Broadcast 2000

Broadcast 2000 is a British acoustic indie-folk band based in London, England, which centres around multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer Joe Steer. As a live band Steer is joined by various musicians including Tom Andrews (glockenspiel), Chris Banner (percussion), Pedro Del Battenberg (percussion), Louise Golbey (harmony vocals), Greg Cordez (double bass), Kelly Underdown (violin), Jade Brightwell (violin) and Alex Eichenberger (cello). The band's debut EP Building Blocks was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Steer in the bedroom of his London flat. Steer has stated that he did not originally plan on being the lead vocalist, but recorded vocals on the tracks as a guide, with the intention of replacing them at a later stage. The song "Get Up And Go", was used in a television advertisement in the UK for the energy supplier E.ON. "Don't Weigh Me Down" was used in the opening scene of UK TV soap Hollyoaks, episode aired Channel 4 July 31, 2008 . "Pep Talk" was used in a movie trailer for the 2008 film Yes Man starring Jim Carrey. "Run" also features on Apple's 2008 "MacBook Green" commercial. As of July 2009 the song "Rouse Your Bones" has been used to back UK charity Christian Aid in its 'Poverty Over' internet advertising campaign. The band's debut album "Broadcast 2000" (yet to be released) was recorded by Steer, with additional production by Eliot James (who has previously worked with Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party amongst others) and features violin by Noah and the Whale's Tom 'Fiddle' Hobden.