The mid-June announcement that Jason Bentley was leaving Kcrw as music director and the host of “Morning Become Eclectic” has been the subject of much speculation. Among the unanswered questions: Where is Bentley going and who will be his replacement? Three months later, we’re not much closer to an answer.
While Bentley has lined up the music supervision job for the forthcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” movie, the nationwide search for the voice of “Morning Becomes Eclectic” continues, with hosting duties for the remainder of 2019 being handled by a revolving crew of Kcrw staples: Anne Litt, Garth Trinidad, Aaron Byrd and Raul Campos. Just ahead of Bentley’s last day, he sat with Variety to look back on his time at the station and ahead to his next adventure.
You started working as the music supervisor for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ around the same time as your Kcrw exit. Coincidence?
The...
While Bentley has lined up the music supervision job for the forthcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” movie, the nationwide search for the voice of “Morning Becomes Eclectic” continues, with hosting duties for the remainder of 2019 being handled by a revolving crew of Kcrw staples: Anne Litt, Garth Trinidad, Aaron Byrd and Raul Campos. Just ahead of Bentley’s last day, he sat with Variety to look back on his time at the station and ahead to his next adventure.
You started working as the music supervisor for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ around the same time as your Kcrw exit. Coincidence?
The...
- 9/6/2019
- by Lily Moayeri
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. singer Alice Russell is on our radar. We first heard the singer on Los Angeles NPR station, Kcrw. Thanks Anne Litt! The rich soul singer can growl, belt and caress a lyric like no one we have hear since the likes of Amy Winehouse, with rounded Adele flourishes and earthy Vesta Williams touches. Russell brings her distinct sound with a U.S. tour, kicking off Oct. 5 at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Her new, raw album, To Dust, evokes love lost and won. And if you really like what you hear, here are her tour dates. Oct. 5 - The Howard Theatre - Washington Oct. 6 - World Cafe - Philadelphia Oct. 7 - Highline Ballroom -...
- 9/16/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Kcrw the La public radio station will host three nights (January 18-20) of live musical performances at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Music Café and broadcast live from the Acura studio space in Park City, Utah January 19-20. This will mark the first-ever formal programming collaboration between the independent film festival and a radio station.
Kcrw’s programming for the Festival will feature emerging composers, singer-songwriters and beat-makers and will focus on celebrating the role of music in movies. Kcrw DJs and music supervisors Jason Bentley and Anne Litt will co-host live radio broadcasts from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pt on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20 at the Acura studio space inside the Park City Museum with luminaries in both the film and music world. Highlights from the weekend will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic the following week, while the Festival is still underway.
Bentley said, “Kcrw celebrates the intersection of music and film throughout the year, and having a presence at Sundance Film Festival brings this commitment into sharp relief. We’re working on an exciting evening music program for the Music Café as well as our daytime broadcasts so folks back home will feel the excitement of the independent film world’s most creative forum.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Both the Sundance Film Festival and Kcrw are recognized for discovering and sharing the work of emerging artists, which makes this collaboration both exciting and fitting. In addition, the Sundance Film Festival has long featured music programming to reflect the profound collaboration and inspiration filmmakers find with music artists, and engaging with Kcrw further elevates that connection.”
Kcrw’s programming complements additional musical components of the Festival, including daytime performances programmed by Ascap and A Celebration of Music in Film event programmed by the Sundance Institute Film Music program.
A full schedule of musical performances will be announced.
Kcrw:
Kcrw 89.9Fm is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. Kcrw’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at Kcrw.com. Kcrw offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Kcrw’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery.
Kcrw’s programming for the Festival will feature emerging composers, singer-songwriters and beat-makers and will focus on celebrating the role of music in movies. Kcrw DJs and music supervisors Jason Bentley and Anne Litt will co-host live radio broadcasts from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pt on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20 at the Acura studio space inside the Park City Museum with luminaries in both the film and music world. Highlights from the weekend will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic the following week, while the Festival is still underway.
Bentley said, “Kcrw celebrates the intersection of music and film throughout the year, and having a presence at Sundance Film Festival brings this commitment into sharp relief. We’re working on an exciting evening music program for the Music Café as well as our daytime broadcasts so folks back home will feel the excitement of the independent film world’s most creative forum.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Both the Sundance Film Festival and Kcrw are recognized for discovering and sharing the work of emerging artists, which makes this collaboration both exciting and fitting. In addition, the Sundance Film Festival has long featured music programming to reflect the profound collaboration and inspiration filmmakers find with music artists, and engaging with Kcrw further elevates that connection.”
Kcrw’s programming complements additional musical components of the Festival, including daytime performances programmed by Ascap and A Celebration of Music in Film event programmed by the Sundance Institute Film Music program.
A full schedule of musical performances will be announced.
Kcrw:
Kcrw 89.9Fm is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. Kcrw’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at Kcrw.com. Kcrw offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Kcrw’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery.
- 12/31/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Santa Monica, California, radio station will air performance and interview on November 1 episode of 'Morning Becomes Eclectic.'
By Matt Elias
Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard performs at Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, California on Thursday
Photo: Jeremiah Garcia
Santa Monica, California — Death Cab for Cutie treated about 150 fans to a private performance Thursday night. The tiny show took place at legendary producer/mixer Bob Clearmountain's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, California.
If you weren't one of the lucky few to attend the intimate affair, don't fret: Local public radio station and tastemaker Kcrw served as the evening's host and will air the performance on the November 1 episode of "Morning Becomes Eclectic." It will be available in Kcrw's archives the same day.
The cozy space was a perfect setting for the Seattle quartet's lush melodies. While the room was small, Death Cab didn't seem to...
By Matt Elias
Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard performs at Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, California on Thursday
Photo: Jeremiah Garcia
Santa Monica, California — Death Cab for Cutie treated about 150 fans to a private performance Thursday night. The tiny show took place at legendary producer/mixer Bob Clearmountain's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, California.
If you weren't one of the lucky few to attend the intimate affair, don't fret: Local public radio station and tastemaker Kcrw served as the evening's host and will air the performance on the November 1 episode of "Morning Becomes Eclectic." It will be available in Kcrw's archives the same day.
The cozy space was a perfect setting for the Seattle quartet's lush melodies. While the room was small, Death Cab didn't seem to...
- 10/14/2011
- MTV Music News
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