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tvforcats

About Me

BORN IN MELBOURNE IN LATE 2006, TVFORCATS IS A PRODUCT OF MORPHING A FAIRLY CONVENTIONAL LINEUP UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME, TO A MORE CONFIDENT AND CHALLENGING TWO PEICE ATTACK. IN EARLY 2007 AFTER PARTING WAYS WITH A DRUMMER TWO WEEKS BEFORE AN UPCOMING GIG, A RESOLUTION WAS MADE TO PROGRAM THE ENTIRE SET ON DRUMS ELECTRONICALLY, TO HONOR THE GIG COMMITMENT. THE SHOW WAS SUPRISINGLY SUCCESSFULL WITH A NEW GRASP OF FREEDOM ELECTRONICS PROVIDED, THE FUTURE WAS LOOKING GOOD. A FEW MORE SOLID SHOWS AND IT WAS DECIDED TO SPEND THE REST OF THE YEAR DEMOING AND RECORDING AN E.P. ACCLAIMED JAPANESE ENGINEER/PRODUCER NAO ANZAI WAS ENLISTED DUE TO PAST PROJECTS OF ELECTRONIC AND CHALLENGING INSTRUMENTATION. 2008 AND TVFORCATS EMERGED WITH THE RELEASE "END....SILENCE", WITHIN WEEKS IT HAD RECIEVED AIRPLAY ON SYN, RRR AND PBS INCLUDING A LIVE TO AIR ON HOIST AND NUMBER 1 ON THE SWEET 16. A FEATURE IN BUZZ MAGAZINE, FEATURE ON POLAROIDSFORANDROIDS.COM AND A SPOT IN THE LORD OF THE FRIES MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. THE REST OF 2008 SEES SOLID SUPPORT SLOTS, AN INTERSTATE TOUR AND POSSIBLY OVERSEAS IN 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/14/2006
Band Members:

Troy Coxhill - Vocals/Guitar/Synth/drum programming


Dave Hartney - Bass/synth/Backing Vocals
Machines - Beats
Influences: Daft punk, DFA 1979, The Beatles, Shy Child, Radiohead, Refused, Talking Heads, My Disco, Crystal Castles, Regurgitator, Q and not U, ATDI, Anything pushing limits
Sounds Like:
Record Label: contact us or crash! entertainment for bookings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

settled

Yo, Ive just finished unpacking and getting my creative life back on track. I spent all week making a kitchen table which turned out swell. Anyways we am gearing up to manipulate some sounds into a re...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:12:00 GMT

UPDATE

Ive been busy lately so sorry for no updates, I went O/S for a month and a half which was mind blowing,  bought a house in East Brunswick, Ive been living in the burbs since all this year (sux to...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:45:00 GMT

trouble with the fuzz

Thanks for everyone who came down to the old bar, we had fun playng even after a few incidents during the day, including dave running out of fuel,  leaving his car then having the fuzz deman...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:02:00 GMT