Orchestra of Samples
We’ve begun touring our new performance project Orchestra of Samples. NEXT DATE: 19/9/14 at the Berwick Media Arts Festival
in Berwick, UK
Having filmed recording sessions with over 100 musicians in more than twenty countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, we've created a unique archive to sample from. We then produced visual music, fusing all manner of instruments and styles, creating a virtual supergroup of international artists who never met. More info HERE and here's the trailer...
Addictive TV remix 'Vikings' series
Remixing Vikings, the latest US hit series has gone under the knife of Addictive TV, as we were asked to create a short audio/visual track from sampling the show for a live event for it's launch.
An historical drama series written by Michael Hirst (who wrote the BBC's The Tudors and the feature film Elizabeth), Vikings is based on the tales of Viking warrior Ragnar Lodbrok, one of the best-known Norse heroes and reviled in medieval England for his daring raids.
Here's our remix on the right...
Addictive TV vs H5
For the 15th anniversary of the French Techno Parade, during Paris Electronic Week 2013, Addictive TV were commissioned by arts complex The Pompidou Centre to work with Oscar winning French animators and directors H5, to sample and remix a number of their ground-breaking music videos from the last fifteen years...
Big thanks to all involved, including animator Stuart Fortune. Many thanks to Glowbl for live streaming the show and for the recording.
ADDICTIVE TV
@ Arezzo Wave Winter Festival
December 2012, Addictive TV played the fantastic winter version of Italy's famous Arezzo Wave Festival in Arezzo, near Florence in the centre of the country.
Big thanks to the festival for the recording, here's a short clip from the set with the track "You Da 2", where Addictive TV mashup Rihanna's "You Da One" with Blur's "Song 2". FYI, this video is from the Vimeo page of Italy's Repubblica XL magazine, click here to read the interview it's used in.
ADDICTIVE TV: Blow Up for Arte
Celebrating the 100th edition of their specialist cinema programme called "Blow Up", German-French television channel Arte commissioned Addictive TV to remix Antonioni's influential classic 1966 movie Blow Up.
As well as sampling the movie, we of course sampled Herbie Hancock's original soundtrack with that same sample Deee Lite used in their 90's hit Groove is in the Heart.
If you can read French, for more info on Arte's Blow Up cinema show, click here.
ADDICTIVE TV @
Paléo Festival 2012
Late Summer 2012, Addictive TV played the closing slot for the enourmous Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. It's six days and nights of festivities for 230,000 people, with over 200 concerts on six stages!
Many thanks to the festival for the recording, here's a short clip from the set of "Daftwerk Transformation", remixing all three Transformers movies and mashing them up with Daft Punk's 'Robot Rock' and Kraftwerk's 'The Robots'.
ADDICTIVE TV @
The Gadget Show Live 2012
After working with The Gadget Show on Channel 5 last year, Addictive TV were asked to perform as part of The Gadget Show Live 2012, the UK’s leading consumer technology event, held at the NEC in Birmingham in April 2012.
The series has been on British television for nearly a decade now, and for the week-long live event Addictive TV were asked to sample all 16 series, creating an audiovisual remix to perform three times a day for 5 days! Here's what they made...
13/09/14
BERWICK MEDIA ARTS COMMISSION
With their 'Border Crossing' theme, Berwick Media Arts have commissioned us to work with local musicians on our Orchestra of Samples project. We're filming/recording over summer 2014 and performing in September. More info HERE
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GLASTONBURY 2014 AV REMIX Sampling the archives of WaterAid, Oxfam and Greenpeace, we've created a dynamic AV mix from water pumps, helicopters and chanting crowds! -
...all very Game of Thrones! Filmed in Ireland, a title sequence by The Mill and written by the excellent Michael Hirst of Showtime/BBC's 'The Tudors' and feature film 'Elizabeth'.VIKINGS AHEAD !Getting it's European rollout to broadcasters and download services like LoveFilm, the latest US hit series Vikings has gone under the knife of Addictive TV, as we were asked to create a short audio/visual remix for a live launch event for the series. We've now put it online here.
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19/9/13 : Q&A talk with H5 + ATV Addictive TV will also be performing at the Pompidou Centre on September 19th, which is followed by a Q&A talk with ourselves and H5. -
Sampling the delights of Ed Sheeran THTC supporter Ed Sheeran finds himself sampled for the remix alongside beatboxers, scratchers, a graffiti artists spray can and Prince Charles himself!ATV vs THTCAsked by eco-fashion label THTC to create a remix for their social media by sampling years of their clips of supporter artists, from Ed Sheeran and Newton Faulkner to Trojan Sound System and Beardyman, we took on the challenge!
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Blowing it up! Sampling the movie and of course Herbie Hancock's orginal soundtrack with that same sample Deee Lite used in their 90's hit Groove is in the Heart. -
Bend it like Bhamra! We recently recorded with London based virtuoso tabla player and bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra MBE. Click here to read the blog entry. -
I'm Bob... This photo's from the fantastic film "Bob" by animator Darren Walsh (the man behind the "Compare the Meerkat" commercials).
