About
Eclectic Method is the stage name of British electronic musician and producer Jonny Wilson, who is most well-known for creating audio-visual remixes and mashup music videos by splicing together a variety of video clips and soundbites sampled from popular films and TV shows. While the act originally began as a trio consisting of Wilson and two other artists, Geoff Gamlen and Ian Edger, Wilson is the only remaining member as of October 2014.
History
Eclectic Method was formed in London in 2001, using Wilson’s experience with Sony Vegas video editing software to make audio-visual mashup music videos. The group began performing live using Pioneer DVJ-1000 turntables at various venues across the world.
Online History
On August 27th, 2006, the first video was uploaded to the Eclectic Method YouTube channel, featuring a music video remix using clips from the American crime drama television series The Sopranos (shown below, left). On September 25th, Eclectic Method released a music video featuring clips from the comedy television series Entourage (shown below, right).
On November 12th, 2008, the group uploaded a remix of President Barack Obama’s victory speech titled “Obama’s White House Puppy” (shown below, left). On January 9th, 2009, Eclectic Method published a music mashup using clips from an interview with copyright activist Lawrence Lessig on the Comedy Central satirical news program The Colbert Report (shown below,right).
In February, the @EclecticMethod[2] Twitter feed was created. On August 25th, the “Eclectic Method” Facebook[1] page was launched. On March 2nd, 2011, the group released a remix featuring interviews with actor Charlie Sheen (shown below, left). On August 19th, 2012, Eclectic Method posted a music remix using clips of actor Bill Murray from various films (shown below, right).
On March 11th, 2014, Eclectic Method published a music video remix featuring scenes from the 2013 black comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street (shown below, left). In the first seven months, the video gathered upwards of 2.2 million views and 790 comments. On October 28th, the group released a remix made from scenes in the 1984 comedy film Ghostbusters (shown below, right).
Search Interest
External References
[1]Facebook – Eclectic Method
[2]Twitter – @EclecticMethod