Series 6 HD 10 x 22 mins Lou Reed The Programme Offering unique and unseen archive footage of Lou great auteurs - Lou Reed. From his work with Warhol Reed and The Velvet Underground, Broadcaster inspired Velvet Underground to his solo work such as Robert Elms looks back at the career of one of Rock's the “Transformer” album. The Artist Lou Reed was an American musician who served as Reed began a solo career in 1972. He had a hit the fol - guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the lowing year with "Walk on the Wild Side”. Reed was Velvet Underground. His solo career also spanned sev - known for his distinctive deadpan voice and poetic eral decades. lyrics. The Velvet Underground gained a considerable cult fol - In 2003, Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest lowing in the years since its demise and has gone on to albums of all time included two albums by Reed as a become one of the most widely cited and influential solo artist, “Transformer” and “Berlin”. bands of the era. After his departure from the group, Monster Entertainment For international Sales & Distribution The Monster Mews Tel: + 353 1 6114934 Rear 51 Fax: + 353 1 6114935 Merrion Square. e:
[email protected] Dublin 2, Ireland www.monsterentertainment.tv Series 6 HD 10 x 22 mins Depeche Mode The Programme Legendary DJ Rusty Egan and Broadcaster Robert the special relationship between the band and Elms discuss the music videos of Depeche Mode and Director Anton Corbijn. The Artist One of the first acts to establish an identity based Reward” the following year, commercial success was completely around the use of synthesizers, Depeche finally achieved.