简介：Neverhavesofewcompaniescontrolledsomuchofthemusicplayedontheradioandforsaleatretailstores.Atthesametime,therearemorebandsandmorewaystodiscovertheirmusicthanever.Musicseemstohavesplitintwo-thehomogenouscorporateproductthatisspoonfedtoconsumersandthediverseindependentmusicthatfindsdevotedfansonlineandatclubsacrossthecountry. BEFORETHEMUSICDIEStellastoryofAmericanmusicatthisprecariousmoment.FilmmakersAndrewShapterandJoelRasmussentraveledthecountry,hopingtounderstandwhymainstreammusicseemssopackagedandrepetitive,andwhethercorporationsreallyhadthepowertosilencemusicalinnovation.Theanswerstheyfoundonthisjourney–ultimately,thepromisethatthefutureholds–arewhatmakesBEFORETHEMUSICDIESbothrivetingandexhilarating.…