| Audio-Files | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Matt Eastin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BYUtv |
| Release | April 10, 2012 – May 6, 2013 |
Audio-Files is a television music series produced by BYUtv. The series combines interviews, concerts, and behind-the-scenes footage of nationally rising indie bands. [1] [2] The show premiered on April 10, 2012, at 6:30 pm MST, 8:30 pm EST. [3] [4]
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. [5] The show's first press release was on February 29, 2012. [6] Past episodes can be viewed on the show's website. [7]
The first season featured rising bands including Neon Trees (Mercury), Imagine Dragons (Interscope), [8] [9] [10] Mason Jennings (Brushfire), [11] Trampled By Turtles (Banjodad), Low (Sub Pop), [12] Damien Jurado (Secretly Canadian), Joshua James (Northplatte), and Paper Route (Universal Motown). [13]
The second season featured bands including The Head and the Heart (Sub Pop), The Album Leaf (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". [14]
| Episode | Name | Air Date [15] |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Imagine Dragons | 2012-04-10 |
| 02 | Mason Jennings | 2012-04-24 |
| 03 | Paper Route | 2012-05-01 |
| 04 | Low | 2012-05-15 |
| 06 | Joshua James | 2012-05-22 |
| 07 | Trampled By Turtles | 2012-07-10 |
| 08 | Ramona Falls | 2012-07-17 |
| 09 | Damien Jurado | 2012-07-31 |
| 10 | Neon Trees | 2012-08-07 |
| 11 | The Head and the Heart | 2012-11-15 |
| 12 | The Album Leaf | 2012-11-29 |
| 13 | Mates of State | 2013-04-01 |
| 14 | Akron/Family | 2013-04-08 |
| 15 | Nada Surf | 2013-05-06 |