The internet’s biggest gaming band The Living Tombstone comes to Manila this July

The Living Tombstone will be performing live in Manila on 8 July, at the New Frontier Theater, presented by Ovation Productions and Blast TV as the official media partner.  

 

The Living Tombstone or TLT is known for their catchy beats, infectious melodies, and fun electronic music. The group is led by the duo of Yoav Landau and Sam Haft. Having created and released music over 11 years, they have amassed 8 million YouTube subscribers, and their music has garnered over 70 billion streams across platforms. The band is hot off a sold-out 2024 North American tour. Their unique position as both recording artists and influencers in the gaming and geekdom space gives them a significant cultural footprint and history, with multiple RIAA-awarded songs, even charting at #4 on the Dance/Electronic chart with their track 'Five Nights At Freddy’s', used in the end credits of the recent Blumhouse/NBC Universal produced film.  

 

 

Haft, originally a TV and film writer by trade, joined The Living Tombstone as a songwriter-lyricist-vocalist seven years ago, but ask him and he’ll tell you, “The magic is all Yoav. I’m hardworking and lucky - he’s special.” Founding member Yoav Landau, who portrays the band’s frontman character zero_one onstage, started TLT as a way to escape an environment in which he never felt like he fit in as a teenager. Yoav found an emotional outlet in developing music about his favorite television shows to connect with like-minded communities away from his home and across the world. As soon as he was able, Yoav left college, moved to America, and became a full-time creator. 

 

TLT's manager, Octone Records co-founder David Boxenbaum, never thought he would manage an act, but something surprised him when he first encountered TLT. “These guys disprove the rule, that you can’t just put your music out there and expect people to find it,” he says with a grin. “These guys put it out there, and millions of people found it.” And he’s right - they have - from major movie studios like Universal Pictures, to A-Listers like Will Smith and Jack Black. TLT has carved out its own little corner of the geek culture zeitgeist. 

 

 

TLT encountered Boxenbaum - or “Box” as friends call him - while developing a TV show for Japanese media giant Avex, where he was the head of their music company. It was Box who convinced the act to finally assemble the debut LP they’d been dreaming up for years, zero_one, and take it to the industry, where it was embraced by fans and casual listeners alike. 

 

TLT have in the meantime continued developing projects for TV, video games, and more. In 2021, they released indie horror game In Sound Mind, which was critically beloved and rated “overwhelmingly positive” on Steam. Since re-acquiring the rights to their TV project from Avex, they have independently financed a proof-of-concept to their battle of the bands cartoon, Rock N Rumble. In addition, they’ve spun off the concept into a battle of the bands strategy video game, AudioClash: Battle Of The Bands, currently in beta and seeking a publisher. 

 

 

Now newly signed to 10K Projects, TLT is working alongside industry-best alternative producer CJ Baran (Panic! at the Disco, COIN, One OK Rock) on their next album, entitled Rust. “Just as zero_one was an album about looking inward, Rust is an album about looking outward,” says Haft. “It’s an album about rebellion, dystopia, and an angry optimism that we can create the future we deserve.” Rust releases in 2025.

 

Ticket prices to the upcoming TLT concert in Manila are as follows; VIP at PHP5000, Loge at PHP3500, and Balcony at PHP2500, exclusive of ticketing charges and will be available at Ticketnet with artist presale happening on 30 April, and general on sale on 2 May.