The Traneumentary
A Transcendent Traneumentary – You’ve got 33 episodes combining some of the best music that Coltrane played accompanied by the commentary of those who either played with him or were influenced by him. Where else will you find this? Music and conversation about music. For a jazz fan, for a Coltrane fan, it doesn’t get any better than this. Download it now; listen to it immediately; learn from it forever. – Vijay Sky, iTunes Review *****
Born out of the desire to introduce John Coltrane’s music to a new audience and celebrate the legendary artist, VI created The Traneumentary. This original and innovative 33 part podcast documentary highlights the musical legacy of John Coltrane through intimate interviews and track commentaries featuring an eclectic cast of bandmates, colleagues, musicians, producers, journalists and educators including McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Cobb, Dr. Billy Taylor, Terence Blanchard, Joshua Redman and more.
The Traneumentary is a great illustration of VI’s ability to bring a story to life combined with a strong digital acumen. From concept to production to blog creation to online marketing and public relations, VI developed, administered and successfully managed the project in its entirety. The series is not only regarded as the definitive Coltrane podcast but it is also one of the most successful and creative catalog initiatives applied to a legendary artist. Since its launch, The Traneumentary has served over 1 million episode downloads and continues to remain popular well after its release in 2007. The series succeeded in creating great awareness of Coltrane and is responsible for increased sales of the artist’s digital tracks and albums, physical CDs and custom ringtones. The work is also the first to be collaboratively commissioned by Blue Note, Concord Music Group, Rhino and Verve Records.
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