Broadcast 2000 is an English acoustic indie-folk band, which centres around multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer Joe Steer. As a live band Steer has been joined by various musicians including Tom Andrews (

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), Chris Banner (

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

), Pedro Del Battenberg (

), Louise Golbey (harmony vocals), Greg Cordez (

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

), Kelly Underdown (

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

), Jade Brightwell (

), Mikee Reed (

), Sarah Triggs (

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

) and Alex Eichenberger (

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

). The band's debut EP ''Building Blocks'' was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Steer in the bedroom of his London flat. Steer has stated that he did not originally plan on being the lead vocalist, but recorded vocals on the tracks as a guide, with the intention of replacing them at a later stage. The song "Get Up And Go", was used in a television advertisement in the UK for the energy supplier E.ONSee It & Save
", E-on, 2008 and is used in an ad for Volvo V60 in Scandinavia (2010). "Don't Weigh Me Down" was used in the opening scene of UK TV

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, ''

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'', episode aired on Channel 4 31 July 2008. "Pep Talk" was used in a movie trailer for the 2013 film ''

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'' starring

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. "Run" features on Apple's 2008 " MacBook Green" commercial and Bank of Scotland's 'With You All The Way' ad campaign in Scotland (2012). As of July 2009 the song "Rouse Your Bones" has been used to back UK charity

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in its 'Poverty Over' internet advertising campaign. The song "Get Up And Go" can be heard in the final scene of American TV show ''

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'' Season 10, episode 13, aired on CBS in US and Channel 5 in UK in 2010. The band's debut album ''Broadcast 2000'' was recorded by Steer, with additional production by

Eliot James Eliot James is a British record producer, songwriter, musician, audio engineer and mixer, based at Eastcote Studios in West London, England. Selected production credits include: *Tor Miller "Midnight" EP *Two Door Cinema Club ''Tourist History ...

(who has previously worked with

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and

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amongst others) and features violin by

Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott (g ...

's Tom 'Fiddle' Hobden. Songs from the album have received substantial radio airplay on

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and XFM. With live sessions on 6Music's

Marc Riley Marc Riley (born 10 July 1961 in Manchester) is an English radio DJ, alternative rock critic, musician, and former music businessman. He currently presents on BBC Radio 6 Music. Formerly a member of the Fall, he co-owned a record label, In-Ta ...

and

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shows as well as John Kennedy's XFM show. The band have also performed on the

BBC Introducing BBC Music ''Introducing'' is BBC Radio's platform supporting unsigned, undiscovered, and under-the-radar UK music talent. It gives artists the opportunity to be played on Local BBC Radio and nationally on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 ...

stage at

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2010,

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music festival in Austin Texas, and as part of The Roundhouse Emerging Proms events in London.

Discography

Albums

*''Broadcast 2000'' (

Grönland Records Grönland Records is a British–German independent record label founded in London, England, which relocated to Berlin in 2009. "Grönland" (German for Greenland) refers both to the country, the label's founder, Herbert Grönemeyer and the epo ...

, 15 February 2010)

EPs

*''Building Blocks EP'' (

, 25 August 2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadcast 2000 English indie rock groups Grönland Records artists