Who We Are: TV Girl, from San Diego
We're TV Girl, an indie pop band from San Diego, California. We make what we call hypnotic pop: dreamy songs built around samples. Here is who we are, in a few short answers.
Where does the name come from?
We took it from a song by Beat Happening. It stuck from day one, and it still sits on every design in this shop.
How did TV Girl start?
TV Girl began in San Diego in 2010 as a casual side project between two friends, Trung Ngo and Brad Petering. They had played together before, in a band called The Movers and the Shakers. That same year our first EP came out, simply called TV Girl, and in 2011 we started playing live.
Who is in the band?
Three of us today:
- Brad Petering on vocals, samples and production, there since 2010.
- Jason Wyman on drums. He toured with us from 2011, became a full member in 2013, and also mixes and masters our tracks.
- Wyatt Harmon on keyboards, with us since 2013.
Trung Ngo, Joel Williams and Dan Komin were part of the band in the early years. On tour, Jordana Nye played bass in 2021 and 2022, and Zoe Zeeman has played bass since 2022.
What does TV Girl sound like?
Indie pop, dream pop and ambient pop, with lo-fi and electronic touches. We sample songs and media from the 1950s and 1960s, then build new songs around them. That's where the "hypnotic" part comes from.
What is in this shop?
Our designs: faces from old films, words from our songs and our name in bold. Each one comes on a tee, a long sleeve, a crewneck and a hoodie, with kids' and youth sizes too.
Want to see them all? Head to the shop and find your favourite.