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$5 Cover Also known as Five Dollar Cover Genre Web series, Drama, Music, Mockumentary, Documentary, Indie Music Created by Craig Brewer Directed by Craig Brewer Starring Clare Grant, Amy LaVere, Al Kapone, Muck Sticky, Jeff Pope and Ben Nichols Country of origin United States Language(s) English Production Executive producer(s) David Gale, Craig Brewer Producer(s) Scott Bomar, Erin Hagee, David Harris Location(s) Memphis, Tennessee Running time Six to Nine Minutes Broadcast Original channel MTV External links Website $5 Cover is an online series created by filmmaker Craig Brewer and produced by MTV and is a fictional series created to complement the documentary series "$5 Cover Amplified". The 15 part series debuted in May 2009 and feature artists from the city of Memphis, Tennessee, including Alicja Trout, Clare Grant, Jeff Pope, Amy LaVere, Al Kapone, Valerie June, Jack Oblivian, Brad Postlethwaite of Snowglobe (band), Muck Sticky, and Ben Nichols of Lucero. Each episode explores living and making rent in the historical, and still very active, Memphis music scene.[1]
The show is described in MTV's official press release:
"$5 Cover is a rough-and-tumble show set in the clubs, all-nite cafes and no-tell motels of present-day Memphis. The series follows a cast of young musicians as they fight for love, inspiration, and money to pay the rent." The show aired on MTV as 30 minute episodes and on MTV.com as short webisodes. The show aired with a series of companion documentaries called $5 cover Amplified.[2] [3]
External links
- $5 Cover Preview Craig Brewer previews $5 Cover
- The Commercial Appeal
- [1] $5 Dollar Cover Amplified (Actual documentary)
Sellout crowds soak up Craig Brewer's "$5 Cover"
References
- ^ "Craig Brewer brings five dollar cover to memphis". http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/08/craig-brewer-brings-five-dollar-cover-to-memphis.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "$5 Cover Amplified". http://5dollarcoveramplified.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "$5 Cover:Seattle Coming Soon". http://www.fivedollarcover.com. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
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