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{"value"=>"<p>Series I contains audio recordings, videos, and films from throughout Shamberg's career. The recordings are arranged by project and include materials from Shamberg's tenure at Factory Records, his production work at Cascando Studios, and from his producing and directing contributions of music videos, films, television, art installations, and live performances. There is also a large assortment of showreels from directors with whom Shamberg corresponded, collaborated, or consulted.</p> <p>Additionally, the Series holds an assortment of work tapes, comprising a group of 4-track and 8-track recordings from various audio recordings of unidentified music projects; an assortment of personal recordings; and recordings from unidentified projects in which the media is unlabeled or ambiguously labeled. The content of these materials will likely be revealed upon digitization.</p> <p>The Factory Records recordings are arranged alphabetically by artist, band, or project title. This includes audio and video recordings by such Factory artists as A Certain Ratio, Cabaret Voltaire, the Durutti Column, Joy Division, Stanton Miranda, New Order, and Thick Pigeon. The Subseries does not consist solely of Factory artists, and also includes bands and artists Shamberg was connected with during the time he was managing the New York City Factory offices. Of special interest is an assortment of CKM recordings, the short-lived early 1980s New York City band that featured Kim Gordon, Stanton Miranda, and Christine Hahn. There are also a few recordings from Factory records founder, Tony Wilson, that feature his broadcasting work on Granada TV.</p> <p>The Cascando Studios materials contain audio and video recordings of projects Shamberg took on at his own production company after Factory Records folded in 1992. Items are arranged alphabetically by artist or subject, and contain recordings by such performers as Joy Division, Stanton Miranda, and New Order. There is also a selection of electronic press kits for such artists as Royal Trux, Sparklehorse, and Joy Division.</p> <p>The Music Videos are arranged alphabetically by artist or band, and features recordings by such bands as the B-52s, Luka Bloom, Kristin Hersh, Indigo Girls, Grace Jones, Aimee Mann, New Order, R.E.M., Patti Smith, Talking Heads, and Throwing Muses. Production files from these music videos are found in Subseries III.A., and photographs of many of the shoots are located in Series IV.</p> <p>Films comprise video recordings of the films Shamberg directed, <span class=\"title\">P.S. Beirut</span>, <span class=\"title\">Souvenir</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Tribeca</span>. The Television recordings feature Shamberg's work with <span class=\"title\">America's Most Wanted</span> and his collaboration with William Wegman on Nickelodeon station IDs.</p> <p>The Art Installations include recordings of work by such artists as Fatih Aydoğdu, Dike Blair, Philippe Decouflé, Dan Graham, Nancy Holt, Geert Mul, and Lawrence Weiner. There are also recordings from Shamberg's Home Screen Home exhibition and his Turtle Salons.</p> <p>Live Performances are mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, and contain recordings of live shows from Clifton Chenier, The Fall, Lieutenant 70, The Mekons, New Order, and the Talking Heads. There are also a number of video recordings of Philippe Decouflé's <span class=\"title\">Novembre</span> and a selection of recordings from the 1970s of Arthur Russell and Robert Wilson.</p> <p>Directors whose work is held in Shamberg's collection of Showreels includes Gina Birch, Jem Cohen, Chris Cunningham, Katherine Dieckman, Robert Frank, Michel Gondry, Paula Grief, Spike Jonze, Sophie Muller, Mark Romanek, and Baillie Walsh. Like Shamberg, many of these directors worked in the music video genre, and the recordings here heavily feature 1990s alternative rock bands and artists such as Tori Amos, Aphex Twin, Björk, Blur, the Breeders, the Chemical Brothers, Dinosaur Jr., Elastica, Garbage, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Sinead O'Connor, Portishead, Radiohead, R.E.M., the Smashing Pumpkins, Throwing Muses, and Weezer.</p>"}