Artist description Who Is ViV? Gifted with great musical talent and undeniably great songs, ViV is an infectious group that can draw upon the emotions of audiences of all ages. Since the formation of the band in 2001, ViV has rapidly grown a cult following nationwide. Newcomer Singer/Songwriter Matt Ostrander is joined by Steve Bowman (Counting Crows) on drums, Dan Eisenberg (Ryan Adams, Shelby Lyn) on keys, Mike Fiorentino on violin, mandolin and guitar, Erik Semo on bass to create a unique blend of music that is richly American and steeped in Brit pop. Some of ViV’s accomplishments include: Current play on 200+ college radio stations; Winner 30 Best Bands Contest on Kazaa.com/ 250,000 song downloads since 1/1/03, Invited: Sundance Film Festival, 8,000 albums sold, Invited/Headliner: Alaskan Film Festival this December. Development of ViV and A Movie and Revival Music Festival -more info attached. Numerous T.V and Radio performances.

Music Style alternative rock

Musical Influences police, u2, radiohead, neil young,

Similar Artists radiohead, train, third eye bline, weezer, cracker

Artist History formed in 2001, bay area band... touring the west coast and playing the bay area.

Group Members Newcomer Singer/Songwriter Matt Ostrander is joined by Steve Bowman (Counting Crows) on drums, Dan Eisenberg (Ryan Adams, Shelby Lyn) on keys, Mike Fiorentino on violin, mandolin and guitar, Erik Semo on bass.

Instruments 2 guitars, bass, drums, keys, samplers, violin

Albums viv

Press Reviews Latest News Article from San Jose Mercury News Posted at 11:50 a.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2003 Viva Viv, a band that's beginning to make some noise BY BRAD KAVA It's a good thing that Matt Ostrander, guitarist and singer with San Francisco's Viv, hadn't heard England's Radiohead before this reviewer compared the two bands It might have made him self-conscious about using the thick and glossy, mournful and melodic layers of sound that make his band's self-released debut, "Viv," so appealing. This isn't some Radiohead clone, but a group that -- like the best band to come out of Britain the past decade -- knows how to be experimental and commercially (read melodically) appealing at the same time. If I have to pick one unheard-of band to break out in 2002, Viv is it. Ostrander, a native of Ithaca, N.Y., said he moved to the Bay Area for its challenging musical scene. He fits right in with some of the bands that broke out of the Bay Area in the '90s. He's as quirky as Cracker, as tuneful as Counting Crows, as hook-laden as Smash Mouth. "Too Good to Be True" is an upbeat pop song in a Beach Boys vein with a three-part harmony as intoxicating as your first full-body massage. "Crooked Smile" starts off slow and dreamy and builds like an Irish anthem, with those riveting repeated guitar licks that served U2 so well. "Green" is a haunting acoustic ballad that wouldn't have been out of place on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" or the latest Radiohead. Ostrander started playing as a duo with friend Eric Semo in clubs around San Francisco,including the Trapdoor. They began fleshing out the band with violinist/guitarist Mike "Pie" Fiorintino, who plays with Dear Liza and has been a guest player with Blues Traveler. They added keyboardist Eammon Flynn of Dublin, Ireland, who was the keyboardist on the soundtrack recording of the movie "The Commitments," and drummer Matt Lucich from San Francisco. There's already a buzz around the band. It started after Viv worked on a demo with Melissa Etheridge producer David Cole. Now, the band is being considered to open Etheridge's summer tour. The palindromic band name came from Ostrander's search for something simple and memorable in a market that seemed almost depleted of new ideas. Like the name, the songwriting is fresh, down-to-earth, catchy -- a stock whose value never goes down. If these cuts get to the right ears, these guys could find themselves on a career track that isn't "too good to be true

Additional Info www.vivandamovie.com

Location san francisco, ca - USA

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