''Multiple SIDosis'' is a 1970 short film in which a single performer creates an entire multi-part performance of the song "Nola". It is an example of a kind of

one-man-band A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical or electronic contraptions. One-man bands also often sing while they perform. The simplest type of "one-man ban ...

musical performance.THE BOOTLEG FILES: MULTIPLE SIDOSIS
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Summary

''Multiple SIDosis'', written by, directed by and starred

Sid Laverents Sidney Nicklas Laverents (August 5, 1908 – May 6, 2009) was an American amateur filmmaker, who started making films at home when he was 50. Recognized as one of the industry's most successful hobbyists, his 1970 film '' Multiple SIDosis'' ...

, features as many as twelve split-screen "copies" of Laverents playing various conventional and improvised instruments simultaneously. The separately-recorded performances of the various parts were

overdubbed Overdubbing (also known as layering) is a technique used in audio recording in which audio tracks that have been pre-recorded are then played back and monitored, while simultaneously recording new, doubled, or augmented tracks onto one or more av ...

and visually composited to create the final piece.

Technique

The overdubbing technique has been used before and since in professional recording studios, to allow a single performer to create an entire multi-instrument song. Digital technology has made the technique much easier for amateurs to employ today, but no such labour-saving devices were available to Laverents.

Legacy

In 2000, ''Multiple SIDosis'' was selected for preservation in the United States

National Film Registry The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception ...

by the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The librar ...

as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry
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* * {{YouTube, 2cRZmvr-2QM, ''Multiple SIDosis'' 1970 films 1970 short films Amateur filmmaking Films about music and musicians United States National Film Registry films 1970s musical films