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Live from Abbey Road

Live from Abbey Roadis a 12-part, one-hourperformanceseries/documentarythat began filming its first season during 2006 atAbbey Road StudiosinLondon.Season 2 was filmed between 2007 and 2008, season 3 was filmed in 2009 and Season 4 was filmed in 2011. Theseriesfeatures a total of 128 musical artists to date (about 32 per Season) -- usually two or three per show, performing up to five songs persession.The sessions are recorded without a live audience. Shot inHD videowith the occasional use of35 mmlenses, the producers have sought to record performances which "look like a movie and sound like a record".[1]

Live from Abbey Road
Created byMichael Gleason
Peter Van Hooke
StarringVarious Artists
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No.of series5
No.of episodes48
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
ReleaseJanuary 2007(2007-01)–
present

Broadcast licenses

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TheseriesbeganbroadcastingonChannel 4/More 4in the United Kingdom in January 2007 under alicensefromChannel 4.Since season 2 the series has been licensed for broadcast in 27 countries around the world, including:

The series is distributed for broadcast byFremantle Media.The series is licensed to 112 territories in total.

Production

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Live from Abbey Road Limited is an independent production company formed by the series' producer,Michael Gleason.The series is produced under a multi year license fromEMI,owner ofAbbey Road Studios. The second half of Season 4 aired in the UK from November 2011.

Musicians

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The series features famous musicians and groups from various genres, spanning fromrock,heavy metal,electronic,popand evenjazzandblues.The artists featured spend much of the day atAbbey Roadrehearsing and performing. Many have their ownmi xing deskand sound technicians on site. The idea is to capture the sound created during the production of a record, and to film the process without an audience, typical of the atmosphere in arecording studio.

Series 1

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  1. Snow Patrol,Madeleine PeyrouxandRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. Paul Simon,Corinne Bailey RaeandPrimal Scream
  3. Craig David,James MorrisonandDave Matthews
  4. Amos Lee,David GilmourandRandy Crawford&Joe Sample
  5. The Kooks,Wynton MarsalisandMuse
  6. The Zutons,Shawn Colvin,Nerina PallotandRay Lamontagne
  7. Kasabian,Josh GrobanandThe Good, the Bad & the Queen
  8. Gnarls Barkley,The FeelingandThe Killers
  9. Dr. John,LeAnn RimesandMassive Attack
  10. Jamiroquai,Damien RiceandGoo Goo Dolls
  11. Natasha Bedingfield,Gipsy KingsandIron Maiden
  12. John Mayer,Richard AshcroftandNorah Jones

Series 2

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The second series was broadcast in the UK between 27 June 2008 and 13 September 2008.

  1. Mary J. Blige,Dashboard ConfessionalandJames Blunt
  2. Sheryl Crow,Hard-FiandDiana Krall
  3. Stereophonics,Colbie CaillatandJoan Armatrading
  4. Panic! at the Disco,David GrayandSuzanne Vega
  5. The Hoosiers,The Black KeysandManu Chao
  6. Matchbox Twenty,The ScriptandDef Leppard
  7. Rascal Flatts,Kate Nash,Herbie Hancock
  8. The Kills,Sara BareillesandThe Fratellis
  9. The Subways,Gnarls BarkleyandHerbie Hancock
  10. Elbow,MGMTandAlanis Morissette
  11. Justin Currie,Ben HarperandBryan Adams
  12. Teddy Thompson,Martha WainwrightandBrian Wilson

Series 3

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The third series began airing in the UK on 11 October 2009.[2]

  1. The Killers,Florence and the MachineandChairlift
  2. Antony & the Johnsons,The Enemy,andPaloma Faith
  3. The Gossip,The Mars VoltaandFriendly Fires
  4. Noisettes,Lyle LovettandDoves
  5. Mika,La RouxandBloc Party
  6. Fleet Foxes,PJ HarveyandJohn ParishandManchester Orchestra
  7. Seal,Imelda MayandSugarland
  8. Counting Crows,Melody GardotandHockey
  9. Yusuf Islam,The FrayandWhite Lies
  10. Green Day,Bat For LashesandStarsailor
  11. Michael Bublé,The Temper TrapandLittle Boots
  12. A Tribute to the Beatles' Abbey Road album[3]

Series 4

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Began broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in June 2011 and continued until December 2011. The series was also aired around the rest of the world from January 2012.

  1. Raphael SaadiqandNoah and the Whale
  2. BlondieandAnna Calvi
  3. Beady EyeandJames Blake
  4. RumerandThe Villagers
  5. Kaiser ChiefsandGlasvegas
  6. Brandon FlowersandLykke Li
  7. Laura MarlingandRyan Adams
  8. The PiercesandDark Dark Dark
  9. FeistandFoster the People
  10. The KooksandViva Brother
  11. Gregg AllmanandEd Sheeran
  12. Best Unseen Footage

Series 5

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International broadcast from November 2012

  1. Jamiroquai,Foster the People,Kate Nash,Gipsy Kings,Dashboard Confessional
  2. The Fratellis,Glasvegas,Matchbox 20,The Kills,Stereophonics,Primal ScreamandPanic! at the Disco
  3. Feist,Antony & the Johnsons,Corinne Bailey Rae,Manu Chao,Gnarls BarkleyandWynton Marsalis
  4. Ray Lamontagne,Sara Bareilles,Nerina Pallot,Sheryl CrowandThe Script
  5. Dave Matthews,Norah Jones,Suzanne VegaandGregg Allman
  6. Alanis Morissette,LeAnn Rimes,Colbie Caillat,Shawn Colvin,Randy CrawfordandJoe Sample
  7. Ryan Adams,Anna Calvi,Ben Harper,Amos Lee,Seal,Damien Rice
  8. Wynton Marsalis,Diana Krall,Madeleine PeyrouxandDr. John
  9. Green Day,The Feeling,The Hoosiers,The Subways,Beady EyeandMassive Attack
  10. Red Hot Chili Peppers,White Lies,The Zutons,Hockey,The Mars Volta,Hard-Fi,The Good, the Bad & the QueenandStarsailor
  11. Gossip,Little Boots,James Blunt,Craig David,Villagers,James Morrison,Chairlift,Mary J Blige,Bryan AdamsandJohn Mayer
  12. Ed Sheeran,Brian Wilson,Gnarls Barkley,Paul SimonandMichael Bublé

Abbey Road Studios: In Session

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Broadcast on Channel 4 from October & November 2012

  1. Paul WellerLive Concert
  2. The Maccabees,Django Django
  3. The Civil Wars,Kyle Eastwood
  4. The Vaccines,Jake Bugg
  5. Foals,alt-J
  6. First Aid Kit,Kristina Train
  7. Biffy Clyro,Two Door Cinema Club
  8. Best Unseen Footage

Live From Abbey Road CLASSICS

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Broadcast onChannel 4from June & July 2015

References

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  1. ^Gleason, M, Interview Footage,http:// livefromabbeyroadArchived26 October 2007 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved 2007-30-01
  2. ^"Live from Abbey Road - Live from Abbey Road - Channel 4".channel4.Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2009.
  3. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 19 July 2011.Retrieved30 October2009.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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