I don’t know why it took me so long to eventually watch the HBO/Netflix series , THE DEFIANT ONES .
After starting it last night , I binged straight through it in one evening . It is flawlessly directed and presented in such a way that you cant help but not finish it in one sitting . ‘The Defiant Ones’ follows two music moguls , Dr.Dre & Jeremy Iovine from the beginning of their respective music careers to their sale of their company ‘Beats’ to Apple for 3.2 billion dollars .
Considering the fact that both these amazing producers have a career spanning all the way back from the 70’s , is a true testament of how much of an important role they have played in music, and more so their impact of the music scene as a whole . Besides the fact that you get to learn allot of each of their individual music paths , you also get to see just how hard each of them worked and the path they took to get to where they are now and the struggles they had faced . That’s not to say that they didn’t have any luck , as Dr.Dre says it in the beginning of the series , ‘We’re the luckiest mother fuckers on the planet’ .
The show will take you back to a time where music was truly amazing and that just how much the music scene has changed so much over the last 30 years , with regards to consumption , marketing and distribution . You will see never before seen videos of NWA , Dr. Dre’s first performance as a DJ and so much more . Theirs also interviews with artists such as Bono , Ice-Cube, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani and more .
My personal opinion is that anyone involved in the music industry HAS TO watch this docu-series , its a real motivation . After watching this show , I immediately wanted to start working in the studio and was highly motivated. Even if you’re not involved in music , you owe it to yourself to see how these two amazing & hard working people have impacted the music scene over the last 3 decades and get a great insight into their careers , their highs and lows , their struggles and passion
