Founder's Story - Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration - Special Episode with Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Sam Wrench

Episode Date: November 1, 2024

In this special episode of Founder's Story, we celebrate the magic of music, heritage, and cinematic storytelling with three extraordinary guests: the legendary Andrea Bocelli, his talented son Matteo Bocelli, and the Grammy and Emmy-nominated director Sam Wrench. Guest host Nadja Atwal takes us behind the scenes of Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. This breathtaking concert film honors Andrea’s 30-year career with an unforgettable three-day performance in the iconic Teatro del Silenzio in Tuscany.Key Highlights:Andrea Bocelli’s Legacy: Andrea shares his reflections on his three-decade-long journey in music, his Italian heritage, and the inspirations that have shaped his career.Matteo Bocelli’s Perspective: Matteo, an emerging star and musician, talks about the honor and responsibility of carrying forward his family’s musical legacy while carving out his path.Sam Wrench on Filmmaking: Sam Wrench offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was crafted to capture the magic of Andrea’s music and the breathtaking beauty of Tuscany.Star-Studded Performances: The film features unforgettable duets with global stars such as Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, and Jon Batiste, and we discuss the impact of these collaborations.The episode also dives into the powerful emotions and stories that shaped this unique cinematic event, inviting fans to experience Bocelli's incredible legacy on the big screen. Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration premieres November 8 and promises to be a moving tribute to the universal language of music.Additional Resources:For more information on the film and how to experience this spectacular event, visit here.Don’t miss this must-listen episode for music lovers and fans of cinematic storytelling!Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/FOUNDERSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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["Dreams of a New World"] What a wonderful pleasure to meet you here for your wonderful movie. 30 years has been since San Remo. Well, you definitely sing it has only been three years. Your voice is still the same. Amazing. You have seen you have seen the business transforming the music business. You've been in it now for three decades, yet you always stayed relevant. What have you done differently?

There are so many younger artists, they cannot fill concert halls, but you have always managed to stay relevant. What have you done? Because the world changed very quickly because the technology changed. From the recordings we passed to the CD and then the liquid music but there is something that doesn't change and it's the performance, life, the relationship with the audience remain. If you are able to remain yourself, if you are able to be very authentic, sincere, you know, I think that this is the most important element.

You definitely have managed to do that and now you're making, you make this movie that is a very, very interesting film because you're combining film, music, some of the best artists in the world collaborating with you. In general though, the film industry has suffered in America. Why do you think though your film will be a success? I think that in this movie there are many interesting elements apart many from the biggest artists of the world but there is also an atmosphere. People can see a very beautiful place in Tuscany and in a certain sense to leave a little bit the atmosphere that we lived on the place you know so it's I think it's

interesting in this sense. We live also now in the world with Spotify and YouTube which has changed the music industry it is for free people can listen to music for free have you viewed that as something that is negative or has it positively influenced your business? Definitely it's positive because music is for everybody no and if it can be free it I think it's positive, of course. Because you're reaching so many people that also want to have... The most important thing would be that people can distinguish, recognize the good music from the bad music and like Aristotle, one of the biggest philosophers, said the plan, you can recognize the plan from the fruits that it does.

Sorry for my English. Quality always prevails. When the music is good, it's very positive that it can be free for everybody. Fantastic. What are your plans for 2025? Last question. Very easy. To sing, to sing, to sing. So we'll see a lot of you. Thank you so much. Is that in general when children follow their parents' footsteps, the parents are very famous, usually then the kids have a hard time finding their own identity

and having the same success, but you are managing that. What are you doing, making your own mark and how you found your own identity with such a famous father? Well, definitely it is true that I'm very lucky, but at the same time, the secret is in following what you love, where the heart brings you. I have to be honest I also understand that sometimes in life we can't always we cannot always do what we love we also have to learn to love what we're doing because that's the only way to to get what you want to get what you love and

again I'm living I'm living a dream and and'm following what I always loved to doing since I was a little kid. So again, now I'm finally on my own, doing my shows, I have my first album out. And I simply wish to myself that this is going to keep going for the rest of my life. to myself that this is gonna keep going for the rest of my life. In those years that you have now been heavily involved in the music industry, what are the biggest changes that you have noticed, good and bad? Since I'm in the music industry? Yeah. Well, definitely when you, even though it was kind of a success, not one of me,

the song that I've done with my father, because at the end it's a song that speaks about a true relationship between a father and a son. And music wants this, music wants authenticity, because otherwise people are gonna feel that you're not true, no? And definitely when you get attention, you get also, you know, so many people around you that are not there truly because of who you are, but simply because

it's convenient, because it's, but you just have to be, you know, my strength, I guess, is having good people around me, people that whenever I come back from a tour, they make me feel Matteo. They make me feel truly who I am. I'm sure your father has given you plenty of advice over the years. Is he also taking advice from you? I don't know if he's taking advices from me, even though maybe sometimes it would be good. But you know, this happens all the times, you know, like,

there are always, sometimes there are rebellions between father and sons, between parents and children. It's part of life, you know? We were born in different generation, but probably it's also the beauty of it, you know? Otherwise, it would be too boring. Absolutely. So what are your future goals to make impact in the music industry? Have you thought about that?

Like, what would you like to achieve? Or would you like to maybe change or influence? You know, if you would have asked me this five years ago, I would have said, you know, my goal, the thing that I want to achieve is to be able to make my own music and to be able to bring it on stage. Today I'm living the dream because I've been able to make my first album, Atel. And I already kind of like toured a lot of places around the world because I have done a tour already, two tours in US, one in South America, a lot in Europe, I've been to Australia so I'm living the dream. So today my hope is simply to be able to keep doing what I'm doing now.

You look happy and radiant and aside from having a brilliant voice, so much talent, I wish you the best for the future. Fantastic project. And it's always lovely also to see you in Germany where I'm originally from and see how you both also are collaborating so well. Thank you so much. Thank you. Such a pleasure to meet you as the director of this fantastic film that is getting a lot of hype. And this is in a time actually where Hollywood is shrinking, where we only hear disastrous news about less revenue, less productions. How did you convince your producers, your studios to go for it?

Look, I don't think there was that much convincing. If you pitch Andrea Pacelli in Tuscany with a list of the world's most amazing artists, I think most people are pretty interested in it. And it was that, you know, it was the most amazing experience for the people that were there and we wanted to bring that to the big screen around the world. I think the film is going to be released in over 30 countries and give everyone a chance that couldn't make it to experience it at home and in the cinemas in their hometown. And so, you know, it wasn't that hard to pitch.

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you're with like-minded people and you can really enjoy an experience and I do think that music in cinema has an amazing future ahead of it. I was at working with so many music stars. Were they easy to direct? Did they have their own ideas? Did they want to make their own creative mark and give you some info that's, and I think this script should be a little different. You know, I think I should stand here or do this. Or was it all very seamless and you were always in control?

The artists that came were incredibly gracious with their time and understanding. Everyone was there to celebrate Andrea and to celebrate Tuscany and the place and it was a really amazing collaboration on all fronts. So yeah, look, everyone was amazing and I hope everyone enjoyed the filming experience. It was a true international co-production in a sense. Massively so. Everyone was just having their best Italian summer and trying to capture this incredible moment. Congratulations. I wish you great success with it. I think we need more of these kind of movies. Thanks so much for your support. I really appreciate it. Have you ever wanted to learn a new language?

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