Book News: BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF BOWIE GOING DIGITAL
Ground control to David Bowie as new book explores the distribution of his 2003 concert that was beamed via sattelite to over 22 countries
LOCATION: Ground control
THE SKINNG: Digital cinema provider Marc John is set to publish BEAMING DAVID BOWIE (ISBN 0954904001) in mid-August 2005, a book that goes revealing behind-the-scenes of the groundbreaking David Bowie concert performance that the author’s digital distribution company Quantum Digital initiated and distributed via satellite to over 100 cinema screens in 22 countries across five continents in September 2003 for Sony Music International.
This marked the first time ever that a live & interactive event had been beamed to cinemas world-wide, and reflects the coming of 'digital cinema' - which is seeing cinemas steadily adopting satellite dishes, hard drives and digital projectors to diversify cinema programming for the first time in the industry’s 100 year old history.
As the Head of Digital Cinema for the UK’s Odeon cinema chain (2002-2004), alongside running Quantum Digital, the author also presents an insider’s perspective on the digital transition gradually underway across the exhibition sector at large, not just in the UK but across the world, where Marc John has gained unparalleled experience working with all the major players in the cinema and digital technology field.
A personal journey as much as a quest for history, Beaming David Bowie can be purchased in bookstores and online alike from August 15th RRP is $21 (approx conversion rate from £11.99)
For more information, check out
www.beamingdavidbowie.com
www.quantumdigital.co.uk
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