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Live Footage | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Genres | Cinematic, Classical, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Indie Pop, Jazz |
Years active | 2008 | –present
Members | Topu Lyo Mike Thies |
Live Footage is an American electro-acoustic, improvisational music act. It consists of cellist and electronic musician, Topu Lyo, and drummer/keyboardist, Mike Thies.
Lyo plays cello, incorporating the use of live loops and a handful of electronics and synthesizers. Thies plays drums and keyboards simultaneously. They have held a residency at Apotheke in NYC’s Chinatown since 2010. [1]
Live Footage has been described by Wall Street Journal as one of the finest “surrealist soundtrack composers” in the making by scoring some of the most eclectic contemporary pieces in film, fashion, dance and in tune composing their own music. [2] They have shared bills with notable artists such as Emily Wells, Dan the Automator, Robert Glasper, and Pharaoh Monch. They have also performed for Charity Water’s live event in San Francisco raising over 7 million dollars to build water wells in Ethiopia.
Having composed music for countless commercial projects for notable brands including Van Cleef & Arpels, [3] UNICEF, [4] Red Bull, Rag & Bone, [5] and BMW to name a few, Live Footage has provided original scores for numerous films, including NAACP Image Award winning “Ali: The People’s Champ”. As regular collaborators of directing duo Coodie & Chike, Live Footage was recently tapped to compose the original score for the Kanye West Trilogy - “Jeen-Yuhs” set for a 2022 Netflix release.
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