Welcome To Our TV Show

Parts 1 & 2 of Welcome To Our TV Show

Welcome To Our TV Show popped up on YouTube in the middle of January and is a refreshing antidote to the music performance programs on television like Later...With Jools Holland and Transmission. The premise is simple. Jeremy Warmsley, who features himself as a performer as well the creator of the program, invites Mystery Jets, Laura Marling and Noah & The Whale to gather in the living room of his own house to play some acoustic songs and celebrate Christmas.

The last point I mentioned in the above paragraph is a problem. Yes, I can see why you wanted to celebrate Christmas in the middle of December but I think it was very lazy on Jeremy's part to upload this in the middle of January, when Christmas is all but a distant memory. Because of this, the video ends up being slightly dated.

However, this is the only real issue I have with Welcome To Our TV Show. The video captures perfectly the intimacy of the performances and the general DIY approach to the making of the video. It is obvious from the start that Jeremy isn't out to make a flashy program. The aim is to showcase talent, that would perhaps be shunned by the mainstream media, in a way that is simplistic to its audience, which is something he achieves here.

The artists themselves give sterling performances. I was a big fan of the first Mystery Jets album, Making Dens, and they didn't disappoint here with their performance. Laura Marling was also impressive and I'm starting to see why a lot of people like her music. Whilst the sound levels aren't perfect on this video, it does add to the raw and homemade style.

Overall, this is a winner. Whilst there are competitors in the field for creating your own music show (see Nigel Godrich's From The Basement series, which debuted online), this stands out from the rest of the crowd because of its laid back style, intimate feel and, of course, quality music.