Little Steven Hosts New Reelin' In The Years' Demo Reel

"What turns you on, baby? The Electric Prunes? The Yardbirds? The Pretty Things? The Kinks? There's only one go-to cat. David Peck is the man. He's gone, he is the coolest of the cool. I mean he swings, baby. You dig?" -- Little Steven

Little Steven hosts the new Reelin' In The Years demo reel with inimitable style and humor.
Qualified parties may request a free copy by contacting RITY using the "Contact Us" Form

SAN DIEGO, CA– Reelin’ In The Years Productions has just released its newest demo reel, a 20-minute musical journey through its extraordinary archive, entertainingly hosted by Steven Van Zandt (aka Little Steven).

Since the last demo reel was produced in 2000, RITY’s archive has grown from nine to 24 international libraries (and counting), becoming the largest and most respected source for music performance footage in the world. From rock to soul to punk to jazz, RITY’s library covers six decades of popular music, and all of it is available for licensing to every form of media. The new demo reel offers just a taste of the gems lurking within RITY’s vaults.

Highlights of the demo reel include the earliest known footage of the Rolling Stones (1964), Nirvana bursting into spontaneous song during a backstage interview in Belgium (1992), Linda Ronstadt musing about rock star burn-out on the beach in California (1976), Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson on stage together in Germany during the famed American Folk Blues Festival tours (1963), pop sensation Britney Spears on Dutch TV at the start of her solo career (1999), recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees AC/DC performing with lead singer Bon Scott in Melbourne (1976), and Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers mischievously pulling Flea’s pants down backstage at an outdoor festival in Holland (1988).

Also featured are John Lennon’s last public performance (1975), Eric Clapton talking about the blues in his earliest known interview (1967), Billy Idol appearing on Australian television (1984), jazz great John Coltrane performing on German television (1961), the first known live performance of The Who’s “My Generation” (1965), rap/hip-hop artists OutKast taking over the stage at Holland’s PinkPop Festival (2001), and Santana and Ike & Tina Turner on stage in Africa for the concert film Soul To Soul (1971), to be released on DVD by RITY.

Best-known as Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band guitarist, Steven Van Zandt also stars as Silvio in HBO’s current award-winning series The Sopranos. He also hosts the syndicated radio show Little Steven’s Underground Garage. An enthusiastic RITY supporter, Little Steven not only served as host but wrote his own material for the new demo. Van Zandt's own musical history is represented in the RITY archive with a vintage clip of Little Steven and his backing band, the Disciples of Soul (1983).

Companies who use music footage in their programming and products can receive a free copy of the new RITY demo reel by visiting the Reelin’ In The Years Productions website at www.reelinintheyears.com and requesting a copy.