Emergency Broadcast Network is the name of a multimedia performance group that took its name from the Emergency Broadcast System. The founders were Rhode Island School of Design graduates Joshua Pearson, Gardner Post and Brian Kane (author of the Vujak VJ software). The EBN Live Team also included DJ Ron O'Donnell and video artist/technologist Greg Deocampo. A slide used by television stations during Emergency Broadcast System announcements and tests. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (commonly abbreviated RISD and pronounced RIZ-dee) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ...

Their modus operandi was to take cable television broadcasts and remix them with a funky beat, often having the lyrics 'sung' not by a singer but by half-second sound clips from TV spliced together. For example for the lyric "electronic behavior control system", television, a clip of Ross Perot might say "electronic", perhaps George H. W. Bush would say 'behavior', perhaps Ted Koppel would say 'control', and someone else would say "system". H. Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930), is a billionaire American businessman from Texas best known as a candidate for President of the United States (in 1992 and 1996). ... George Herbert Walker Bush, Hon GCB (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States of America (1989–1993). ... Photo by Bob DAmico/ABC Ted Koppel, anchor of the ABC News program Nightline. ...

Among their videos are "Electronic Behavior Control System,"[1] from their 1995 album Telecommunication Breakdown, which mocks the way television controls our lives. Another was a cover of "We Will Rock You" by Queen, except that it was a remix of clips of George H. W. Bush making announcements about the Gulf War who was singing "We Will Rock You" instead of a singer. Telecommunication Breakdown is the second album by Emergency Broadcast Network. ... This article is about the song and record. ... Queen is an English rock band formed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... George Herbert Walker Bush, Hon GCB (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States of America (1989–1993). ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush Norman Schwarzkopf Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also called...

Bono of the band U2 noticed them and hired them to help with the Zoo TV Tour. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... U2 are an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica; The Edge (David Howell Evans) on lead guitar, keyboards and backing vocals; Adam Clayton on bass guitar; and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... Zoo TV was a massive, elaborate, innovative, postmodern, multifaceted and multimedia, and very commercially successful world concert tour by the rock band U2 that took place in arenas and stadiums during 1992 and 1993. ...

Greg Deocampo continues his video remixes independently today, using footage from the 2003 invasion of Iraq (which he refers to as Gulf War II). Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, termed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US administration, began on March 20. ...

Discography

• Behavior Modification/We Will Rock You (single; 1992)
• Commercial Entertaiment Product (video collection; 1992?)
• Telecommunication Breakdown (album; 1995. Produced by Jack Dangers.)
• 3:7:8 (single; 1995)

Telecommunication Breakdown is the second album by Emergency Broadcast Network. ... Jack Dangers (born John Corrigan, 1965, in Swindon) is an electronic musician, DJ, producer, and remixer best known for his work as the primary member of Meat Beat Manifesto. ...

External Links

• Greg Deocampo - Blog and video site.
• Joshua L. Pearson - Personal site featuring EBN music videos in iPod Video format.
• Brian Kane - Personal site of Brian Kane