Independent recording studio, Illegal Tone Studios opened in the fall of 2007. The studio was designed to serve a developing music scene in the greater Belleville community in southern Illinois. Young musicians from the area were encouraged to perform and record at the new facility; a vacant store-front in downtown Belleville that housed previously, an antique store. While the recording studio/performance venue was designed to foster new and creative musical talent in the community, it quickly gained the interest and support of many young people within the community. While this venue held significant appeal to a young artistic population, the concept proved to be a difficult challenge for the community leaders and elected officials of this Illinois community. This brief film project helps to document several facets of democracy in action; open speech to the city council, peaceful demonstration, and personal interview.
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