Celebrating the confirmation of its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters Nirvana) announced today that his documentary Sound City will be released as an HD digital download (DRM-free) and stream February 1 via www.soundcitymovie.com. Fans who pre-order the film now will receive instant exclusive rewards followed by a stream and download of the entire film on February 1. The pre-order price of the DRM-free film is $10 and is also available to send as a gift. A pre-order date from iTunes and other digital partners will be announced shortly. The film will also be released theatrically in association with Variance Films on February 1. A list of cities and theaters will be announced shortly. Sound City was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary custom-built Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The board built in 1972 is considered by many to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment having recorded such artists as Neil Young Fleetwood Mac Tom Petty Cheap Trick Guns and Roses Fear Nirvana Rage Against the Machine Slipknot Nine Inch Nails Metallica and countless other musical legends over the past 40 years. Through interviews with the artists and producers that created decades of musical history at Sound City the film showcases the amazing history of the studio focuses on the albums recorded there that went on to change the world then explores the human element of music in an age of technology and features performances of new music created exclusively for the film. Grohl's personal connection to Sound City began with the 1991 recording of Nirvana's breakthrough album Nevermind. Selling more than 30 million copies worldwide Nevermind changed the entire musical landscape and forever altered the course of Grohl's life. Roswell Films a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters music will distribute the film. Key personnel involved with the film include producer/director Dave Grohl; editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys Once In a Lifetime Riding Giants); and writer Mark Monroe (The Cove Once In a Lifetime The Tillman Story). The film is also being produced in conjunction with Jim Rota John Ramsay and Therapy studios.
