Our tale begins in 1982…
With the advent of Modern Media Productions – a music and commercial video producer based in the Phoenix metropolitan area, highlighting eclectic acts from the underground to local-access cable. We had many firsts; We were the first music video programming to feature multi-genre content distributed to an American television audience. We were the first domestic provider to break through the iron curtain, and have our video library distributed in cold-war Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and other eastern and northern European countries. Our Library was part of the first wave of the dot-com crazies to distribute to the denizens of the web. Then we were the first to smack YouTube’s event horizon and go viral on multiple (yes, multiple) channels.
Enter the strange world of Bohemia AfterDark: your locus for a special breed of music programming, highlighting the esoteric and bizarre. The underground is a fretted place, seemingly out-of-tune with society. But worry not! Bohemia AfterDark is your guide through this seedy world. We are a creative community with eclectic taste, high on good music. For there is beauty in the dissonance, and we want the world to hear it.
The History of
Bohemia AfterDark
1982
Modern Media
The founding of Modern Media productions, the predecessor to Bohemia AfterDark. Began airing music videos on local-access cable in the Phoenix metro area.
1985
Expanding Cable Reach
Bohemia AfterDark expands into 12 Cable Markets including Anchorage, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and many others.
1987
Musical Genre Integration
Bohemia AfterDark releases the first-ever multi-genre musical programming. A groundbreaking music video show that mixed alternative and rap music videos together for the first time.
1988
Dore Rap Launches
Bohemia AfterDark begins DOPE RAP an innovative Rap video program with the initial market of the Phoenix metro area.
1989
Bohemia Expands to the Northwest Bohemia
Afterdark moves production to the vibrant market of Portland, Oregon.
1990
Broadcast TV Bohemia
Afterdark expands tp Broadcast Television, with regular programming on Fox affiliate KPDX.
1993
Breaching the Iron Curtain
Univision of Poland buys 100 hours of music video programming from Bohemia, airing in Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and eight other Northern European countries.
1993
Our Regular Scheduled Program
Out in Seattle, KTTZ picks up Bohemia's programming with a regular schedule. In Los Angeles, KGLA does the same.
1994
Nirvana
Bohemia Afterdark shoots footage of Nirvana's "No on Measure 9 Concert" show, eventually used in Nirvanas. Live! Tonight! Sold Out! Home video.
1994
Village Voice, & Sony Music
Bohemia is sponsored by Village Voice and Sony Music / Sony Hardware establishing its presence in New York.
1995
Network One
Bohemia Afterdark is added by Network One to their weekly 1line-up, airing in all major markets.
1995
Bohemia Afterdark Promotes the Mia Zapata Benefit, with headliners: Foo-Fighters, Presidents of The USA & Joan.Vi of Bohemiaafterdark.com goes live.
1997
CBS Joins the Party
Local CBS affiliate in Portland warmly embraces Bohemia AfterDark's video program with substantial. Marketing and promotions.
1998
The Digital Exclusive
Bohemia Afterdark Signs with Broadcast.com to become the exclusive music video provider.
1999
Gaining Digital Traction
Bohemiaafterdark com logs 800,000 monthly hits and 200,000 video views, pushing Bohemia AfterDark's potential to new heights.
2000
Can't Stop the Archive
Since it began in 1979, Bohemia AfterDark's rare tape library has grown to include 33,000 items a number unparalleled in the industry.
2001
Going Local
Bohemia Afterdark now airs locally on WB61. Reaching 1.4 million homes each week with an average Neilson rating of 1.9 in a 1 a.m. Friday night timeslot. 3x the viewership this timeslot had averaged previously.
2002
A Growing Audience
CBS affiliate KPHO embraces Bohemia Afterdark, adding their viewership of 3.5 million to Bohemia's roster more than half the state of Arizona.
2002
A Record Alliance
Modern Media Production forms an alliance with Zia Records, in part sponsorship with Bohemia AfterDark. The Leddg Urban Hip Hop show comes to Phoenix.
2003
Music to the Masses
KPHE TV 19 hits the airwaves, introducing the valley to their new favorite music station. Bohemia Visual Music TV goes live.
2003
AZ & The Leddg
Bohemia Afterdark and The Leddg Arizona State University's SDTV Closed Circuit Television to Over 100,000 Viewers each day at 1 am to 3 am, 5 nights per week to the ASU campus.
2005
With the Lights 0ut
Bohemia Visual Music teams up with 103.9 "The Edge" to cross-promote Nirvana’s new box set "With the Lights 0ut".
2005
Love in Phoenix
KPHE TV 19 becomes KPHE TV 44, expanding viewership to the entire Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
2006
A Return to Portland
Bohemia Visual Music re-enters the Portland/Salem, Oregon market with KORS 16.2 on the new digital Television signals.
2007
YouTube & BVMTV
Bohemia Visual Music signs a deal with Google and shortens its name to BMTV for YouTube, establishing 11 new music channels under the BMTV name including underground hip-hop, grunge, and outlaw country.
2007
The Keys to Florida
WGAY, in Miami and the Florida Keys, adds 30 hours of BVMTV Content to their programming.
2008
Cali Life
Bohemia Visual Music enters SoCal, adding KDOC 56.3 DTV and Fresno's analog channel 27 KJKZ-LP to their playbook.
2009
BVMTV.COM
BVMTV.COM becomes the main URL website address for Bohemia Visual Music.
2010
Escape Velocity
BVMTV's YouTube channels hit 19+ Million Viewers per month with a steadily growing, loyal following.
2011
Forbidden Pleasures
Bohemia Virtual Music's website returns with a huge catalog of music videos on YouTube that is banned on almost every continent.
2012
Can YouTube Take the Weight?
BVMTVs Partnership channels hit over 500 Million video views. BVMTV plans a pivot into Social Networking including an app for Apple/Android devices
2013
The Vault
BWTV begins the development of its Vault channel with Bent Pixels and Tony Novia.
2014
Enter the Film Industry
BVMTV begins pre-production planning for the documentary "No on Measure 9”.
2015
Production Begins
started production on No on Measure 9 documentary. Putting together a Portland film crew to start shooting interviews with activists, people part of the movement of LGTQ+ communities in Oregon.
2015
Partners in Non-Profit
BVMTV Partnered with several non for profit organizations to get exposure to the documentary.
2015
A Plan for the Vault
Vault channel getting content up and monetizing displaying videos for the new channel
2015
Fascists Beware
BVMTV begins interviewing activists and members of Oregon's LGBTQ+ movement for "No on Measure 9" and working with several nonprofits to generate exposure for the documentary.
2015
The Vault Goes Live
Vault channel goes live and monetizing displaying videos for the new channel
2016
Widen That Lens
Production continues for "No on Measure 9" with 11 months of principal photography in Oregon and San Francisco.
2017
The Show Must GO On
BVMTV completes the majority of the principal photography for "No on Measure 9" whilst circumventing legal traps and far-right extremists.
2018
Lessons Learned
Great personal loss can sometimes spur a paradigm shift, awakening fundamental aspects of our being and invigorating pursuit in new directions.
2019
Giant Rock& the Integartron
Started working with Giant Rock people with The Integratron. Researching myself still. Rabbit hole is partly here. This is where I started to remember things of 60's living there
2020
Giant Rock Podcast
Began recording the giant rock podcast. Featuring guests and speakers on supernatural subjects ranging from esoterism to psychedelia.
2021
No Butter in Hell
BVMTV begins work on a tribute to honor the late Acoustic Punk Pioneer Eddy Detroit.
2022
Return to the Vault
BVMTV begins manufacturing Eddy Detroit Tribute and Release.
2023
Rocking The Northwest
BVMTV begins work on its next project: Tribute to NorthWest Artists.
2023
Unearthed from The Vaults of 1990
BVMTV releases "The Wheel of Law" video for downloadable and BluRay. Featuring Rikk Agnew and Jake Pasquale.
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