| Yacht Rock | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Yachtrockep1.jpg) Title screen of the first episode | |
| Genre | Mockumentary |
| Created by | J. D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair, Lane Farnham |
| Presented by | Steve Huey |
| Starring | J. D. Ryznar, Hunter Stair, David B. Lyons |
| Opening theme | "Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers | JD Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair, David B. Lyons |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 5–9 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 101 |
| Release | June 26, 2005 – April 14, 2010 |
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Yacht Rock is an online video series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series debuted at a Channel 101 screening on June 26, 2005. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until June 25, 2006, when the tenth episode placed seventh at the screening, and the series was canceled. The show remained a popular download on the Channel 101 website, convincing the creators to make two additional episodes independently. The eleventh episode, featuring Jason Lee as Kevin Bacon, debuted in a screening at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 27, 2007, and was later included with the other episodes on Channel 101.[1] On May 5, 2010, the twelfth and final episode of Yacht Rock was released on YouTube and Channel 101. The series inspired the term yacht rock as a musical descriptor for the songs and artists it features.
- ^ Chiu, David (May 28, 2008). "'Yacht Rock' Docks in Sea of Musical Spoofs". Spinner. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2008.