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| Type | Nonprofit organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 [1] |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Website | weathervanemusic |
Weathervane Music is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Weathervane Music was founded in 2009 by record producer Brian McTear and his friend Bill Robertson. [1] In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer , McTear stated that it was "created as a community solution to the problem that the music industry could no longer invest in new artists' music". [2]
One of Weathervane Music's projects is a documentary series called Shaking Through. [3] In each episode, a musician records a new song during the span of 2 days at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia, filming videos along the way to show the process of creating the song. [4] Since 2010, [5] the series has featured 10 artists per year. [6]
Weathervane Music has received coverage from The Philadelphia Inquirer [7] and Paste . [8] In 2011, Adam Quinn of Tri State Indie wrote that "Weathervane grants musicians the opportunity to create music while maintaining and appropriate standard of living while making a career out of music." [9] Writing for IFC's website in 2011, Grayson Currin described Shaking Through as "one of the very best online music series". [10]
Shaking Through was shortlisted for Best Original Series at the 2012 Vimeo Awards Festival. [11]
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