TV Eyes

Biography

While working on the Air album in Paris in the winter of '99, Brian Reitzell and I, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. fantasized about putting together yet another side project (we had already teamed up for the soundtrack album to Logan’s Sanctuary, the fictitious follow up to Sci-fi film classic Logan's Run, for Emperor Norton Records). We had had such fun working with old Jellyfish band mate Jason Falkner on a couple of tracks for the soundtrack album that we wondered what would happen if we all got to...

While working on the Air album in Paris in the winter of '99, Brian Reitzell and I, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. fantasized about putting together yet another side project (we had already teamed up for the soundtrack album to Logan’s Sanctuary, the fictitious follow up to Sci-fi film classic Logan's Run, for Emperor Norton Records). We had had such fun working with old Jellyfish band mate Jason Falkner on a couple of tracks for the soundtrack album that we wondered what would happen if we all got together for a new project inspired by all of our collective 80s influences. TV Eyes was born… kind of. Jason was inspired by the idea as well, and in the summer of 2000 we finally began. We wrote the album in one week in Jason's living room but unfortunately spent the next two years, because we were all so busy with other projects, recording several versions of the record, trying to perfect our vision before unveiling it to our collective fans. From the winter of 2002 to the spring of 2003 we developed the most elaborate live show any of us had ever been involved with individually or together. Determined to execute the album live as a trio, we assembled not only complex backing track accompaniment but all original synced video to be shown on a stage screen behind us. TV Eyes debuted its 10 song album and accompanying video show in May of 2003 to sold-out crowds at Los Angeles' Troubadour and Synthetic night clubs. We played additional shows in October of 2003 as well. After many mixed reviews of both colossal praise and simultaneous utter confusion from the major labels, we continue to this day in trying to find a proper home for the release of the record. The biggest irony in all of this passing of time is that once the album is finally released, it might just turn out to be an even more perfect time to release such an album as various trends in the ever-changing fickle hit parade continues to ebb and tide in our favor. What was once a project very ahead of its time may in fact turn out to be right on time for once in our collective musical careers! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.