So, just to preface this next post, I'll tell you that I'm a huge Justin Timberlake fan going back to his N'Sync days, and this past week while at work I made the best music discovery on Pandora Radio. Justin Timberlake's music sometimes isn't that workplace appropriate, along with other contemporary music, but the songs you know are the ones that tend to give you energy and get you in the zone at work. Have no fear, because The Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra is here!
The Hipster Orchestra was formed in 2011 by Jared Gudstadt, the CEO of Jingle Punks Music, the New York-based music and licensing company. The purpose was to arrange both indie and pop contemporary hits as well as classics for a string-based chamber group. This group has covered artists such as The Strokes, The Black Keys, Nirvana and Justin Timberlake. Perhaps, one of their more popular Youtube videos, was the compilation of Jay Z and Beyonce songs they made for Blue Ivy right after she was born.
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| Hipster Orchestra is a string-based chamber group. |
If you want to check this group out, they have made appearances at Soho House and Rockwood Music Hall in New York, Schuba's in Chicago, Soho House in Los Angeles, and at Voodoo Fest in my home town of New Orleans. They have also gained media attention through outlets such as The Huffington Post and made appearances on Late Night with Carson Daly.
The song that this group covered that caught my attention was Mirrors by Justin Timberlake. It ranks up there with my favorite songs of his, and to me it's one that I always thought would sound amazing arranged with an orchestra. From the first note of The Hipster Orchestra's cover, I got chills because they sound amazing and relevant. This group is a breath of fresh air in an age of music where, in some cases, autotune overtakes actually real musical talent. I consider The Hipster Orchestra a great music discovery. I'll leave you some links of two of their songs and how to find them on the web. Have a great weeekend!
Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra
Website: www.hipsterorchestra.com
Twitter: @hipsterorchestr
Facebook: search Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra
Mirrors
http://youtu.be/G2rcQkZ-sBs
Blue Ivy Lullaby
http://youtu.be/NeYX7kaYsQM
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