WEATHERVANE MUSICWeathervane MusicThe Executive Producer Experience

MissionWeathervane Music is a non-profit organization that exists to create community, opportunity, and resources that advance the careers of musicians while supporting a healthier independent music ecosystem.

We believe that the future of music lies in expanding the roles that artists and audiences play together in bringing music to our culture.

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“An inspired recording project.”

“One of the best online music series.”

Shaking Through is a documentary series about the birth of a song. Each year we give 10 of the most exciting young minds in music a challenge:

One Song in two days. 

From first take to final mix. No extensions. No safety net.

Each song is a window into a new artist. We want tell you the stories behind the songs, the production techniques, and help you witness the sacred places where artists bare their souls. Every song, every take.

• Professional Development, Valuable Skills and Experiences for the great new artists of tomorrow

• Educational Insight for the public about music and the creative process

• Educational materials for aspiring musicians who record at home 

The Birth of a Song

Shaking Through Provides

Sharon Van EttenTwin SisterBleeding RainbowA Classic EducationBig TroublesDreamers of the GhettoFamily BandSnowmineStrand of Oaks

NOTABLE PAST ARTISTS

Sufjan StevensAdam Granduciel, The War on Drugs

Daniel Rossen, Grizzly BearMarissa Nadler

Chris Powell, Man ManScott McMicken, Dr. Dog

Peter Silberman, The AntlersMark Schoneveld, Music Blogger, YVYNYL.com

Ben Swanson, Owner, Secretly Canadian RecordsGrayson Currin, Writer at IFC, Pitchfork

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NOTABLE PAST CURATORS AND GUEST MUSICIANS

While an Executive Producer is not involved in the technical aspects of the film making or music recording processes, he or she is still the person we have to thank most for the song, the video and the huge artist career opportunity Shaking Through creates. The Executive Producer’s donation quite literally makes an episode of Shaking Through happen!

WHAT IS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER?

• Experience unparalleled access to your Shaking Through recording session

• Meet the artists, engineers and producers who make the music and video

• See the recording process in real time, right before your eyes

• Watch the mixing process

• Observe the video interview process with artists and curators

• Be credited as "Executive Producer" alongside the artist and production staff in all places where song and video credits are listed

As an Executive Producer you will ….

The Experience

• May literally launch an artist’s career, forever linking you with their success

• Enables professional development in an era where there are few opportunities of this kind.

• Produces videos that are raising the public awareness about music, the creative process, and the role that every listener plays today in bringing great new artists’s music to our culture

• Produces an educational power-pack of Raw Audio Files, Mix Stems, and Track Sheets for amateur musicians and aspiring recording engineers all over the world to learn from

Your Donation....

The Difference You Make

Donation$2750.00 per episode Brian McTear

Executive Director267-235-2710brian@weathervanemusic.org

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Multiple Episodes //Season Packages available