Philly Pop Music will profile a fascinating and unique group of entertainment personalities including: musicians, artists, producers, DJ's, session musicians and promoters from Philadelphia... the 'first' cultural capital of the United States.

It is our main objective to record and preserve a part of Philadelphia's pop music and entertainment arts culture (the consummation of the media... consume and forget).

It is in this spirit that we hope to entertain, educate and share with all generations of music lovers, a sense of where modern music came from & it's influence on contemporary musicians, hence... the lost pioneers.

Pop Music comes from the English (UK) geographical indication of Popular music.
That word was created in the 1950's when rock & roll was in it's youth.

The distinction between pop  music, standards and the broader popular music, lies in an enduring appeal of the greatest of these songs long after their time as "chart hits." Even jazz pioneers & the big band era developed the genre of "pop standards".

We will also touch on Pop Culture as this is an extension of the Pop Music era and the digital music revolution concerning the pros & cons of 'downloading' your music and sales rewards.

A compelling story of the rich musical history of Philadelphia that helped shape the course of modern music. Philly Pop Music tells this story in a wonderful combination of entertainment and enlightenment.

Philadelphia, home of the first printed sheet music and the first 78 RPM recording and studio!

1951 saw the release of the first rock & roll recording from the City of Brotherly Love by a teenager from South Philadelphia by the name of Charlie Gracie... a true Rock & Roll Pioneer! The Beatles, Paul McCartney, paid tribute to Charlie as McCartney covered Charlie's hit "Fabulous" twice... once on a CD single and on the 2000 DVD release, "Live At the Cavern Club".

October 1952, the Bandstand show debuted with Bob Horn. August 5, 1957, American Bandstand was telecast nationwide and a American cultural institution was born right in Philadelphia with Dick Clark as the host!

Relive the times of the leading hit factory and the number one independent record company in the US during the late 50's and early 60's, Cameo-Parkway.

Celebrate the city's Sigma Sound Studios and Philadelphia International Records (T.S.O.P.) which by the way, housed Cameo-Parkway in their later years before becoming PIR.

The great R&B revolution of the late 60's and early 70's was led by PIR and Sigma Sound Studios, who paved the way for what is known today as Neo-Soul. The session musicians that played on these hit records are both celebrated and acknowledged.

The city's leading club scene produced the Uptown Theatre  and The Electric Factory... both the leading venues for R&B and the rock counter-culture in the 60's that played a large role in the culture of our lives.

During the 80's, Philadelphia produced a new wave of hit-makers such as; Robert Hazard & The Heroes, The Hooters, Tommy Conwell and Cinderella, along with a vibrant club scene (Hot Club, JC Dobbs) that rivaled downtown NY.

Audience

The intended target audience is a wide mix of the population, similar to that of Independent Film Channel & Public Television, that is... those who wish to be culturally informed and who are curious about how the artists think, work and similar subjects.

It is our wish to create a viable document that will appeal to the common human theme of inquiry.

Perhaps our film may inspire some Pop-Culture tourism, that is... traveling to locations featured in the film

We are driven by artists, for artists, working together as a creative community to deliver the best of Philly Pop Music.