Witness Underground Podcast
Artists Escaping Cults - Podcast - Documentary - Series
Follow the Witness Underground Podcast as we dive in to stories of artists escaping cults from around the globe.
Build that ecclectic playlist with art from people who successfully navigated cult mind control. Created by the team who brought the award winning feature documentary by the same name, the director and featured artists interview fascinating artists, musicians, actors, directors, authors etc. who also left a cult. Through making our documentary, artists all over the world emerged with amazing music, art, and stories. Listen in and let us know what you think.
Film short synopsis:
Witness Underground is a feature documentary that reveals the insular DIY music community that emerged within a high-control cult. Music, fame, and success are typically forbidden in this faith, who instruct its members to “beware of independent thinking.”
The artists at the heart of the music scene have their faith tested in deeply personal ways. They battle for positive mental health and push the boundaries of their religion’s norms, where leaving means being banned from interacting with your entire family and social circle for life.
Although severely restricted, they create the record label Nuclear Gopher and produce over 30 albums of earnest and personal music that spans singer/songwriter, riot grrrl, psychedelic rock, pop, EDM, shoegaze, and post-rock. Carefully curated songs and live performances punctuate their stories of friendship, deep loss, and personal growth.
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Witness Underground Podcast
Give/Take Life - Ghost Army's Augustus Watkins - Film Release Special
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https://youtube.com/live/Zpl13FTgfWo
We're joined in this special episode by Augustus Watkins, drummer in the band Ghost Army, featured in Witness Underground the documentary and Motion Picture Soundtrack. Augustus is prolific in his creation of music and next level in promotion. Dive into his work here:
Get Ghost Army's Album Sleepywood Dojo. https://ghostarmympls.bandcamp.com/album/sleepywood-dojo
If you're a musician, consider signing with GIVE/TAKE - a boutique record label based in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, specializing in auteur-driven, experimental projects with an electronic approach. https://givetake.life
Augustus Watkins - augustuswatkins.com
Bijou Noir - altpop/singer-songwriter - https://bijounoir.co
New Bijou Noir single “Cuckoo Bird" drops 12/1 via GIVE/TAKE
Single release show in Los Angeles at Love Song Bar 12/2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-dreams-linuss-bijou-noir-bryce-lamar-tickets-750106297127
Tulip Tiger - insouciant big beat - http://tuliptiger.com/
DEATHDANCE - future goth - http://officialdeathdance.com/
Cocaine Opera - LA Media C*nts - http://cocaineopera.com/
Tied to the Tracks - a podcast about great albums from side 1 track 1 to the final chord, cohosted with The Current’s Barb Abney: https://ttttpod.com/
Witness Underground is the only film to humanize cult life & survival via self-expression.
Within the confines of an elusive cult, a vibrant alternative music community thrived, deprogramming themselves through art. Poignant live performances punctuate tragic losses to beautifully illuminate shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses. 🚀
We successfully hit our goal on Kickstarter to release Witness Underground thanks to your support and shares plus the efforts of our extended team such as Augustus Watkins via his media PR firm promotions via Cocaine Opera. He was a huge support right from the beginning.
-Scott
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-Scott
