American group TV On The Radio have praised the internet, claiming it would be impossible for them to survive without it.
Originally based in Brooklyn, TV On The Radio are now spread across the United States. As a result, new material takes a lot of work with the band communicating across cast distances.
Currently taking a break, the band are engaged in numerous solo projects. However with work on a new album set to begin shortly, TV On The Radio have praised the internet for allowing them to discuss ideas.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, producer Dave Sitek praised the web service YouSendIt for bringing the band together. “TV on the Radio has used this a lot because they’re in Brooklyn and I’m in L.A. We go back and forth with songs, sending each other entire Pro-Tools files.”
“If you get a fancy-pants membership you can send some pretty big files. I think the global reach of being able to send an entire session to another country, have someone work on something and record it in hi-fi and then being able to mix it in L.A. — it’s fascinating to me!”
Continuing, the TV On The Radio star enthused about the possibilities YouSendIt has afforded the band. “It allows people to work on complete songs over great distances” he explained.
“It’s the unspoken hero of music right now and allows for a lot of high-quality collaborations. It’s so nerdy that no one really talks about it, but the remix world, for instance, definitely hinges on a site like YouSendIt.”
Watch out for an interview with TV On The Radio singer Kyp Malone shortly!
