- Dusty Wright
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Dusty Wright (professional name of Mark Petracca, b. July 2, 1957) is an American musician [1] and writer who co-founded the audio podcasting and video webcasting online pop culture magazine CultureCatch.com (August 2005)[2]featuring his interview series The Dusty Wright Show[3][4]. Interviews from the show were among the very first video and audio podcasts featured at iTunes[5]with such guests as Ron Howard, Gore Vidal, Jim Marshall, Budd Hopkins, and CultureCatch.com board advisor David Lynch[6]
Wright is a former editor-in-chief of Creem and Prince's New Power Generation[7]. The Dusty Wright screenplay The Gentleman Bandit was screened at the AFM and Malibu Film Festivals in 2000 and Wright served as music consultant for the Johnny Depp movie Secret Window (2004).[8] Dusty was producer on the award winning documentary "Wildwood Days(2005)" [9] and on the documentary "Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio(2008)"[10]. Today Wright is co-head writer on Cee Lo Green's show Talking To Strangers on Fuse.tv. [11]
Dusty contributed the song "Speed of Life" for contemporary American artist Ron English on his compilation "English 101"[12][13] and recorded "Ramble On" for the Led Zeppelin tribute "The Song Retains The Name, Volume 2 (Safehouse Records)[14] as well as a track for "America's Game on Nolan Ryan: A Musical Tribute" [15]. Wright's song I'm Still In Love (w/You) is featured in David Koepp’s 2008 film Ghost Town (film) and the video for Secret Window from his 2011 album If We Never... was awarded "Best Music Video" at the 2011 Los Angeles Film & Script Festival.[16][17]. Wright's song "Swirl" was featured on 'BBC Radio; 6 Music'[18] by music critic Rob Hughes and former member of rock group The Fall, and renown British DJ, Marc Riley[19]. If We Never... received 3-stars from Hughes in his 'Americana Roundup' column in the September, 2011 issue of Uncut (magazine). [20].
Discography: Dusty Wright (1997), Dust (2000), GIANTfingers (2002), Elevened (2004), Ghost Town EP (2008), If We Never...(2011)
References
- ^ "Artist: Dusty Wright". Radioindy.com. http://www.radioindy.com/Dusty_Wright/. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/business/media/06blip.html_r=2&scp=1&sq=mike%20hudack&st=cse.
- ^ Name (required) (2011-02-01). "Some words from Jim. Interview by Dusty Wright « JIM MARSHALL CLOTHING". Jimmarshall.wordpress.com. http://jimmarshall.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/some-words-from-jim-interview-by-dusty-wright/. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "ENCORE: The Standard in Live Entertainment News". Encore.celebrityaccess.com. http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=89&articleId=22538. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dusty-wrights-culture-catch/id396381384
- ^ http://culturecatch.com/boardofadvisors
- ^ "ENCORE: The Standard in Live Entertainment News". Encore.celebrityaccess.com. http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=89&articleId=22538. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1137668/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467426/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285155/fullcredits#cast
- ^ fusemusic.com/talking-to-strangers
- ^ http://www.popaganda.com/music_english101.shtml
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/english-101-r1401895
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/song-retains-the-name-vol-2-r76696
- ^ http://hungryformusic.com/?page_id=79
- ^ www.lafilmandscriptfest.com
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1137668/
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013z1j2
- ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk
Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- American musicians
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