WAX POETICS PRESENTS: SOUL CITY | EPISODE ONE: CHICAGO

In the pilot episode of our new music/travel series, "Soul City," host (and Wax Poetics writer) Ronnie Reese explores his home town of South Side, Chicago, first visiting with Todd Mayfield, son of soul icon Curtis Mayfield and writer of the new biography "Traveling Soul" (which was co-authored by Wax Poetics writer Travis Atria). They talk about Curtis's desire to own his own work, which led to starting the record label Curtom. In the second segment, Reese meets with Chicago house icon Ron Trent, where they talk about his rise through the local and international scene, which culminated in cofounding his own label, Prescription Records. In the epilogue, we pop into the (Discogs) Crate Diggers record fair and speak to cofounder Zernell Gillie, as well as chat with Ron Trent again about the joys of record digging. Starring: Ronnie Reese Todd Mayfield Ron Trent Directed and Edited by: Mike Handler Written and Produced by: Brian DiGenti Executive Produced by: Dennis Coxen Additional Writing by: Ronnie Reese Camera Operators: Mark Pallman Nathan Salter Jeremy Stark Sound Engineer: Pat Tillman Motion Graphics by: Mitchell Peterson Music: "Voodo Love Dance" by Melvyn Price (Courtesy of Wax Poetics Records) "Behind Kungstradgarden" by Melvyn Price (Courtesy of Wax Poetics Records) "Five O'Clock Traffic" by Melvyn Price (Courtesy of Wax Poetics Records) "Last Train" Melvyn Price (Courtesy of Wax Poetics Records) "I Feel the Rhythm" by Ron Trent (Courtesy of Prescription Records) "Altered States" by Ron Trent (Courtesy of Prescription Records) "Prescription" by Ron Trent (Courtesy of Prescription Records) "Concrete Waves (DJ Premier 320 Remix Instrumental)" by DJ Premier (original track by Kendra Morris) (Courtesy of Wax Poetics Records)