Electric Purgatory debuts on Network TV 

Electric Purgatory makes its Network Television Debut

Payback Productions is proud to announce the Network broadcast Premiere of Electric Purgatory on Ovation TV Network. Electric Purgatory debuts on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 9:00pm EDT.

Houston filmmaker Raymond Gayle's film Electric Purgatory: the fate of the black rocker is a documentary examining the lives and musical contributions of black rock musicians, such as Fishbone, Jimi Hazel, Jimi Hendrix, Vernon Reid, Doug Pinnick, HR, ?uestlove and many more.

Electric Purgatory is a lively contribution to the history of rock music, examining reasons behind the lack of commercial success experienced by many contemporary black rock musicians. Blending classic performance footage from Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince with music and opinions from the current generation of artists — among them Fishbone, Living Colour, and the Roots — the film tackles such difficult questions as the ambivalence of the music industry towards black rockers and their complicated relationships with African-American audiences.

Raymond spent over a year traveling the country visiting with black musicians and rock enthusiasts trying to discern the ultimate fate of the Black Rock Musician.

Electric Purgatory is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon.com

Ovation TV premiered in 1997 and was re-launched on June 20, 2007 to a national audience with its additional carriage on DIRECTV. Since then, the network has added carriage on DISH Network and on major cable systems across the country en route to becoming one of the fastest-growing television networks, with a subscriber base approaching 30 million. (from ovationtv.com)

Ovation TV's primetime programming features a different theme, or "genre," each night -- performance, people, visual arts, music and film -- with weekends devoted to original and event programming. The network showcases the world's greatest artists in theater, dance, opera, literature, film, visual and fine art, music, design, photography and architecture. In addition to original programming, the schedule also leverages an extensive library of high-caliber programming amassed from major studios, independent producers, leading American performing and cultural arts institutions, arts education organizations and other sources from around the world. (from ovationtv.com)

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