Justin Vernon & Annie Clark Appear In Preview Of George Martin’s ‘Soundbreaking’ Series

As reported, this Monday, November 14 PBS will premiere Soundbreaking: Stories From The Cutting Edge Of Recorded Music, an eight-part series created with the help of late legendary producer Sir George Martin prior to his death earlier this year. Pitchfork has shared a clip from the first episode featuring Justin Vernon and Annie Clark.

Vernon discusses his process recording his breakthrough Bon Iver album For Emma, Forever Ago. He details his affinity for Pro Tools and how he uses the program like an instrument. Clark makes a cameo to talk about her early bedroom recordings made on a computer as she developed the music that became St. Vincent. Watch the pair of artists discuss their processes in the video below:

Soundbreaking will broadcast on PBS stations weeknights from November 14 – 23 at 10 p.m.ET/9 p.m. CT. Watch a clip of Stevie Wonder from episode four Going Electric which airs on Thursday, November 17:

Here’s a rundown of the eight episodes:

• Episode One: The Recording Artist – George Martin and the Beatles’ groundbreaking work in the studio creates a new paradigm for pop music
• Episode Two: Painting with Sound – Phil Spector’s rise as the first ‘rock star producer’
• Episode Three: The Human Instrument -Paul Epworth’s collaboration with Adele on “Rolling in the Deep”
• Episode Four: Going Electric – Stevie Wonder embraces the synthesizer and makes a break with Motown
• Episode Five: Four on The Floor – Giorgio Moroder fuses R&B with electronica and the dance floor explodes
• Episode Six: The World is Yours – The art of sampling gives rise to hip hop
• Episode Seven: Sound and Vision – Michael Jackson and Madonna take the art of the music video to new heights
• Episode Eight: I Am My Music – Miles Davis and Marvin Gaye use the long-playing record for new kinds of expression