See and help 'The Wrecking Crew'

Hello Friends,

The summer is here and we're making headway with paying off some music licenses. Over the last few months, we've received donations from many individuals as well as various organizations and businesses. Thank you so much to all of you. We still can't release the film on DVD, television or theatrically until we have paid all the licensing for the 133 music cues. That's why we are still accepting donations.

The many privates screenings we've had around the country have also allowed us to share the movie with music and documentary fans of all ages. Its great to see people's heads and lips moving and singing along to the music.

Each audience is unique and that is what makes it fun for us when we travel with the film. Some people are upset we haven't made it to their area but we are trying our best. If there are folks out there that want to sponsor a trip to your area, please let me know.

When the DVD is released it will have out-takes of gems that we couldn't add to the film due to time. Our plan is to have DVD chapters that will include out-takes of Guitarists, Drummers, Pianists, Bassists, Horns, Producers and artists and one of my favorite chapters, The Engineers. Al Schmitt and Armin Steiner. Both of these men have engineered some of the greatest albums and sound tracks of the 20th century. And they continue to do so in the 21st century.

Al Schmitt has been in recording studios since he was seven years old, starting in his uncle's recording studio in New York City. At nineteen, after serving in the U.S. Navy, Al got his first engineering job at Apex studio in New York working with his mentor, engineer Tommy Dowd. After 17 Grammy's for Best Engineering and work on over 150 gold and platinum records, Al Schmitt needs no introduction to anyone even remotely familiar with the recording industry.

Indeed, his credit list is way too long to print here (but Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and Diana Krall are some of them). Armin Steiner's pop engineering credits include more than 100 Gold and Platinum albums with major artists starting in the mid-'60s and including hits for Glen Campbell, Neil Diamond, the Fifth Dimension, Bread, Heart, Dolly Parton, Johnny Rivers, Hall & Oates, Helen Reddy, Barbra Streisand and many more.

In recent years, he's returned to his youthful roots as a classical violinist and has become an in-demand scoring engineer, recording orchestral soundtracks for such films as Silverado, Home Alone, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, A League of Their Own, Witches of Eastwick and Cocoon, and for television shows from Dynasty and Star Trek: The Next Generation to Beauty and the Beast and King of the Hill.

In the next couple of months, we are booking fund raising screenings at:
• Museum of Ventura, CA June 17th
• Mission Viejo, CA - Civic Center June 25th
• Duquesne University - Pittsburgh, PA July 24th
• Bergen Community College - Paramus, NJ, September 28th

If you are interested in possibly donating product to fill some of our raffle baskets, please let us know. I'm able to highlight the help we've received from different companies. Many of our audience members are musicians of all levels. If you are interested in donating a product to help fill our raffle baskets, please let us know. Raffles have been another helpful tool in raising funds.

I'm also able to highlight the help we've received from companies by promoting the products we receive for the baskets. Many of our audience members are musicians of all levels. Ancillary products for various instruments are also very helpful.

Contact denny@wreckingcrewfilm.com

If you're interested in more information regarding sponsoring screenings at your local music store, school, recording studio or anywhere where we can get an audience together, let me know. Its a chance to promote your business as well with an event.

Denny