“Alicia Keys – Landmarks Live In Concert” kicks off a new arts strand within the GREAT PERFORMANCES series on PBS. (on KPBS 2)
Chad Smith, drummer for multi-Grammy-winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, serves as host for the series and conducts one-on-one interviews with the artists exploring their favorite locations around each landmark.
There will be additional lifestyle segments with special correspondents, MTV veteran Matt Pinfield and Instagram star Gabby Epstein.
The show is being shot in locations around the world, including London, Paris, New York, Havana, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Jamaica, West Virginia and many more with major artists performing shows for their fans in front of landmarks to which they have a connection.
The travel component shows how the particular cities influenced the artists’ careers and shaped their music.
The series features a native New Yorker from Hell’s Kitchen, Grammy Award-winning artist, Alicia Keys.
Her collaboration with Jay Z, “Empire State of Mind,” instantly became the City’s newest anthem.
In this LANDMARKS LIVE special recorded over a one-year period, Alicia’s love affair with New York continues as she performs in notable locations all around town including the City’s world famous Circle Line harbor tour, and Harlem’s Apollo Theater.
“I am so pleased to be partnering with WNET and its prestigious GREAT PERFORMANCES series. It has been a dream of mine to bring real family entertainment and top notch music programming as part of a series to PBS for a while,” says series Creator, Director and Executive Producer Daniel E Catullo III, who is also the CEO of City Drive Films.
According to Catullo, “the series will be a mixture of large-scale productions and more intimate shows at locations in which concerts normally do not take place, adding a unique element to the show, each done in consultation with the artist.”
Bob Friedman, an EP and CEO of Bungalow, adds, “This will be a unique and one of kind opportunity to experience these landmark locations through the eyes of iconic artists who have both been influenced by and had an impact on the places we visit.”
“Working on LANDMARKS to create a new series which focuses on the artists’ stories, not just the performances, is something that I’m truly excited about. LANDMARKS is a real collaboration between a unique creative team and artists that will certainly change how music shows are approached,” says Smith.
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CREDITS:
LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT is a production of City Drive Films. Daniel E Catullo III, CEO of City Drive Films s creator, director and executive producer. The series is co-produced with Bungalow Media + Entertainment. Its CEO, industry veteran Robert Friedman also serves as executive producer. For GREAT PERFORMANCES, Bill O’Donnell is series producer; David Horn is executive producer. Stephen Segaller is executive-in-charge for WNET. GREAT PERFORMANCES is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET, one of America’s most prolific and respected public media providers.
