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Singer-songwriter John Mayer and film director-producer McG have teamed up to buy and renovate the legendary movie studio built by Charlie Chaplin, to preserve as a soundstage, recording studio, and a campus for artistic collaborations.
In this web exclusive, singer-songwriter John Mayer gives Tracy Smith a tour of the Chaplin Recording Studios, part of the historic Hollywood lot he purchased, alongside director McG, to preserve a part of L.A.'s cultural history.
Singer-songwriter John Mayer and film director and producer Joseph McGinty Nichol (known as McG) have teamed up to buy and renovate a piece of Hollywood history: the legendary movie studio built by Charlie Chaplin. Tracy Smith talks with Mayer, McG, and Hollywood historian Marc Wanamaker about the Chaplin Studios, its history as a soundstage and recording studio, and why it was important to preserve the production facilities' legacy, as a campus for artistic collaborations.
Since 1833, C.F. Martin & Co., has been crafting Martin guitars, widely regarded as among the finest musical instruments in the world. Anthony Mason takes a musical trip through the decades with C.F. “Chris” Martin, the great-great-great-grandson of the man who started it all more than 180 years ago, and with musician John Sebastian, of Lovin' Spoonful, about the legacy of Martin guitars.
She certainly ended the video on a high note
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Bad blood, indeed
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Users are posting a potential solution with the hashtag: #turnmeon
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