Michael H. Shamberg
Film producer Michael Shamberg is best known for his work with
New Order and
Lawrence Weiner. Very much part of the late 70s/early 80s New York scene, he first made acquaintances with New Order when they debuted in that city. This meeting led to him promoting a 1981 gig, documented on the
Taras Shevchenko video.
Shamberg's film and artworld contacts saw him commissioning ground-breaking videos for the group from the likes of Robert Frank, Robert Longo and Gretchen Bender, William Wegman and Robert Breer, Jonathan Demme, Philippe Decouflé, Kathryn Bigelow and Johan Renck.
He also took on the role of
Factory's eyes and ears in the States, heading up
Of Factory New York,
Factory America,
Factory (US) and
Crepuscule America. Shamberg's New York influence can be seen in many of Factory's early 80s dance 12"s.