''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 numbe ...
. The series combines interviews, concerts, and behind-the-scenes footage of nationally rising
indie bands. 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
Neon Trees
Neon Trees is an American rock band from Provo, Utah. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records. Thei ...
(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 ...
(Interscope),
Mason Jennings (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 t ...
(Banjodad),
Low
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(Sub Pop),
Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington, United States. Over the years, he has released albums on Sub Pop, Secretly Canadian, Loose, and is currently on his own label Maraqopa Records.
Music career
Jurado's solo ...
(Secretly Canadian),
Joshua James (Northplatte), and
Paper Route (Universal Motown).
The second season featured bands including
The Head and the Heart (Sub Pop),
The Album Leaf
The Album Leaf is an American musical project founded in San Diego, California, in 1998 by Jimmy LaValle. He is known for his use of electronics, synthesizer, and Rhodes piano. His performances often feature projected visual art.
History Inc ...
(Sub Pop),
Mates of State (Barsuk),
Nada Surf (Barsuk),
Akron/Family (Dead Oceans), and more.
Salt Lake City Weekly named the series "Best Music Television 2013".
List of artists have performed on ''Audio-Files''
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Rock music television series
2012 American television series debuts
BYU TV original programming