ABOUT THIS PROJECT

WELCOME!

Hey there! Its "Romantic Warriors – A Progressive Music Saga" Documentary Series's directors Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder here! Thank you for taking the time to check out our third film installment: Romantic Warriors III – Canterbury Tales. Since we started this journey of producing the Progressive Music Saga series on progressive rock, we have completed two feature length documentaries, Romantic Warriors I (2010) and Romantic Warriors II - About Rock in Opposition (2012).  Romantic Warriors I was broadcast in US Public TV nationwide in 2011, and both films have been screened and watched by thousands of progressive music fans around the world, contributing to the recent rise of interest in progressive music in this decade. 

ABOUT THE FILM

It is our pleasure to introduce to you our third film in the Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Saga series that will guide you through the amazing history, development of the Canterbury Scene and its influence on contemporary bands. The Canterbury Scene of the late 60s and early 70s marked a remarkable period in the history of British progressive rock music and, most notably, the development of jazz rock. The scene's three most durable bands, Soft Machine, Caravan and Gong were especially influential around the world.  

A number of later bands that formed outside of Canterbury have been labeled as “Canterbury bands”, including a few in Europe. Some of these bands were founded by a member of Soft Machine or Caravan while others were obviously influenced by these Canterbury groups. The scene was a breeding ground for world class players of considerable harmonic sophistication who innovated and expanded the music of their time. 

Through interviews with "Canterbury Scene" musicians, clips of live performances, photographs, and current/archival footage, the film takes a closer look at the bands that are now considered a part of the Canterbury Family Tree. 

The film highlights the following  60s/70s Canterbury Scene bands:

• Wilde Flowers (UK), 
  
• Soft Machine (UK)
  
• Caravan (UK)
  
• Gong (France)
  
• Uriel (UK)
  
• Egg (UK)
  
• Matching Mole (UK)
  
• Hatfield and The North (UK)
  
• Gilgamesh (UK)
  
• National Health (UK)
  
• Quiet Sun (UK)
  
• Supersister (Netherlands)
  
• Moving Gelatine Plates (France)
  
• The Muffins (USA)
  

Among the musicians of the Canterbury Scene (that were active in the 70s), so far we have interviewed the following:

Pye Hastings & Geoffrey Richardson, (Caravan)  Dirk "Mont" Campbell (Uriel, Egg), Brian Hopper, (Wilde Flowers, Zobe),  David Sinclair (Caravan, Hatfield and The North), Bill MacCormick (Matching Mole, Quiet Sun), Robert Jan Stips (SuperSister), Didier Malherbe (Gong) Phil Miller (Matching Mole, Hatfield and The North, National Health, In Cahoots), Roy Babbington (Nucleus, Delivery, Soft Machine), John Etheridge (Soft Machine), Didier Thibault (Moving Gelatine Plates), Patrick Forgas (Forgas), Benoit Moerlen (Gong, Pierre Moerlen’s Gong, Mike Oldfield’s Band, Gongzilla), and Theo Travis (Soft Machine Legacy, Steven Wilson).

Celebrated underground, the legacy of Canterbury music continues to flourish today in the innovative work of contemporary bands such as: 

• Soft Machine Legacy (UK)
  
• Forgas Band Phenomena (France)
  
• The Wrong Object (Belgium)
  
• Syd Arthur (UK)
  
• Planeta Imaginario (Spain)
  

In addition we'll hear the opinions of many younger contemporary musicians that are members of some of the bands mentioned above, Canterbury Scene experts, label owners, and fans of the Canterbury progressive scene. Interviewees include Michel Deville, Susan Clynes, Antoine Guenet, Marc Capel, Alfonso Muñoz, Vasco Trilla, Liam Magill Joel Magill, Raven Bush, Fred  Rother, Bruce gallanter, and Leonardo Pavkovic.

The film is sure to raise some controversy and debate. Most of all, however, it will send you back to listen to classic Canterbury cuts of the past, present -- and future. 

YOUR HELP MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

We have been working tirelessly on this film for more than two years, and about 80% of movie has been shot and we are about almost half-way through a rough cut.  We still have scheduled interviews with key figures of the scene, such as Daevid Allen, Richard Sinclair, The Muffins, and with luck with a pair of additional idols. 

We have created this film all on our own, with no support from grants, sponsors, funders, or financial backers. We've put in countless hours researching, investigating, planning, filming, and editing to get to where we are, and spent tens of thousands of dollars of our own money to produce it, but without your help we can only go so far. 

Now we need your help in getting the film and its message to the world.

Join us in this campaign and you will be supporting the absolute most important part of this film: getting it seen by the world.

You can help in a number of ways. First and foremost — by donating to this IndieGoGo campaign. Your contribution will make the film's completion possible, and as thanks for your generosity, we will hook you up with some awesome and unique prizes. Your support will go directly toward:

• Paying our Assistant Editors
  
• Translations
  
• Transcriptions
• Graphics
  
• Licensing and Rights fees
  
• Sound mixing
  
• Mastering
  
• Color/Sound Correction
  
• Other Post-Production Costs
• DVD Production
• Distribution

The funding goal we have set is the  amount that will help us finish this project by our deadline. Additional money collected beyond our goal would be immensely helpful and allow us to promote the film and start an outreach campaign for the film.There are some other important ways you can help. The more people who are aware of our project, the better our chances of raising the necessary funds. By emailing your friends about the film, posting a link to this page on Facebook, or spreading word on Twitter, you will be giving us crucial, valuable support. Please help us reach as many people as possible! We hope you will join us to bring the story of these outstanding musicians to the outside world — and help raise awareness for the worldwide impact of their music. It’s a powerful story and we are grateful for the opportunity to present it. 

Thank you so much for joining in and becoming a part of this!

We need your help!

Pledge! Our anticipated completion date is January 2015. Please help us finish our film by pledging via IndieGoGo. All funds raised will go directly toward the film to help pay our asistant editors, translations, transcriptions, subtitling, graphics, rights and licensing fees, sound mixing, color correction and mastering.

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Anything you can do to help spread the word and make some noise about this campaign will be of tremendous service, and is enormously appreciated. Remember to use the Indiegogo share tools!

Please send us your email so you can get our news of the progress of the film: 

adele@zeitgeistmedia.tv 

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We would love to hear from you!