A documentary on Smart Studios, the legendary recording studio in Madison, Wisconsin owned by Butch Vig and Steve Marker is in the works. Many influential bands including Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Archers Of Loaf, Tad, and Killdozer recorded at Smart Studios over the years. After the studio shut down in 2010, cinematographer Wendy Schneider started working on a film to memorialize the studio's history and tell the story of the independent music scene. So far, a ton of artists including Billy Corgan, Shirley Manson, Dave Grohl, Chris Walla, and of course Vig and Marker, have participated in interviews for the film.
Schneider has captured over 70 hours of interview footage, however she needs help with funding to complete the project. A Kickstarter campaign launched this week to raise money to finish the film, which Schneider hopes to premiere at film festivals that embrace the spirit of the documentary and the underground. Read more about the Smart Studios Story and back the campaign, which runs through March 30th, here. The trailer for the Smart Studios Story is posted below:
Published on February 25th, 2014 @ 1:43 PM