Duran Duran – Red Carpet Massacre

On September 3rd 2006, Duran Duran entered a scheduled studio session at Manhattan Center Studios in New York joined by producer Timbaland, music assistant and programmer Nate ‘Danjahandz’ Hills, mix master Jimmy Douglass and engineer Marcella ‘Ms. Lago’ Araica.

One week after, the result was three songs, Nite-Runner, Skin Divers and The Valley, and the core of a different musical prospect. Following excitement to the session, DD opted to put their previous stuff known as “Reportage” on the shelf and build an entirely new album from the ground up.

After losing their original guitarist Andy Taylor, the band kept working with Danja and Douglass completing the album in the following months at Sphere Studios and Metropolis Studios in London plus SARM Studios in Manchester. “Red Carpet Massacre” was released on Epic Records in November 2007.

While substantially misunderstood by the fans and not properly marketed by the label, the material pictures a contemporary and both quintessential version of Duran Duran, in which they showed to believe supporting it in great shape through a world tour -despite of the charts’ failure.

After the tour, the band stood by its work and eventually broke their record deal with Sony, moving on with young producer and Duranfan Mark Ronson to write their yet untitled 13th album, featuring some collaboration from Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs).

This video edit takes an extensive look behind the scenes for the making of “Red Carpet Massacre”, with comments for the Falling Down single and Skin Divers, plus insiders for Nite-Runner, the title-track and The Valley. Main filming and editing by Gavin Elder.

Duration : 0:9:45

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