On January 22, as part of NAMM’s Believe in Music Week, Yamaha Entertainment Group will offer a sneak preview of “The Sound of Us,” a documentary directed by nine-time Emmy award-winning producer Chris Gero that illustrates, during this critical time in history, that music gives sound to hope and courage, allows us to grieve and be honest, and is the great, universal language that unites us all.
“The Sound of Us” weaves inspiring stories about the beauty and goodness of music with interviews and performances by artists such as Ben Folds, Sarah McLachlan, Avery*Sunshine, Eric Whitacre, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hiromi, Antonio Sanchez, Butch Walker, Will Wells, Patti Smith and many more. Combined, these vignettes illustrate how music heals us, gives us hope for the future through our children, keeps our heritage and history alive, allows us to have the most difficult of conversations, sheds light on current struggles and continues to invite us back to the thing that unites us all.
“In my 30 years of making films and records, I have never once had the honor of producing a documentary that has held a greater social and humanitarian message and importance than this film,” said Gero, who also serves as chief artist relations executive, Yamaha Artist Relations Group/Yamaha Entertainment Group. “For me, 2020 became the catalyst of all the things wrong in the world that created the undeniable need to say something, and to move headlong into making this film. The purpose of this film is to demonstrate that music gives us purpose, passion, strength, and can make us uniquely good humans. It transcends language, religion, and division to unite, to inspire, and ultimately, to give us life!”
“The Sound of Us” exclusive sneak preview for Believe in Music attendees will stream January 22, from 3-5 p.m. PST/6-8 p.m. EST on the Believe in Music “Artist TV Channel.” Viewers must first register for Believe in Music at https://attend.believeinmusic.tv
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