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Featuring music videos every Monday has restored my faith in their art. Far too many ‘big name’ bands have music videos that can cost close to a million dollars to produce, and they end up being completely stereotyped and usually promiscuous. Independent artists are generally far more creative with their music and that creativity flows in to their music videos. They’re called music artists because they create art. Britney no longer creates art, she creates money.

Art is inspirational. Fans or art often create their own interpretation and this is most flattering to artists; being recognized, respected, and loved.

Jordan Clarke (friend: jordanc87) is a fan of the band Broadcast 2000. He produced this fantastic music video for a project at the Vancouver Film School. Broadcast 2000 discovered the video and put it on their mySpace page for all their fans to see. Discover more about Broadcast 2000 and their upcoming gigs below the video.

About the band

Broadcast 2000 is the creation of London-based Joe Steer. On his debut mini album ‘Building Blocks’ he combines cello, double bass, guitar, ukulele, glockenspiel, banjo, percussion and his own layered vocals. This makes him a multi-instrumentalist. Yes, that word makes me raise my eyebrow in awe too! The mini album was all written, recorded, mixed and mastered in the bedroom of Joe’s north London flat. This isn’t the future of music. This is the now of music! Joe originally used his own vocals for the album as a guide and intended on replacing them with a singer later, but never did.

When on tour Joe delegates his multi-instrumental talents to the likes of various musicians including Tom Andrews (glockenspiel), Chris Banner (percussion), Louise Golbey (harmony vocals), Greg Cordez (double bass) and Kelly Underdown (violin).

Speaking of touring. Broadcast 2000 is currently on tour throughout Europe. They currently only list dates until August on their website, but I’m sure they will have many more gigs after that! More info on their gigs/tour.