The Octopus Project

Since their founding in 1999, Austin TX's The Octopus Project has been in pursuit of sounds and sights that explode the senses and stretch the imagination. Beginning as an experiment in gathering all their varied interests (electronic sounds, unfamiliar instruments and live, face-melting rock'n'roll to name a few) into one endeavor, the band has developed into a formidable live force and produced five increasingly intense and inventive studio albums -- this, in addition to a long list of remixes, collaborations, and unclassifiable creative output (stuffed animals! ringtones!). In the process, they've become internationally known both for their performances - a delirious mashup of dance beats, noise guitar, and graceful theremin melodies - and for a visual aesthetic that has seen stages from Lollapalooza to Coachella to All Tomorrow's Parties littered with eye-popping color, illuminated ghosts and perhaps a synchronized balloon launch or high school marching band, depending on the show. In 2012 the band began to delve into the world of scoring -- first with the feature Kid-Thing and video game Thunderbeam, and most notably in 2014 with Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, which gained them the Special Jury Award for best score at Sundance 2014.