By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The music biz has always been cutthroat, but now…

Giant Pictures releases ART OF A HIT to VOD and digital platforms August 20. Gaelan Draper directed, and also wrote and produced with Charlie Saxton, who stars alongside Ryan Donowho, Charlie Saxton, Tim Jo, Rob Raco, James Earl, Allie MacDonald and David Valdes. The synopsis: “Ryan, the lead singer of a late- ’90s rock band, is haunted by irrelevance and struggling to regain visibility a decade after the band’s prime. Charlie Dupont, an eccentric super-producer, invites the band to his 1,000-year-old French chateau to record a comeback album. But as tensions rise and tempers flare, Ryan and his bandmates realize they’re up against more than just the pressure to succeed.”