Documentary Screening “Welcome to the Machine” and Discussion with Andreas Steinkogler

Thu 22 Jan 2015, 8 pm
Hanoi Rock City

From DOCLAB:

Hanoi DocLab and Hanoi Rock City are delighted to present the screening of a music documentary, followed by a discussion with Austrian film director Andreas Steinkogler.

Welcome to the Machine (100 mins, 2012)
Director: Andreas Steinkogler

[youtube width=”600″ height=”337″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDnEhoswjw[/youtube]

Is there a secret recipe for success? How did the established bands make it to where they are, and how on earth does one get a record deal? There are a limited number of steps a young band will have to take in order to even get noticed. First off – start a band! Easiest thing in the world, or is it? Do you have to be able to play an instrument or is it sufficient to be an asshole in front of the camera in order to make it into the next Hall of Fame? What are the other bands doing differently and why does it work better? These and many more questions are usually what aspiring musicians ask themselves on their way to stardom. Not always dead serious, but most definitely pitiless – after all it’s just about this one big question: Is there one right way to Fame? Featuring One Republic, Cypress Hill, Megadeth, BRMC, Uriah Heep, Peaches and many more….

“Welcome to the Machine” definitely isn’t just a film for experts, but great entertainment for everyone who is mad about music. Most of all though “Welcome to the Machine” is a must for prospective musicians, no matter what genre they intend to work in.

“Welcome to the Machine“ reveals the core of the music business machine. By doing that, the film doesn’t care about genres or categorization. There are thousands of different music worlds but only one business. The Austrian micro cosmos is being explored, as well as the global music scene in New York or London, Helsinki or Tel Aviv.

About the director:

Andreas Steinkogler has worked for the music channel GOTV and is now working as a director and cinematographer for various production companies. Moreover he’s a band manager and also DJ. He was supported by Hannes Höttl (music journalist, musician, author, former label manager, former A&R).

Languages: English and Vietnamese subtitles

Free entrance.