SHAWN SWORDS' NEW DOCUMENTARY, "THE WAGES OF SPIN II" FEATURES MITCH'S MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE SOUNDTRACK, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. HERE'S A RECENT NEWSPAPER REVIEW OF THE FILM, AVAILABLE NOW ON DVD.
“Wages of Spin II,” ,the sequel to "WAGES OF SPIN", a story of the early payloa scandals, features many interviews with famous performers and prominent leaders in the music business. “Wages of Spin II,” written by Shawn Swords and John Monroe and directed by Swords, continues to explore the inner workings of the recording industry and the relationships between record labels, promo men, radio programmers, organized crime and the government. The film, which has a two-hour running time, focuses on the Philly and national music scene from the 1970s through the 1990s. “Wages of Spin II” features music by local musicians Pat Manley (producer of the Bazaar of All Nations documentary), John Byrne, Dan Brown of Springfield, Bobby Eli (a Grammy award winning musician and founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB) and Mitch Schecter (guitarist for the band The Rip Chords).
“Wages of Spin II,” ,the sequel to "WAGES OF SPIN", a story of the early payloa scandals, features many interviews with famous performers and prominent leaders in the music business. “Wages of Spin II,” written by Shawn Swords and John Monroe and directed by Swords, continues to explore the inner workings of the recording industry and the relationships between record labels, promo men, radio programmers, organized crime and the government. The film, which has a two-hour running time, focuses on the Philly and national music scene from the 1970s through the 1990s. “Wages of Spin II” features music by local musicians Pat Manley (producer of the Bazaar of All Nations documentary), John Byrne, Dan Brown of Springfield, Bobby Eli (a Grammy award winning musician and founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB) and Mitch Schecter (guitarist for the band The Rip Chords).
MITCH PROVIDED THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE SHORT FILM BY SUSAN STAPCZYSKI
CALLED "ELI'S RUN"...A TRIBUTE TO THE BIKER FILMS OF THE PAST. INCLUDED
WERE MITCH'S RECORDINGS, "DESERT CYCLE RUN" AND "THEME FROM ELI'S RUN'.
THE FILM WAS FEATURED IN FILM FESTIVALS LAST YEAR. YOU CAN VIEW THE FILM RIGHT HERE!!
FILM POSTED COURTESY OF VELVET ROSE PICTURES
MITCH AND AMY HAVE ALSO WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH TWO TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE CAROL CONNORS ON A VARIETY OF FILM AND TV PROJECTS. MORE PROJECTS WILL BE ADDED TO THIS PAGE....SO CHECK BACK!