Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper

The Beatles’ album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the high points of the Beatles’ career, as well as one of the most influential songs in all of popular music. Composer, producer and Beatles expert Scott Freiman takes music fans young and old on a magical tour through this masterpiece in “Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper,” a 90-minute, in-depth look at the Beatles’ creative process.

“As a composer and producer, I have always been fascinated by the Beatles innovations in songwriting and recording,” said Freiman.  “It is truly exciting to listen to songs we know so well evolve in the studio.  There’s a reason why the Beatles’ music continues to strike a chord with new generations of fans, 40 years after their last recording.”

Using rare audio and video clips, as well as anecdotes about the creation of the songs, “Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper” explores the groundbreaking production techniques that went into producing this landmark piece of music history.

Scott Freiman may be the only person to have sold out Carnegie Hall and been a Finalist for Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year.  He is an internationally recognized expert and lecturer on the music of the Beatles and has presented his lectures to sold-out audiences at theaters nationwide. Mr. Freiman has spoken about the Beatles at colleges, universities, and corporations, such as Pixar, Google, and Facebook.  In the Fall of 2012, Mr. Freiman taught a semester course on “The Beatles In The Studio” at Yale University.  Mr. Freiman’s insights into the music of the Beatles can be found in the book All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release published in October 2013 by Black Dog and Leventhal.

Mr. Freiman is the co-founder and CEO of Qwire Inc., a technology company that provides collaborative tools for everyone who works with music to picture.  He has also acted as sound editor, mixer, and composer on over ten films and documentary series, including the Emmy®-award winning eleven-part BBC/Discovery series Life.  Mr. Freiman’s former studio, Second Act Studio, was designed by renowned studio architect, John Storyk.  Second Act Studio played host to a wide range of musicians -- from children to Grammy winners, such as bassist John Patitucci and the Tokyo String Quartet.  Mr. Freiman holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Music from Yale University and a Masters of Music Composition from New York University.  

More information at DeconstructingTheBeatles.com.