''Audio-Files'' is a television music series produced by

BYUtv BYU TV (stylized as BYUtv) is a television channel, founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part of Brigham Young University (BYU). The channel, available through cable and satellite distributors in the United States, produces a number ...

. The series combines interviews, concerts, and behind-the-scenes footage of nationally rising

indie band Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording a ...

s. The show premiered on April 10, 2012, at 6:30 pm MST, 8:30 pm EST. On March 3, 2012, the first promo commercial was released. On March 29, 2012, BYUtv housed a pre-screening inside BYU's new broadcasting building. The show's first press release was on February 29, 2012. Past episodes can be viewed on the show's website. The first season featured rising bands including

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(Mercury),

Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...

(Interscope),

Mason Jennings Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter. Biography Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh at an early age. Jennings learned to play guitar at the age of 13, when he began writing songs. Jennings later dr ...

(Brushfire),

Trampled By Turtles Trampled by Turtles is an American bluegrass-influenced folk band from Duluth, Minnesota. They have released ten full albums, three of which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard bluegrass chart. Their fifth release, ''Palomino'', stayed in the c ...

(Banjodad), Low (Sub Pop),

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(Secretly Canadian), Joshua James (Northplatte), and Paper Route (Universal Motown). The second season featured bands including

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(Sub Pop),

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(Sub Pop),

Mates of State Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner (born June 16, 1974) (vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, and occasional guitar and drums) and Jason Hammel ...

(Barsuk),

Nada Surf Nada Surf is a New York City-based American alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), Doug Gillard (guitar, backing vocals), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). History 199 ...

(Barsuk), Akron/Family (Dead Oceans), and more.

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named the series "Best Music Television 2013".

List of artists have performed on ''Audio-Files''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:AUDIO-FILES Rock music television series 2012 American television series debuts BYU TV original programming