New music from Computer vs. Banjo! Reservoir, a collection of remixes and outtakes from their eponymous debut, is now available online.

Reservoir is a collection of remixes and outtakes from Computer vs. Banjo's debut record. Remix contributors include Ki:Theory, Ninja Simone, Kalesto, Mid-Air, and Computer vs. Banjo. These fresh takes push the boundaries further into glitch, electronica, house, and dub. Also included are four B-sides from the studio sessions.

Hope you dig it. Here is a link to find it

music snobs

the bloggers at snob's music just named us #9 in the best new artists of 2008, saying CVB is a "great musical hybrid that surprisingly never gets irritating". If you have a second check out the entire snobby review. Thanks guys!

Nashville Scene

Jewly Hight of our weekly paper here in Nashville, The Scene, wrote an article about us this week where among other nice things she said:

"Computer vs. Banjo self-released their eponymous debut this summer—12 tracks layered with sun-dazed melodies, electronic whirs and blips and the occasional mandolin picking or clawhammer-style banjo frailing."

to read the whole review head to their website.

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music business radio

Spent Tuesday in the studios of Lightning 100 here in nashville recording a show and podcast for Music Business Radio. Some others are blogging about the show already, so if you are interested here are some links:

Music Marketing [dot] com

blubrry

Got CVB?

We are the Indie Band of the Month on Got Radio.

About Got Radio...

Gotradio.com, is an online radio network, streaming free internet radio stations , and features free music downloads.

Check us out here:

Got Radio: Computer vs. Banjo

j.mann

MTV soundtrack

Did a lot of work last month composing music for MTV. . . they have developed a new site that you should all check out, it is called Soundtrack. We are a featured artist this week and you can read about the work we did on the 'rock' homepage in a blog from the music supervisor for the show 'Sex with Mom and Dad'.

The Sharp End

Our song "Give Up On Ghosts" will be featured in a new film entitled "The Sharp End." We're excited to be a part of it, and even more excited about the fact that our friends Pictures and Sound + Ki:Theory also have music used in the film as well. The movie will be premiering at film festivals this month. Check out the trailer:



j.mann

cvb.sept.

4 weeks of intense composing, recording, and editing have yielded a nice batch of material for a new mtv show. lots of late nights, busted hard drives, and mass creativity have us both looking forward to a much needed recharge before diving into a writing period for our next record.

yesterday, we received word that our debut album was on the cmj top 200 chart for the ninth straight week! thanks to everyone who helped make that happen.

some good records dropped recently:

brazilian girls "new york city"
dr.dog "fate"
flying lotus "los angeles"
avett bros. "second gleam"

in other news...
computer vs. banjo is going into the organic farming business. well...let's just say that the nc farm could prove a worthy distraction to any mountain writing/recording adventures. spinach, kale, cabbage, and snow peas are all major players in the fall crop. i'm sure that we will find a way to sample the crop in some sort of audio format.


j.mann

CVB on XM Satellite Radio and Direct tv Thurday night!

XM and Direct TV folks,

The RADAR REPORT is a special feature highlighting our most notable bands each week.
XM RADiO will be featuring your Computer vs. Banjo (Thursday – August 21st 2008) on the R>A>D>A>R REPORT at 10pm ET.

The Radar Report Encores every Friday at 2pm ET and Every Saturday at 6am ET.
The show airs on: XMU, XM RADIO Channel 43, XM RADIO Online and Direct TV Channel 831.
XMU, XM 43, is located on XM SATELLiTE RADiO in the United States and Canada: http://www.xmradio.com or http://xmu.xmradio.com

If you don't have XM you can listen online with A FREE ACCOUNT simply go to http://www.xmradio.com/xmuoffer for a free 14 day trial.
You only need an email address to sign up.

This is a weekly show that airs for about an hour every Thursday night. Many people in the industry either listen to this show or check out the visual version of the Report (link below). Computer vs. Banjo is 1 of 13 bands that is being featured this week.

You can View the Report here: http://www.xmuradarreport.com)

j.mann
computer vs. banjo

Pictures And Sound/Jerry Douglas

Two new releases that came out today, featuring friends of CVB, that you should check out:

Pictures And Sound "Pictures And Sound":

The new album featuring Luke Reynolds. CVB and Luke constantly bummed instruments, cars, food, conversations, and laughter from each other over the past few years as our albums were being put together in many different studios and homes throughout Nashville. Luke and the boys made a great record. Here's a link to check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/picturesandsoundmusic


Jerry Douglas "Glide":

Todd Parks (bass) played on this record. He also played on our record, and is one amazing dude. Luke Bulla (Blue Merle) is yet another friend of ours (phenomenal fiddler/singer) who is also in the Jerry Douglas Band. Here's a link to get your JD on:

http://www.myspace.com/jerrydouglasband

Quick CVB Update:

We have been in the studio for 3 straight weeks recording a large amount of material for a new MTV show. More info about the show coming soon.

College Radio has been really kind to us, as we have now been on the CMJ Top 200 for 6 straight weeks. Many thanks to everyone for their support.

CVB friends Ki:Theory, Ninja Simone, K Ishibashi, Designer Drugs, and others have done remixes of our album tracks which we are planning to release in the fall.

Adios from Nashville (the summer home of iced coffee),

j.mann-cvb

nashville summer

The heat has subsided, at least temporarily here in Tennessee and we have slowly begun to venture out of our climate controlled home studio. The album has spent the last five weeks charting at college radio. Thanks to everyone spinning it and requesting our music on their local stations.

In other happenings, we have been hired to compose instrumental pieces for a new show on MTV. Just getting our heads around it all. Cool stuff. We will keep you posted.

New Remix by Ki:Theory

Ki:Theory remixed "Give Up on Ghosts"

Look for "ghosts remix" in our myspace music player.

also check out Ki:Theory, he has done some great remixes lately for Queens of the Stone Age, Brazilian Girls and UNKLE to name a few.

Video for "Holiday Heart" by Ki:Theory


jm-cvb

Free CvB cd's and Tshirts

A handful of bloggers out there are giving away some Computer vs. Banjo cds and t-shirts. Check out these contests:
radio exile

you sound like a robot
and

We are back in Nashville putting together files of album material for a hand full of kickass remixer/djs to do their electronica take on our songs. We hope to have an ep ready in a few months to sell exclusively through iTunes. Excited to say that Ki: Theory will be taking a stab at 'Giving up on Ghosts'. He is a great musical mind and has recently done remixes for The Brazilian Girls, Unkle, Sasha and Queens of the Stone Age.
Lots of exciting blog stuff going around right now for us. . . here is a link to an NPR piece.

nosaj thing as cvb?

tuesday in los angeles was completely taken over by lakers vs. celtics. watched the game downtown with some friends. headed over to west l.a. afterwards, and then back towards silver lake to see nosaj thing. unbelievable music. check it out.

http://www.myspace.com/nosajthing



cvb meetings today and tomorrow in l.a.

jm

spaceland, hollywood, and beyond

so beau and i met up at lax yesterday and, within minutes, we began discussing the age-old question of avis or alamo? after lots of shlepping we found avis was the key holder to our freshly-minted hyundai. after a dinner hang with steve in century city, we met up with amy and ninja simone down at spaceland. great night last night. it's been too long since i've walked through those doors. although, i have to say that catching that secret beck show at the echo last night wouldn't have been so bad either. ended up at the nacionale in hollywood...check out www.indie911.com today. they currently have an online listening party for us. you'll see it on the home page. many thanks to them...meeting with some folks today. looking forward to seeing some of the nash crew later on this week.

jm

pong and the world wide web

the truth is....beating the computer is not easy. perhaps, at some point, we'll have some kind of online pong tourney. who knows?... todd overstreet and rachel heussenstamm are responsible with bringing the lo-fi glory of cvb pong to the world wide web (lots of applause)...btw,would "lots of applause" be shortened to "loa" when blogging...or would that still stand for "letter of authorization"? hopefully you got the btw...i like to think that "btw" stands for "beau took western civilization in college". on to more important things...the week is winding up. hung out with todd parks today. he's an old friend of ours who is one damn fine bass player. jerry douglas thought so too and decided to hire him to be in his band and play on his brand new cellophane wrapped compact disc that is coming out very soon. todd played bass on our record as well ("outer space" and "concealed"), and just recorded an album with frank vignola, matt flinner, and fiddle legend: casey driessen. actually, i think all of those people qualify in the "i'm incredible at my instrument, try not to drool" hall of fame. aaaannnywaaayyysss...todd and i wrote some tunes in the comfort of an air conditioned music city home. general cvb scuttlebutt: i have to say it's great to finally see "give up on ghosts" out there for folks to check out. can't wait for everyone to hear the record on june 17. los angeles looms for cvb next week. beau moved to seattle for the weekend leaving me to dwell in nashville, the newly crowned capital of global warming and general discomfort. btw (loa) :-)...it's hot here.
(johnny mann)

the skinny

cvb is in the box today recording some tracks for some folks from vermont. it's good to sit down and work on some creative stuff after spending so much of the last few days with our biz vizors on. beau is out to the nwest tomorrow. we'll meet up in l.a. on monday for a week. should be memorable. more to come on that later. if you guys should happen to find yourselves in l.a. next friday, you can find me at:

California Soul 2008
Chinatown, L.A.



also, check out beau playing live on reg's coffee house next sunday with ford turrell. it will be live and direct on the world wide web. here's a link to the site:

http://www.regscoffeehouse.com

j.mann

barack on hip-hop

"lately i've been listening to a lot of jay-z"

june moves

after a show of support for a few folks giggin' at 3rd & lindsley (nash,tn)last night, we took a bondfire into the wee hours of the morning in east nashville. lots of good comraderie in music city these days...cvb made an appearance at belmont university this morning. then, a falafel business lunch at a mediterranean restaurant with a penchant for blasting recent neil young recordings. i wonder how neil feels about tabouli, and his growing fan base of mediterranean restaurant owners? also today...cvb got to hear a new remix of magazine queen by ninja simone, a dj friend of ours from los angeles. up on myspace. check it out there. the rest of the day was spent coordinating an upcoming trek to l.a. next week to promote the record. getting lots of good vibes and support from family, friends, and the rest of our team. beau and i checked out the new No Kids record. good stuff happening in vancouver. destroyer's (dan bejar) new record is one to check out as well. ending the day with minor league baseball. the whole crew is out on this trip to the park. beau is hoping to throw the first pitch.

Track list for our new record (June 17th):

1. Jubilee
2. Guitars need a Sinner's Touch
3. Give up on Ghosts
4. Outer space
5. Low
6. San Joaquin
7. Magazine Queen
8. Stone
9. 2heavy2hold
10. Concealed
11. Lost
12. Signs of Passing Time

Keep an eye out for more info. . . presales.

june 17th

Some CVB updates. . . mastering a new remix for 'San Joaquin' done by 'point lobos'. Who is point lobos? Your are gonna have to ask Johnny Mann. That is if you can get Johnny away from making music in his new Logic rig.

Oh the album. Its all done and we even have a release date. Yep, June 17th. Stay tuned for the details, but in the meantime here is a preview of the cover art by Matt Cipov



Hmmmmm. . . the blog just changed all the colors when it is posted. . . trust us there is more blue.

Burton video featuring CvB

Last month we worked with our friends Brian Burns and Dave Raizman on a video for Burton’s ’Poachers’ competition. . . When it was all said and done there were two CvB songs in the video, 'DocAngel' and 'Give up on Ghosts' . . .Yesterday it was announced the winner.

Check out the video



and read a newspaper article about it all.

more Kenneth Cole videos featuring 'DocAngel'

Kenneth Cole is now using the CVB tune 'DocAngel' for an additional 9 videos in there campaign '25 years of non-uniform thinking. . . all of them are posted at:

http://www.kennethcole.com/default.asp?noflash=true

And here is one of them:

Kenneth Cole 'Doc Angel' video now up

Last month computer vs. banjo was comissioned by Kenneth Cole to write music for a video about a U.S. soldier involved in a rocket propelled grenade attack in Afghanistan. The song 'Doc Angel' is now on our Myspace player.

To see the video:

www.kennethcole.com/thinkers/bio9.asp


To read more about the soldier Channing Moss check out this article by ABC news:


www.abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3603057