘Moe’ Tucker”, since nobody has ever covered her vital role in any substantial depth before, and I felt it’s time somebody should!
The documentary focuses on the origins of her style of playing, and it’s development over the course of her career with the band, and has several demonstration scenes performed by myself on a drum kit which I modified in the same that she did her own drums back in the day. There is also lots of footage of her playing included, and images of her and the rest of the band through the years.
It is currently in the final stages of editing and should be completed by the end of the coming week.
I’m writing to ask whether anybody one here may be able to assist me in getting this to Moe herself; either directly or through a representative on behalf of her - out of respect I would like to invite Moe to be the first to see it, and then ask for her blessing to release it online as a non-profit production (the video will not be monetised whatsoever, especially since there is a great deal of copyrighted audio/visual material in it which I do not own - it’s purely a celebration of her legacy intended for viewers’ enjoyment an informative purposes only, and all material used is credited to the owners at the end).
I did attempt to reach out to her on Facebook a few years ago when I released my first solo album, which featured a song that was directly influenced by her style of playing (a performance of which is shown in at the end of the documentary), however since I was not connected as a friend with her, the message would not have appeared in her main inbox.
If anybody could assist in any way or offer any advice, I would really appreciate it. Also any input, or suggestions (i.e obscure information etc.) that you think would be worth adding in during my final edit this week are warmly welcomed. I’ve watched it through a few times and believe it has a good pace and feel to it, plus a wealth of information not commonly know, but I know some of you on here have been fans of the band for longer than I’ve been alive so may have some interesting bits to add!
Best regards,
Cam Forrester.