[EVENT/MP3] RE:GENERATION Premiere at Mann Chinese Theater + Pretty Lights – “Wayfaring Stranger”

there’s no sickness pain or danger in that fair land to which i go

♫ Pretty Lights – Wayfaring Stranger (ft LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley)

Anyone who follows the TBE Twitter or Facebook page knows that I was just at the LA premiere of that Re:Generation movie that Hyundai and The Grammy’s put together. The same project that was tied into all those Veloster events I went to in December.Basically 5 DJs are paired with a different genre of music and tasked with collaborating on a track. Anyway, I wasn’t anticipating much from the project or the film, figuring both to be more marketing gimmick then viable art. I didn’t even download the music and it’s free. Well hot damn if I wasn’t ecstatically surprised. The film is actually fantastic and documents this collaborative experiment with real heart and insight. I may not like Skrillex’s music but I certainly respect him more now after watching navigate the collaborative minefield of working with members of The Doors. And I discovered Pretty Lights who is all kinds of goofy charm onscreen and even when given the tricky genre of Country cooked up what may be my favorite of the tracks. Hell, even watching Mark Ronson’s hair is worth it so getting to see him work with the stunning Erykah Badu is just icing! So enough blathering from me. Catch the film if its near you because its only in theaters on Feb 16th and 23rd. Cheers to the collaborative process!

[This post was sponsored by Hyundai Veloster, although my excitement for this project and film is 100%]