| Live From Abbey Road | |
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| Format | performance / documentary |
| Created by | Michael Gleason Peter Van Hooke |
| Starring | Various Artists |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel Four |
| Original airing | January, 2007 |
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Live from Abbey Road is a 12-part, one-hour performance series/documentary that began filming its first season during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Season 2 was filmed between 2007 and 2008, season 3 was filmed in 2009 and Season 4 was filmed in 2011. The series features a total of 128 musical artists to date (about 32 per Season) -- usually two or three per show, performing up to five songs per session. The sessions are recorded without a live audience. Filmed in High-Definition with the occasional use of 35 mm lenses, the producers have sought to record performances which “look like a movie and sound like a record”.[1]
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The series began broadcasting on Channel 4 / More 4 in the UK in January 2007 under a license from Channel 4. Since season 2 the series has been licensed for broadcast in 27 countries around the world, including EBS in Korea, Sundance Channel in the US, Metro TV in Indonesia, NHK in Japan, HOT Family in Israel, Star TV in Asia, Creative Networks in Italy, Okto (formerly Arts Central in Singapore), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and MuchMoreMusic in Canada, Sony Entertainment Television in Latin America, IntraCommunications in Russia, Kanal 5 ,in Sweden, Dream TV, in Turkey, Once TV, in México and Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. The series is distributed for broadcast by Fremantle Media. The series is licensed to 112 territories in total.
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 from EMI, owner of Abbey Road Studios. The second half of Season 4 will begin broadcast in the UK from November 2011.
The first series features famous musicians and groups from various genres, artists playing Rock music to Heavy metal, music influenced by Electronic music such as Dance and Industrial, Pop and even Jazz and Blues have all been featured. The artists spend the day at Abbey Road rehearsing and performing. Many have their own mixing desk and sound techs 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 a recording studio.
The third series began airing in the UK on 11 October 2009.[2]
Began broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in June 2011 and will continue until December 2011. It will then be broadcast around the rest of the world from January 2012.