Polyphia

Polyphia is an American instrumental progressive metal band based in Dallas, Texas, formed in 2010.

History

Polyphia first achieved mainstream success when the guitar play-through of "Impassion", from the EP Inspire, went viral in the progressive community on YouTube. Ever since, the band has continued to grow in popularity and have gone on several national tours sharing the stage with the likes of other prog giants such as Periphery, Between the Buried and Me, August Burns Red , among several others.

In addition to this, Polyphia has continued to write music; often with many guest soloists. They have featured guitarists Jason Richardson (Chelsea Grin, Born of Osiris, All Shall Perish), Aaron Marshall (Intervals), and both guitarists of Chon as well as other notable YouTube guitarists Rick Graham, Nick Johnston, and Jakub Żytecki in their music.

They state that their influence comes from artists of all genres. The band started out with a heavier shred oriented sound but have since matured into a more melodic conscious focused band. When describing Muse, Tim had said that the primary inspiration had come from pop and rap music, as to not draw influence from other members of their genre.

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys are marketing campaigns for food and other products. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip". Since the creation and increased popularity of YouTube, mainstream artists now promote new music videos by releasing trailers of short promos on the site for their upcoming song and music video. Consequentially, YouTube has been converted into a social media platform for celebrities and artists to market themselves to their fans and audiences.

Tim Henson

Timothy James Henson (born August 1, 1980 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is the host of Distorted View Daily, an adult comedy podcast that focuses on bizarre news stories and brief comedic sketches and songs. Henson is a full-time podcaster.

Henson has distributed the show through a variety of media, including telephony company Tellme, and various Internet radio stations.

In 2005, the Columbus Dispatch profiled Henson on the occasion of his first Podcasting award. The article was written when Henson still had a "day job" and was not yet supporting himself entirely on proceeds from Distorted View subscribers.

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Dallas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is a major city in the state of Texas and is the largest urban center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The city proper ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines. The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat; however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816. The United States Census Bureau's estimate for the city's population increased to 1,281,047, as of 2014.