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Luis P. Correa (King Steady Beat), owner of Steady Beat Recordings and Kathryn (Blue) Aguirre, former band member of the 90s Los Angeles ska band, Mobtown, and owner of 150 Productions had conversations about the L.A. ska scene in late 2019. They discussed the idea of creating a documentary film to finally capture a genuine account of this decade from quintessentially a Los Angeles based Steady Beat Recordings perspective.
Flash forward to 2020, during the global COVID-19 pandemic. With everyone having copious amounts of time from being locked inside their homes, Luis and Kathryn picked up the idea once more. After collaborating with many others present and thriving in the L.A. Ska scene during that era, the result is A Steady Beat – Chronicles of the Los Angeles 90s Ska Scene.
A Steady Beat documents a gray area gap period commonly referenced as the “Third Wave” era in the Ska community. Though there is debate over how the artists featured in this film fit under that mainstream umbrella in sound, the period, not the music, can be classified as 3rd wave. The difference is the rear-view mirror approach to the music which arguably would not have happened without the bands, but also, without The Blackpool and Steady Beat Recordings there would have been a definite vacuum. The L.A. Ska scene is notorious among scenes for its sights, sounds, and fury. And now through the gift of technology & social media can we invite the world in for a closer look.
We invite you to experience never before seen footage, photos, stories and interviews with Los Angeles’ heavy-weight bands and performers from over 30 years ago. Among them: Hepcat, Jump with Joey, Ocean 11, Mobtown, Yeska, The Allentons, See Spot, The Dynamics and L.A. ‘s first all-female ska band, The Shantees. Along with out-of-town honorary L.A. bands; The Debonaires, Los Hooligans, Unsteady, King Willy, and Mento Buru. Legendary promoters and DJs History of L.A. Ska’s very own Eric Kohler & Junor Francis, Ted Morris of Rude Review, Mark Morales of Angel City Records and other movers and shakers will share their insight and experiences as well.
