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The following people are available for interviews. CONTACTS & BIOGRAPHIES Nora Guthrie / Jorge Arevalo Mateus / Steve Rosenthal / Jamie Howarth Art Shifrin / Susan Archie / Arlo Guthrie
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Woody Guthrie Archives |
In 1994, Nora co-founded the Woody Guthrie Archives with Harold Leventhal and Archivist Jorge Arevalo. In addition to managing the Archives and preserving her father's personal materials and original creative works, Ms. Guthrie develops and produces new projects which continue to expand Woody Guthrie's cultural legacy. Nora has curated numerous exhibits on Woody Guthrie at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Museum and the Smithsonian Institute among others. Most notably, Nora was Executive Producer for the Grammy nominated albums Mermaid Avenue Volumes I & II, with Billy Bragg and Wilco and the Grammy Award winning album Wonder Wheel by The Klezmatics. Based on her intimate connection to her father's ideas and ideals, Nora continues to bring refreshing and innovative interpretations to Woody Guthrie's work and a new insight to his legacy. |
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Woody Guthrie Archives *Photograph copyright Sylvia Hoke |
Jorge Arévalo Mateus is a music archivist, ethnomusicologist, scholar, and musician. Since 1995, Jorge has been Head Archivist and Curator of the Woody Guthrie Archives, overseeing the administration, management, and development of the Woody Guthrie Collection. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Arevalo has provided consultation services to numerous museums, libraries, archives, and historical organizations including the Louis Armstrong House and Archives , Queens College; the Alan Lomax Archives at Hunter College, CUNY; the RAICES Archives of Latin Music at Boy's Harbor, Inc.; and, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance . He is currently in residence at Wesleyan University, where he works with the World Music Archives and the Music Department. As a popular music scholar, Jorge has published numerous essays, articles and reviews in academic and popular journals, edited volumes, and other publications such as New York Archives Magazine, Ethnomusicology , Journal of Popular Music Studies, and Centro,The Journal of Puerto Rican Studies . In his musical life, Jorge has toured, performed, and recorded with an eclectic variety of artists that include composers Jeffrey Lohn, Rhys Chatham, Anthony Braxton, Guillermo Gregorio, and Peter Kotik, choreographers Karole Armitage, Donald Byrd, and Jody Oberfelder, as well as many others. |
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Magic Shop NYC
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A two-time Grammy winner, New York native Steve Rosenthal is the owner of both The Magic Shop recording studio in Soho, and The Living Room Acoustic Music Club on the Lower East Side. Over the more than thirty years of his career, he has worked in the studio with many gifted artists including Big Joe Turner, Charles Brown, Lou Reed and Sheryl Crow. He has been responsible for the audio restoration of numerous irreplaceable recordings including the Rolling Stones re-mastered ABKCO collection, The Alan Lomax Archives series, the historic Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Recordings and The Sam Cooke Collection. He is currently the co-producer of the weekly XM Radio Show "From the Living Room to the Loft". |
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Plangent Processes
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Originally from Philadelphia, Graduate of Middlebury College with post-grad work at Juiliiard School and studied composition with John Corigliano. Founded plangent processes in 2002 to do research and development on exotic audio solutions after a long Emmy winning career in TV and music post- production in New York City. Live with my partner on Nantucket with our dog Mike, who is the best body surfer on the island, particularly with a yellow tennis ball in his mouth. Still gigging 5 nights a week all summer long. |
| Susan Archie / Art direction, design, photo-play | |
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World of anArchie
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Susan Archie is a graphic designer for independent record labels in Atlanta and across the country. Her primary focus is in historic, special edition packaging - creating museum-quality pieces for boutique labels, using unexpected forms and materials with details that delight and surprise. She has received four Grammy nominations over the last five years and won her first Grammy in 2003. Called the 'best in the business" by several authorities, her work can be found on many 'best of' lists, both here and abroad. She is currently serving a second term as a Governor of the Recording Academy's (NARAS) Atlanta Chapter, and sits on several National "Legacy" Committees. |
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T: (718) 464-7076
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Art's interest in audio restoration began while attending Queens College. He was playing a Raymond Scott Quintet 78 for his friend Ron Finger. Ron wanted to know why they had to listen to the noise. Art had not previously regarded it as neither objectionable nor avoidable . In the ensuing 40 years "Shiffy" has uncovered and restored Edison Kinetophone and Warner Vitaphone sound films, and devised improved methods and devices for playing disks, cylinders, and magnetic tapes, belts and wires. When not working in the studio, he's working on, and or running his O gauge electric trains. Or, he's spending time with his Golden Retrievers Satchmo, Hudson & Spencer. Sometimes he multitasks all three! He's been published in American Cinematographer, Audio and the Journals of SMPTE and AES. His website is www.shifrin.net. |
| Arlo Guthrie | |
Rising Son Records
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Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other in Coney Island , Brooklyn , New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America 's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher, Woody Guthrie, and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie. Arlo gave his first public performance at age 13 and quickly became involved in the music that was shaping the world during the 1960s. His career exploded in 1967 with the release of his album, Alice's Restaurant. Arlo went on to star in the 1969 Hollywood film version of Alice's Restaurant, directed by Arthur Penn. In 1983, alongside his thriving performing career, Arlo launched his own record label, Rising Son Records which holds his complete catalogue. Over the last four decades, Arlo has toured throughout North America , Europe , Africa , Asia and Australia winning a broad and dedicated following. His undertakings include community projects as well as musical and artistic pursuits, keeping the Guthrie spirit alive. |
All photographs by Bradly Brown. www.bradlybrown.com
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