🎬 Documentary

Melomaniac

"The archive that Chicago never expected, recorded by the guy who was always there."

2023 1h 10m Dir. Katlin Schneider

About this movie

For almost three decades, a passion and obsession drove "Chicago's Taping Guy" to record audio from thousands of live rock concerts. Melomaniac introduces Aadam Jacobs and his archive of recordings while exploring his impact as a Chicago music scene staple in the 80s and 90s. Interviews with the owners of longstanding Chicago venues including The Metro and the former Lounge Ax lend perspective to Aadam's character and the music scene. Conversations with Chicago artists give the 80s/90s scene a voice through interviews that include local music icon Jon Langford and comedian Fred Armisen. The film looks forward to the vital need to preserve the historically important music legacy Aadam will someday leave behind while highlighting its importance now.

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Year
2023
Runtime
1h 10m
Genre
Documentary
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Katlin Schneider 👤 Aadam Jacobs 👤 Fred Armisen 👤 Jon Langford

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Questions about Melomaniac

Melomaniac has a runtime of 1h 10m (1 hour and 10 minutes).
Melomaniac was directed by Katlin Schneider and released in 2023.
Melomaniac is a Documentary film (2023).
The cast of Melomaniac includes Aadam Jacobs, Fred Armisen, Jon Langford, Tim Tuten, David Pasquesi.

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