Producer Stephanie Bennett Goes Hi-Tech With New HDTV Series

Producer Stephanie Bennett Goes Hi-Tech With New HDTV Series

Onstage at World Cafe Live Features Top Musical Talent; June 27th Sees DVD Premiere of Bennett's Chuck Berry Biopic

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PHILADELPHIA, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Over two decades after producing the revolutionary "rockumentary" The Compleat Beatles, Stephanie Bennett, President of Delilah Films, Inc., continues to blaze new trails as a pioneer of long-form music video. Bennett has entered the world of high-definition television (HDTV) as co-executive producer of the new concert series, Onstage at World Cafe Live, for the HDNet network, with DVD releases to follow.

The new series, which Bennett co-produces with World Cafe Live owner Hal Real and HDNet co-founder Mark Cuban, is recorded and broadcast in 1080i HD and Dolby 5.1 sound. "The sound and picture quality of HDTV have the potential to put the audience onstage in a way never before possible," says Bennett.

Onstage at World Cafe Live features performances by Living Colour, Rhett Miller, David Poe, Joshua Redman, Duncan Sheik, Shemekia Copeland, Naked Eyes, Danielia Cotton, Meshell Ndegeocello and Rita Coolidge. The series follows two acclaimed music specials Bennett produced for HDNet, Marianne Faithfull in Concert and Joshua Redman in Concert, as well as two HDTV specials for Pay-Per-View programmer iN DEMAND Network, Tribute to Gram Parsons and Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Live at the Greek.

On June 27th, Image Entertainment releases the landmark 1987 theatrical concert film Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll as two-disc and four-disc DVDs, each loaded with bonus features. Produced by Bennett and directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray), the film captures a special 60th birthday concert for rock pioneer Chuck Berry under the guidance of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

Bennett continued assembling all-star music tributes as creator and executive producer of the 1980s cable TV series The Cinemax Sessions, capturing performances from such musical legends as George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Cliff, Ziggy Marley, Carlos Santana and many, many more. Perhaps the most celebrated of these programs was Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night (1988), a filmed concert of Orbison performing with Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, kd Lang, J.D. Souther, and Tom Waits.

Other Bennett-produced rockumentaries include: The Yardbirds (1992) and Finally: Eric Burdon and The Animals (1991), charting two "British Invasion"-era groups; Cream: Strange Brew (1991); The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony (2000) and Girls Groups: The Story of a Sound (1983).

Source: Delilah Films, Inc.

CONTACT: Jane Ayer of Jane Ayer Public Relations, +1-310-581-1330,
ext. 101, jane@janeayerpr.com, for Delilah Films, Inc.

Web site: http://www.delilahfilms.net/

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