B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.
Full Cast of Before the Music Dies
Elvis Costello
as Self - Musician
Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve considerati...
Forest Whitaker
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipie...
Dave Matthews
as Self - Musician
Dave Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African-American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lea...
- Released on November 02, 2006