| Addictive TV | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Audiovisual, Electro, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | Go Home Productions (aka Mark Vidler) |
| Website | www.addictive.com |
| Members | |
| Françoise Lamy Graham Daniels Mark Vidler Nick Clarke |
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| Past members | |
| Tolly | |
Addictive TV was formed in 1992. The UK DJ/producers and audiovisual artists are the team who ran Optronica (2005–2007) - the visual music and VJ event held at the NFT and British Film Institute IMAX in London, UK.
In 1998 they produced Transambient for Channel 4 in the UK and from 2000 - 2005 produced the ground-breaking DJ:VJ music series Mixmasters for the UK's ITV1. In 2003, working closely with the R&D area of Japanese manufacturer Pioneer Electronics they became instrumental with the testing and development of their DVD turntables, the first being the Pioneer DVJ-X1 released in 2004, the follow-up DVJ 1000 was released in 2006.
In the same year, in the international publication DJMag annual poll, Addictive TV were voted #1 VJs in the world for a second time (the first being in 2004 in the magazine's first ever VJ poll alongside their Top 100 DJ poll). In the five years the poll ran, Addictive TV were the only act to stay in the top 3 positions.[1]
As artists, Addictive TV have performed in in over 40 countries in venues from the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Royal National Theatre in London to festivals like Roskilde Festival in Denmark and the San Francisco Film Festival in the US.
They are known for their bootleg film remixes, and in 2006 they became the first group to officially remix a Hollywood film, reworking New Line Cinema's dance-centric Take the lead into an audiovisual Viral video. In 2006 they also worked on Snakes on a Plane remixing the film for its TV commercials. Also in 2006, they performed at Siggraph '06 - the world largest digital arts events. Then in 2008 they cut a remix for Paramount and Marvel's Iron Man film.[2]
In 2008 Mark Vidler of Go Home Productions notoriety joined Graham Daniels cementing a new era of Addictive TV. In 2008 they were asked to remix the Olympics live for television, with Austrian broadcaster ORF as part of an IOC sanctioned and EU funded project looking at new forms of television.[3] In 2009, they created official remixes of Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire for film company Pathé and Vin Diesel movie Fast & Furious for Universal as alternative trailers. Bands and accidents go together, and in 2009 Graham fell of stage at Razzmatazz (concert venue) in Barcelona, Spain, breaking his leg!
2010 saw them play the opening of the Cultural Olympiad with Mike Relm for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Also in 2010 they supported Sengalise star Youssou N'Dour at Sfinks Festival and later that year traveled to Senegal to film and record West Africa musicians working with both him and Baaba Maal, including famed tama drummer Samba Diop. Still working on their forthcoming project Orchestra of Samples, in 2011 they filmed and recorded sessions in Brazil with Viola virtuoso and Latin Grammy Award Nominee Mazinho Quevedo and in Tunisia with leading percussionist Seifeddine Helal.
In 2011 they played the opening of Fest2011 in Paulinia, Brazil, supporting Brazilian rock legend Rita Lee (Os Mutantes). The same year, along with artists Arnaud Rebotini (Black Strobe) and DJ Leonard de leonard they formed the line-up of the record breaking largest ever ´silent disco´ in the world (over 10,000) in Grenoble, France organised by Cabaret Frappé in partnership with SilentArena France.[4]
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From 2001 to 2005, Addictive TV were signed to US label Moonshine Music, releasing nine DVD albums of their Mixmasters and Transambient projects. They have also released through Naive in France, Absolut via Universal Music Group in Germany and both Pinnacle and Pias in the UK.
Titles include:
TRANSAMBIENT (2000)
SPACED OUT (2001)
MIXMASTERS #1 - #5 (2002–2005)
AUDIOVISUALIZE (2005)