The Man From Mo'Wax: VIDEOS

THE MAN FROM MO' WAX is a documentary following the highs and lows of James Lavelle and DJ Shadow. Director Matthew Jones discusses the evolution of the film, securing funding and the battle between art vs commerce. Jones also details the rise of James Lavelle’s career and the benefits of creative collaboration in this SXSW edition of BYOD hosted by Ondi Timoner. FILM & GUEST BIO: Artist & Repertoire is the story of one teenager’s ambition to passionately pursue creating quality music at any cost and the friendships, fall outs, successes and failures that come with it. Spanning three decades with exclusive access to personal home footage, we get the rare opportunity to watch a boy become a man in the world of music. Witnessing him experience a whirlwind journey of personal and professional highs and lows. From the rapid rise of his record label Mo'Wax, to becoming a millionaire by the age of 21 and forming the super band UNKLE, with DJ Shadow. This is a profile of one man's constant battle between art and commerce and how to survive as he continually strives for more. Artist & Repertoire is the debut feature from Matthew Jones. Matthew has produced award winning short films for the BFI and Film London and has made documentary, commercial and digital content for Nike, Sky, Jameson and Picturehouse Entertainment. All of which were produced through his London based production company Capture. ADDITIONAL LINKS: https://twitter.com/Capture_tweets https://www.facebook.com/ArtistandRepertoire http://www.artistandrepertoire.co/ EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcoming Matthew Jones to BYOD. 01:06 The evolution of the documentary. 02:25 Richard Linklater and creative collaboration. 03:43 Creating conflict and success. 05:14 James career & emerging as an artist. 06:46 Funding the film and the unfolding story. 08:33 The film's premier. 09:36 Cameras & camera technology. 11:30 Thank you and goodbye.