| 'B-Side' for Cage Against The Machine - Director of the video dick Carruthers tasked two redoubtable members of the volunteer crew: Bert & Bertie, great producer/directors in their own right, not to shoot the recording event in the studio but to make their own bespoke piece, something that was the opposite of the recording of John Cage's 4.33, to sit in counterpoint to the main piece...and this they did with great skill and humor. So many artists gathered for this fantastic event, they just had to come up with an idea and a way of working in the time and space available. Cage Against The Machine was started by London-based artist Dave Hilliard in the summer 2010 as a grassroots Facebook campaign to get John Cage's famous "silent" composition 4'33" to number one this Christmas. The idea soon reached tens of thousands of people and attracted media attention from all the national daily newspapers and radio stations around the world including The Sun, Mail, Guardian, MSN, Channel 5's The Wright Stuff to name a few. The campaign stepped up a gear in October 2010 with the help of Eddy Temple Morris (XFM broadcaster and ambassador for BTA), Joe Hutchinson (Ou Est Le Swimming Pool) and Mark Jones (Wall Of Sound) who joined forces to rally some of the most influential artists, producers and directors around today to make Hilliard's vision a reality. ABOUT THE CHARITIES All the proceeds from the sale of te single went to five charities. These music-related charities were chosen by ... |
