Flux Television
Encyclopedia
Flux Television was a pioneering digital culture show that ran on a Public, educational, and government access
(PEG) cable TV channel in New York
, San Francisco and San Diego in the mid-1990’s. The show predated the electronic music
video show AMP that ran on MTV
.
Wired Magazine proclaimed the show “a half-hour gem, in which electronic music videos collide with excellently reported segments on digital culture.” The show received several awards including a Billboard Music Video Award.
The show had numerous creative collaborators including Jonathan Wells
(creative director), designer Bill McMullen (who created the logo), twenty2product (who designed the show’s motion graphics sequences), graphic designer David Weissberg, producers Aden Ikram, Randall Hoy and Lisa Braz.
David Weissberg and Jonathan Wells later worked on the LowRes Film and Video Festival together.
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(PEG) cable TV channel in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, San Francisco and San Diego in the mid-1990’s. The show predated the electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
video show AMP that ran on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
Wired Magazine proclaimed the show “a half-hour gem, in which electronic music videos collide with excellently reported segments on digital culture.” The show received several awards including a Billboard Music Video Award.
The show had numerous creative collaborators including Jonathan Wells
Jonathan Hale Wells
Jonathan Hale Wells is the co-founder and Head of Programming of RES Media Group, which produces the global touring digital film festival, RESFest, and the digital culture publication, RES Magazine....
(creative director), designer Bill McMullen (who created the logo), twenty2product (who designed the show’s motion graphics sequences), graphic designer David Weissberg, producers Aden Ikram, Randall Hoy and Lisa Braz.
David Weissberg and Jonathan Wells later worked on the LowRes Film and Video Festival together.