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The site is now live and here's the blurb from it regarding David Bowie's involvement in the campaign:
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The music godfather: David Bowie
As a fanatical explorer of music from around the world, David Bowie will add his unique voice to those of the recommenders and shine light on great new music via his own regular features and podcasts. Essentially, he is Music Recommenders? Godfather whose perfect credentials include a career that?s encompassed myriad styles from glam rock to Philly soul. Recently his golden endorsement has propelled great new bands like TV On The Radio and Arcade Fire into the public eye.
In addition, renowned filmmaker Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club) has shot a short film about music discovery in which he talks with recommenders including Mona Records in Tokyo, Fat Beats in New York and Hard Wax in Berlin. David Bowie also spoke to Wenders about the project and his own passion for music discovery. To get a taste of the film, we?ve selected extracts in which Bowie recalls his early memories of music, his years in Berlin and New York and explains his passion for the project.
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You can reach those interview extracts by clicking on the image above. These snippets have really whetted my appetite for the full Wim Wenders film.
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