It’s an “excellent” adventure on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to director ALEX WINTER who’s live talking about his latest doc TRUST MACHINE: THE STORY OF BLOCKCHAIN. Plus, hear from legendary sound designer and composer ALAN HOWARTH talk about his early years in music which have led him to be inducted into the ROCKGODZ HALL OF FAME this weekend. And a final check-in with actor BREN FOSTER as he reflects on his days aboard THE LAST SHIP and his beloved character of Wolf Taylor.
Throughout the first half of the show, take a listen to excerpts of our exclusive interview with actor BREN FOSTER as he reminisces about THE LAST SHIP, which went out with with a bang on November 11, 2018, after a hugely successful five-year run. From creating and developing his character of Wolf Taylor to the memories he’ll cherish from his years on the show, it’s as candid and touching as can be.
And then we’ve got ALAN HOWARTH. Legend. Pioneer. No one word can describe the multi-talented, multi-faceted Alan. His career began in music playing in numerous bands in the 60’s, some successful enough to be opening acts for Steppenwolf, The Who, The Cream. But he was also one of the pioneers in synthesizers (popularized most notably by Hans Zimmer). The combination of music and performance and his technical expertise with designing synthesizers eventually led him to Hollywood as the creator of the sound of the USS Enterprise on “Star Trek”. The rest, as they say, is history as Alan has gone on to become one of the most acclaimed sound effects designers and sound designers, not to mention composers, in the arts today. And this weekend on November 18 at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, Alan will be inducted into the ROCKGODZ HALL OF FAME as one of the celebrated unsung heroes behind Rock and Roll’s most legendary musicians and most famous instrumentation on chart-topping albums. Take a listen as Alan talks about his pioneering road of the past 50 years.
But look out as things get really “excellent” at the midpoint of the show when ALEX WINTER joins us live. You know him best as William “Bill” S. Preston in the “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” franchise (and yes, fans, there is a third one on the way and Alex has some tidbits on it for us), but did you also know Alex is a lauded documentary filmmaker? Already very well versed in the internet and its various uses and ins and outs as seen in two of his prior documentaries “Downloaded” and “Dark Web”, with TRUST MACHINE, Alex now delves into the world of cryptocurrency and the concept of “blockchain”. Informative, educational, and entertaining, listen as Alex talks about the focus of the film and what blockchain is, focusing on the story of an individual (in this case, Lauri Love) versus impersonal graphs and charts and statistics, the editing process, his interest and fascination in documentaries, and more.
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