RA goes beyond the sunshine and the sprawl to explore LA's underground scene. LA's reputation precedes itself. Around the world, Hollywood looms large, presenting America's second-biggest city as a land of palm trees, red carpets and celebrities. This couldn't be further than the truth. As Mahssa Taghinia of Mount Analog puts it, LA is a "geographical memoir, there's no truth or falsehood really, everybody's idea of LA is very personal." There is an escapist bent to the place, and many artists find a small patch of paradise to hole up and work on music. Of course, that lifestyle and the so-called "Autopia," criss-crossed by freeways inhabited by single-driver cars, can be incredibly isolating. People cling to the communities fostered by record stores, radio stations and raves. The endless expanse of the city provides warehouse space for promoters pushed underground by a 2 AM curfew. Since the early '90s, artists from around the world have flown to LA every weekend to play back-alley spots whose locations remain unannounced until a few hours before the party starts. The word-of-mouth aspect of these events reflects a large trend in the city: so much of what LA has to offer happens behind closed doors. Our latest Real Scenes film tries to take you there, documenting a scene as thriving as it is elusive. Visit the RA feature page: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?2679 Subscribe to the RA YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1x7PeGy Watch Real Scenes: London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN1XUBrwp5A Production credits: Director: Patrick Nation Editor: Sim Higginson Associate producer: Matt McDermott Producer: Debbie Butts Executive producer: Ryan Keeling Director of photography: Sim Higginson Colourist: Adam Clarke Dubbing mixer: Guy Clarke Production manager: Lydia Starbek Film production: Clockwise Media Music in order of appearance: Blasé - Suites and Spices [ESP Institute] 2014 Damon Eliza Palermo - Inner Realm [Lovers Rock] 2014 Santiago Salazar - Your Club Went Hollywood [Wallshaker Music] 2010 Delroy Edwards - Can U Get With [Gene’s Liquor] 2014 Sage Caswell - Shiny Dog [Spring Theory] 2015 Diva - Desert of Yialmel [Unreleased] 2015 Matthewdavid’s Mindflight - Love’s Harp [Leaving Records] 2016 Tropic of Cancer - Court of Devotion [Blackest Ever Black] 2013 Sage Caswell - Then Before Now Once More [Best Of Television] 2015 Cromie - Onda [Amadeus Records] 2015 Hypoxia - L’oubli [BL__k NOISE] 2015 Special thanks: Kate Stimac Vidal Vargas Oliver Bristow Lynn Tejada Joseph Cavanaugh Damon Palermo Natan H Phil Cho Michael Hopkins Eddie Ruscha, Jr.