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Jeff Reding Collection

1986-2024, undated

951.16 (GB)

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Jeff Reding is a Cleveland, OH, native and began his career in promotions and public relations in the late 1970’s. He created Modern Musik Magazine in 1981, which was dedicated to promoting upcoming bands, record reviews, band interviews, and articles. Currently, he is the Executive Producer of VidMag Media which is the exstension of the cable music program, VidMag Television (1986-1993), which featured music videos, interviews, and live performances of local and national touring bands. Reding produced a number of concert events at local venues such as Babylon Falls, the last show at Babylon A Go-Go, and An Industrial Nightmare, a Halloween show at the Phantasy Nite Club.

The Jeff Reding Collection ranges from 1986 to 2024 and undated materials. The files are organized into two series that contain digital videos and images of local and national acts that performed in the Cleveland, OH, area. This content was recorded for VidMag Television, a Cleveland television show produced by Reding containing music videos, interviews, and performances by Cleveland area and national bands and their members, as well as for Reding’s personal collection. This collection was donated as part of the NEO Sound Film & Video Preservation Day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Library and Archives, in Cleveland, OH.

Processing Information: Processed by Amanda R. Avery, Intern. Completed July 8, 2019. Revised by Lyndsey Godwin-Kresge, Audiovisual Archivist. Completed December 6, 2024. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.

Acquisition Note: The Jeff Reding Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. as a gift from Jeff Reding on September 28, 2018 and September 30, 2024. The 2018 acquisition was made as part of a Home Movie Day project, funded by an Ohio History Fund grant from the Ohio History Connection.

Citation: [Identification of item], Jeff Reding Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Language Note: Collection is primarily in English.

Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration Form before using this collection. Consult the Library and Archives in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. has a limited copyright license to the materials within this collection. The transfer of Donor's literary and other property rights does not include works of other individuals and organizations contained in the gift. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.

Reding, Jeff