Frankie Knuckles

Few movements in music have gained as much critical mass as house music. Pump Up The Volume: A History of House Music is a fantastic 2001 documentary about one of the biggest music groundswells in history, which began in basements and ended up at the forefront of pop culture. The film traces house music from its early days as New York disco to its takeover of Europe’s dance scene through fascinating interviews with the people who propelled the movement and rare footage of the clubs where it came of age.

Maestro, tells the story of how a group of people found refuge and a call for life outside the mainstream. What evolved was a scene that set the ground work for what was to come in dance music culture worldwide, a rare insight into the secret underground world. It's the first time this story is told in a motion Picture, included in the film are pioneer dance music DJs and producers, "founding fathers", its center being Larry Levan, as well as high-profile DJs of today. Opting for a more personal and candid approach, MAESTRO shows the true history of the people through a realistic creative aesthetic. Tracing the underground's dance origin, MAESTRO brings out a real understanding of this intense lifestyle, and the lives they lived and died for. Written by Anonymous

Short documentary about the House Music movement in Chicago, featuring DJ, Frankie Knuckles and music group, JM Silk. This is filmed at their record release party at the Powerhouse Nightclub in Chicago in 1986.

Après deux ans de tournée mondiale à guichets fermés, la superstar Conner4Real est le nom le plus respecté de l'industrie de la musique. Il devra faire face à une grave crise de popularité : son second album est un énorme flop ! Ses fans, son armée d'assistants et ses rivaux se demandent tous ce qu'ils pourront bien devenir lorsque que le chanteur ne sera plus le maître incontesté du star-système... Conner n'est cependant pas prêt à laisser sa place et compte bien revenir en force sur le devant de la scène !

In July of 2015 while surfing the net, the director of the movie Corrado Rizza found what he considered to be an amazing video on YouTube. It was published by Hiroyuki Kajino, an active Japanese DJ in the 80's. It was an unpublished interview with Larry Levan from the Paradise Garage in New York City. The Paradise Garage opened in 1977 and it was a legendary club where Larry Levan showed his creative genius for ten years. He was so creative that he turned his club into a temple of music. Larry died prematurely in 1992, at the of age 38.

The film captures rare footage from a night at The Gallery in 1977. Alongside The Loft and Paradise Garage, Siano's Manhattan club was central to the rise of disco in the 1970s.