‘Life in Six Strings,’ Featuring Motley Crue’s Mick Mars, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, Acquired by DCD Rights (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough
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Leading U.K.-based distributor DCD Rights has acquired new music title “Life in Six Strings With Kylie Olsson,” which will launch next week at TV market Mipcom.

The eight-part series, described as “funny and insightful,” is produced by LISS Films. It sees TV host and music journalist Kylie Olsson take viewers into the homes and at the favorite hangouts of some of the world’s most iconic guitarists, including Motley Crue’s Mick Mars, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen and Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme.

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Olsson has interviewed many of the world’s bands. During the pandemic lockdown, she started a YouTube channel and began teaching herself to play the guitar. She got in touch with many of the well-known guitarists she knew for their help and advice and so the idea for “Life in Six Strings” was born.

Each episode delves into the artist’s extensive guitar collections and their favorite hangouts, shedding light on the places where they found inspiration and honed their craft.

“This series isn’t just about the music. It’s about the passion, dedication and artistry offering viewers an unparalleled opportunity to witness these living legends in a whole new light,” said a statement.

“Sharing their love for music and their profound connection to the guitar and revealing where they come from, both sonically and geographically, has informed their music. It shows a different side of the artists that the public doesn’t often get to see—putting an emphasis on who they are as people and letting them tell their stories in their own words.”

“Life in Six Strings”
“Life in Six Strings”

Leading guitar exponents Joe Bonamassa, Grace Potter, Steve Vai, Tyler Bryant and Charlie Starr are also featured.

Ahead of Mipcom, DCD Rights has also announced a number of additional sales for recently launched music content including feelgood festive title “Christmas at Graceland,” which has been picked up by Czech TV, HRT Croatia, TV2 Denmark, Globo Brazil as well as SBS Australia, which has additionally acquired “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision” for NITV and “Chicago & Friends Live at 55” for SBS On Demand. The fourth season of “The Great Songwriters” has sold to further broadcasters including Sky New Zealand, Globo Brazil and Atoss International Japan.

DCD Rights’ sales manager James Anderson commented, “Music has been a huge part of DCD Rights’ DNA going back more than 30 years and we are very pleased to continue to acquire stand out titles that resonate with broadcasters and platforms around the world. We’re delighted to announce these additional sales ahead of Mipcom and thrilled to have Kylie Olsson’s extraordinarily heartfelt and clever documentary to share with our global clients.”

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