Eye TV

Biography

EyeTV were a seminal New Rock/Math Rock threesome (and sometime foursome) from Auckland, New Zealand, in existence 1995-2002. They were: Sean Sturm: vocals, guitars, keyboards Luke Casey: drums, vocals Michael Scott: bass, keyboards, occasional vocals (and sometime keyboardist, Grant Winterburn). EyeTV released two long-players, Birdy-O (1997) and Fire Down Below (2000), as well as numerous singles, vids and a "greatest hits" compilation with live tracks and outtakes, As Far As the EyeTV (1999...

EyeTV were a seminal New Rock/Math Rock threesome (and sometime foursome) from Auckland, New Zealand, in existence 1995-2002.

They were:
Sean Sturm: vocals, guitars, keyboards
Luke Casey: drums, vocals
Michael Scott: bass, keyboards, occasional vocals
(and sometime keyboardist, Grant Winterburn).

EyeTV released two long-players, Birdy-O (1997) and Fire Down Below (2000), as well as numerous singles, vids and a "greatest hits" compilation with live tracks and outtakes, As Far As the EyeTV (1999). The compilation also included a selection of material from Sean and Mike's previous band, the Nixons (1989-1995).

The Eye TV song 'Wish It All Away' won the Flying Fish Music Video Of The Year in 1998.
'One Day Ahead' was the most played New Zealand song on radio and earned a 'Best Song' and 'Best Video' nomination at the annual New Zealand Music Awards.

They made their name with blistering live performances throughout the 90's in NZ, Australia and the US.

The band was formed in Auckland, New Zealand on Waitangi Day, 1995.

They imploded (gracefully, as they did everything) in 2002. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.