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Shaking Through: Faces On Film

As curator for this month’s episode of Shaking Through, Marissa Nadler chose Mike Fiore (a.k.a. Faces on Film) to join her in Philadelphia to record a brand new song and have the process filmed by the area’s best filmmakers. The result is a new, album-quality Faces on Film song featuring backing vocals by Marissa—and documentary-style videos revealing the process and personalities behind the music.

Shaking Through: Faces on Film from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.

If you’re not familiar with Shaking Through, its a documentary series about bringing a song to life. Each year they give 10 of the most exciting young minds in music a challenge:

One Song in two days. From first take to final mix. No extensions. No Safety Net.

They want to tell you about the stories behind the songs, the techniques they used to produce it, and help us witness the sacred places where artists bare their souls. Every song, every take.

Dreamers Of The Ghetto

dreamers of the ghetto

Late on this one, but doing my best to catch up. Dreamers of the Ghetto a family band from Bloomington, IN, consisting of brothers Luke and Jonathan Jones, Luke’s wife, Lauren, and Marty Sprowles. Since releasing introductions to their music on blogs this year, the band are ramping up to the release of their album Enemy/Lover (out Oct 4th). Try out “Connection”, the video for “Tether” and their Shaking Through session.

Connection by Dreamers of the Ghetto

Dreamers of the Ghetto – Tether by INDIGENOUSPromotions

Love More by Sharon Van Etten

Who: Sharon Van Etten from Brooklyn, NY.

What: The most beautiful song Ive heard this year. A new track from Sharon Van Etten called Love More, the first artist of 2010 for the Shaking Through project (brought to us by Weathervane Music). Recorded at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia in December, this song shines with drones, reverb and Sharons soft harmonies. Check out the videos of the making of.

Shaking Through is a curated series of audio and video recordings featuring our favorite independent artists, their music, and artfully produced video of the recording sessions that went into making that music. Each selected artist has the opportunity to record a new song in a high-end studio with noted engineers and producers. The sessions take place over two days including the recording, mixing and video. The process is shot with cinematic flair in HD video, giving the audience an exciting and intimate window on the artists process, and giving the artist a powerful showcase for their artistic vision. Shaking Through is a collaborative effort of Weathervane Music and WXPN radio in Philadelphia.

Song: Love More.