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TV OFF - THE BAND

TV OFF is an electro-pop hybrid featuring a colourful, hyperactive singer called Sara and a deadpan beatsman everyone around here refers to as Markku.

At a recent performance the duo were described by one chin-stroker as “like Sophie Ellis-Bexter meets Moby”. The band kicked the crap outta that guy and he still eats through a straw. Luckily, it was all put down to “high spirits”, and The Off was able to return to the studio to start on the debut record.

After only a fistful of gigs, the guys were attracting attention on a scale that made them both smile like kids in a sweetstore (or Sara in a shoeshop) and soon they were snapped up for lovely things like being nominated for Best Upcoming Act at the Basso Radio awards, performing at the Diesel Global Party event, opening the new Minna Parikka store (a woman who makes shoes that are so valuable that most people can only afford one of a pair), being featured in snowboarding movies, and playing alongside such Coolness-Personified-In Band-Form as CSS, Crystal Castles and Múm at Flow Festival in Finland.

Despite real initial interest from record labels, publishers and other folk that fear for their jobs, the band is going ahead with releasing their material on the internet for now and, well, seeing what happens. It is, of course, all part of a bigger plan for world domination as the guys are already confirmed to appear at The Great Escape Festival in UK in May where, between gigs, they plan to spend a lot of time on the beach, or in the arcades on the pier if it is raining. They will also appear at events in Tokyo, Berlin and throughout Scandinavia this Spring while they wait for the rest of the world to join their party.


PAST PERFORMANCES

13.06.2009 Be2gether festival, Lithuania
12.06.2009 Dirty Deal Cafe, Latvia
29.05.2009 LIQUIDROOM, TOKYO
16.05.2009 THE GREAT ESCAPE UK, Komedia Bar
15.05.2009 THE GREAT ESCAPE UK, Latest Music Bar
24.04.2009 Turku
18.04.2009 Helsinki, Semifinal (w/ Formal Disco Riot)
17.04.2009 Oulu, 45 Special
02.04.2009 Helsinki, Kuudes Linja
27.02.2009 Helsinki, Botta (Hehku)
05.02.2009 Helsinki, Redrum (MISF*TS w/ JOAKIM (Tigersushi, FRA))
23.01.2009 Helsinki, Shotgun the snowboard movie premiere
12.12.2008 Turku, Dynamo (w/ Villa Nah)
15.11.2008 Helsinki, Korjaamo (w/ MILLIONERS)
1.11.2008 Turku, Klubi (Sheikki Sheikki <3 HTDJ)
31.10.2008 Korjaamo, Scrapbook Project premiere party
24.10.2008 MUSIIKKI & MEDIA / LOST IN MUSIC, Tampere
11.10.2008 DIESEL XXX 30th anniversary, Helsinki
04.10.2008 Helsinki, Semifinal (club Kissalaakso)
24.9.2008 Helsinki, Minna Parikka Boutique opening
16.08.2008 Flow Festival (w/ Cut Copy, CSS, The Roots etc)
26.07.2008 Helsinki, Liberte (w/ KA SO RE)
18.06.2008 Helsinki, Kuudes Linja (w/ KA SO RE)
07.06.2008 BASSO FESTIVAL (Sinebrychoff park main stage)
16.05.2008 Turku, Klubi (Club Thessalonik w/ JESSE)
14.05.2008 Helsinki, Kuudes Linja (Planet Ash w/ ULRICH SCHNAUSS (UK))
11.04.2008 Helsinki, Mbar w/ Dasaev (RUS)
01.04.2008 Helsinki, Kuudes Linja (w/ The Je Ne Sais Quoi (SWE))
01.03.2008 Helsinki, Railway station / Jääpuisto
16.02.2008 Helsinki, Semifinal (w/ Le Corps Mince De Francoise)
03.01.2008 Helsinki, Redrum (club MISF*TS w/ Dj Erkko & Makelove)
05.12.2007 Helsinki, Mbar (mbar 6 years birthday)

CONTACT

Management: Clockwork Music Management
Contact: [email protected]
Booking: Live Nation (Scandinavia & The Baltics)
Contact: [email protected]
All Band enquiries to: [email protected]
Blog: http://www.tv-off.com/

Send me your track Promo photos: Eerikki Pokela, make up: Miia Uusimäki.
Graphic design: Emil Bertell.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.tv-off.com
Sounds Like:
RUMBA:
KIITORADALLA

NYT-LIITE:
CLUB KISSALAAKSO

ELLE FINLAND:
FLOW-FESTIVAALI

BASSO MAGAZINE:
HYVÄT NOUSUT 2008

PAPPER 1/2008

SNOW EXTREME 2/2008
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Music video for Music Machine

We are excited! Our new music video is online! Check out Music Machine on Vimeo
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:51:00 GMT

Check out this video: TV OFF - I Mind Now

Check out this video: TV OFF - I Mind Now
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:29:00 GMT

Allscandinavian.com blog post about I Mind Now

Yey! Allscandinavian.com just did a brilliant blog post on us:http://allscandinavian.com/570/tv-off-i-mind-now-track/
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:15:00 GMT

Final versions of Music Machine and Giraffe!

We're excited! The final versions of Music Machine and Giraffe are now online here at MySpace!
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:50:00 GMT

Vote for TV OFF on the Basso Music Awards 2009!

We are nominated for the title of "the best upcoming act" on Basso Music Awards 2009! Whee! You can give us your vote on the awards site:http://www.basso.fi/musicawards2009/
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:34:00 GMT

Final version of 'I Mind Now' now online!

Hey all, the final version of 'I Mind Now' is now online on our MySpace page! It's the first one of the new song versions that we're putting online. Be sure to follow our blog at http://tv-off.com - w...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:45:00 GMT

Blog now active at TV-OFF.COM

We are now blogging actively at http://tv-off.com !
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:45:00 GMT

New song versions coming up...hold on!

We've taken down Music Machine for now because the new version is being mixed at the moment.. we're excited to hear it ourselves, it'll be online very soon!
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Video from the studio

Here's a little something from the final studio day recording our debut album. Sara's recording some extra vocal doubles for Pillows & Shortcake. Sorry you can't hear her voice too good in the video b...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Diesel XXX Helsinki Event

Fun fun fun! We're performing at the Diesel XXX Helsinki event, the stellar Diesel's 30th anniversary party which is happening in 17 cities on the same day. We're excited!Here's what they say:Local bo...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:34:00 GMT