This month marks the annual Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York, and with a series of events coming up, RBMA will also premiere a new documentary series, beat:repeat NYC, which will celebrate a number of New York City anthems, and the drum machines responsible for them. The eight-episode long series will feature a ton of artists who will introduce the beat, the story behind it and the inspiration behind the classic anthem. Everyone from Blondie’s Chris Stein to Arthur Baker, Evil Dee of Black Moon, and more will be featured.
In addition to the series, RBMA will hold a drum machine exhibition. They're working closely with the author of Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession, Joe Mansfield, and 101 drum machines from his collection will be on display in order to highlight their impacts on culture.
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