Echo in the Canyon
Directed by Andrew Slater
2018Documentary82 minUnited StatesPG
How the Laurel Canyon bands of the mid-60s, the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and the Mamas and the Papas, were inspired by the Beatles and inspired them back.
Synopsis
ECHO IN THE CANYON revisits the most influential music of the mid-60s from The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas, and how these iconic bands were all influenced by the Beatles and then went on to actually influence the Beatles. It was a moment in Laurel Canyon when being part of a great band was the most significant thing you could do as an artist, that pure moment before everyone went solo in the 70s.The canyon jammed with unparalleled creativity and collaboration inspiring these neighbors to create some of the most influential music in history.
The director
Andrew Slater
Andrew Slater is a veteran record producer and former president of Capitol Records. He made his directorial debut with Echo in the Canyon, celebrating the 1960s Laurel Canyon sound.
