Last year, Ron Delsener Presents shared the untold story of one of the most important figures in the history of New York’s live music, chronicling the legendary concert promoter’s career from his early aspirations to his now towering legacy. Over six decades, Delsener’s tireless hustling to create groundbreaking music experiences has transformed the industry from a small-scale scene to a multinational network of talent, fans and movers and shakers behind the scenes. To tell his story is to tell the history of the concert experience, captivatingly manifested in one of its most magnetic and indefatigable champions.

After a celebrated theatrical run, the feature-length documentary from director Jake Sumner has finally arrived on streaming services. Audiences at home can experience the far-reaching narrative – told through Delsener’s own words, the material of his meticulous archives, and firsthand accounts from icons like Billy Joel, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Van Zandt and Bette Midler – on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play and YouTube Movies. Learn more about the film at rondelsenerpresentsfilm.com.

“I’d known him for a long time in a way but not that well. Whenever I’d see him at events or shows, he always had these stories that were captivating,” Sumner reflected on the decade-long process behind Ron Delsener Presents in an interview with Relix:

“He’d just drop an incredible Jimi Hendrix story on you and have everyone kind of watching. What’s funny is that a lot of his stories are not very glamorous. They’re not what you might expect. Like they’ll end with him eating pizza with Elton John in the back of a car. That’s what I like about his storytelling—it’s not the super glamorous things you might anticipate. It’s walking through downtown Manhattan with Frank Zappa’s bodyguard to get a hot plate for Frank because he’s tired of the cold food that they would serve him in the back of the Palladium during his residency. I thought that stuff was just so compelling and interesting.”

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