Amp was an music video program on MTV that aired from 1996 to 2001. It was aimed at the techno and rave crowd and was responsible for exposing many electronica acts to the mainstream. When co-creator Todd Mueller (with Jane King) left the show in 1998, it was redubbed Amp 2.0. The show aired some 46 episodes in total over its 6-year run. Amp's time slot was moved around quite a bit, but the show usually aired in the early morning hours on the weekend. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from Chicago House, electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at... A rave (sometimes referred to as a rave party) is an all-night dance event where DJs and other performers play electronic dance music and rave music. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Jane King (born 1952) is a St. ...

Format

The format of the show strongly resembled the original MTV model of broadcasting primarily music videos, but without VJs to host. The show started with an intro and logo, some basic information about that week's show contents via onscreen text, then an hour of electronic music was played before the show's conclusion. The show's theme song was "Tempest" by Deepsky. Occasionally, non-electronic but still classic music videos were aired for the sake of nostalgia within the electronic genre, such as Ofra Haza's music video for "Im Nin'Alu," which was sampled by several electronic artists in the early 1990's. Martha Quinn was one of the original MTV veejays. ... Deepsky is an electronic band based in Los Angeles. ... One may feel nostalgic for the familiar routine of school, conveniently forgetting the painful experiences such as bullying. ... Ofra Haza Ofra Haza (עָפְרָה חָזָה born November 19, 1957, died February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. ... Im Ninalu is an Aramaic poem of 17th century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, which has later been put to music, and which was sung by Ofra Haza and others. ...

Compilations

MTV produced two compilations of songs by artists featured on Amp. MTV's Amp was released in 1997 and MTV's Amp 2 came out a year later in 1998. Both albums were released by Caroline Records.

Artists commonly featured on the show

Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... Atari Teenage Riot was a German Digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. ... Banco de Gaia is an electronic music outfit from England, formed by Toby Marks (born 1964) in 1991. ... The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... Coldcut: Jonathan More (left) & Matt Black Coldcut is a duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More. ... Keith Matthew Thornton, better known as Kool Keith, is an American rap artist and record producer. ... Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) is a British electronic music band, the duo of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. ... Clifford Price, better known as Goldie (born September, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. ... GusGus is an artist group from Reykjavík, Iceland founded in 1995. ... Ben Watkins Juno Reactor is a goa trance music group, often known for their tribal influences, consisting of Ben Watkins and Mike Macguire. ... Orbital were an English techno duo formed in 1989, consisting of brothers Paul (born 19 May 1968) and Phil Hartnoll (born 9 January 1964). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy) are an English band, whose music consists of various styles ranging from rave, hardcore techno and industrial in the early 1990s to alternative rock and bigbeat with punk vocal elements in later times. ... Roni Size (b. ... Speedy J (born Jochem Paap), is a Dutch techno producer based in the city of Rotterdam. ... For other uses, see Tricky (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Complete episode guide to videos played on Amp; includes partial guide to Amp 2.0