American Mileage Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Determined to make a living as a musician, Cam Cole abandoned the traditions of the music industry and built a loyal international fan-base from the ground up. Frustrated by record label bureaucracy, band member conflicts and shady music venues, Cam created a one-man musical show to bring directly to the people. Busking on the busy streets of London, Cam’s high-energy performances have stopped thousands of passersby in their tracks. Videos of those performances have racked up millions of views on the internet. With the support of a global audience, Cam has reached a milestone he’s dreamed about since he was a kid – touring the United States.
Traveling by himself in a shabby RV, Cam takes his no-frills rock show on an unforgettable journey through the American South to explore the roots of the music that shaped him. He explores the studios where his heroes recorded and the landmarks where their sound was born. Along the way he performs with Delta Blues Icons Bobby Rush, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and R.L. Boyce. He returns to the UK with a deeper understanding of not only his musical influences, but also the spirit of the American people he encountered.
AMERICAN MILEAGE is directed and edited by Tim Hardiman. Executive produced by James Rodenhouse. Produced by Todd Erikson, Markus Stretz, and Tom E. Marzullo.
Cinematography by Ben Sherrill.
Traveling by himself in a shabby RV, Cam takes his no-frills rock show on an unforgettable journey through the American South to explore the roots of the music that shaped him. He explores the studios where his heroes recorded and the landmarks where their sound was born. Along the way he performs with Delta Blues Icons Bobby Rush, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and R.L. Boyce. He returns to the UK with a deeper understanding of not only his musical influences, but also the spirit of the American people he encountered.
AMERICAN MILEAGE is directed and edited by Tim Hardiman. Executive produced by James Rodenhouse. Produced by Todd Erikson, Markus Stretz, and Tom E. Marzullo.
Cinematography by Ben Sherrill.
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00:00 (music)
00:02 Never my intention ever to become a one man band but kind of fell into it.
00:07 Everything you see is 100% live, all played in real time.
00:10 But I never thought it was going to be a thing.
00:12 (music)
00:18 Over the years people have whipped out their phones and filmed me on the street when I got a crowd.
00:22 Those videos get picked up by other people, it just goes around the whole world.
00:27 Then all of a sudden my mate was like, "Cam have you seen this? You've got 2 million views or something."
00:31 And before you know it, I've got a fan base in America.
00:34 (music)
00:37 It was a dream of mine when I was a little kid to go tour the states.
00:40 Yeah I could tell that you weren't from around here.
00:42 The music that I've played throughout my whole life comes from the deep south.
00:46 You don't know anything about the blues, you're looking at the blues.
00:49 I just really wanted to check out these places.
00:51 It's a bizarre, deep and like probably spiritual thing.
00:55 You cannot perform in front of a business, that we can't do.
00:58 I don't have any roadies, I've got no tech support.
01:01 There's a number of things that can go wrong.
01:04 (music)
01:13 Alright, sorry guys.
01:16 Thor decided we can't play today.
01:18 God bless America.
01:21 When I'm 60, I want to have stories to tell.
01:23 I'm not going to have any stories if I don't go out there and explore and do things.
01:26 Man, you're a blues man.
01:28 (music)
01:35 (cheering)
01:37 Thank you so much guys, for making this dream a reality. Thank you so much.
01:40 for making this dream a reality.
01:42 Thank you so much.
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