ABC's ambitious plans for scripted VR hit new note with 'Nashville'

The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee is a rustic, 90-seat music club filled with history — it’s where a young Garth Brooks was first discovered, stepping in for a sick headliner, and where Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta decided to take a meeting with a girl named Taylor Swift.

And now the musical hub with a rich past is playing a part in scripted television’s future.

Earlier this week, a team from ABC’s Nashville descended upon the venue to film a special virtual reality edition of Nashville: On The Record, a documentary web series turned concert special that offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at the country series’ songwriting process.  Read more…