Nuttin' But Stringz

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Nuttin' But Stringz
Origin New York City, New York
Genre(s) Classical/Hip-Hop/R&B/Jazz
Years active 2004 - Present
Label(s) NBS Entertainment / Koch Records
Website http://www.nuttinbutstringz.com
Members
Damien Escobar
Tourie Escobar

Nuttin' But Stringz, also known as N.B.S., consists of brothers Damien and Tourie Escobar. The young musicians from Jamaica, Queens play a blend of classical music, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop.

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[edit] Biography

Tourie and Damien studied at the Juilliard School and Bloomingdale School of Music and have performed together at the Apollo Theater, Jay Leno Show, The Tavis Smiley Show, and Ellen Show. They also had a brief cameo in the movie Step Up.

Growing up in the inner city, Damien was the first to take up the violin at the age of eight. Damien's passion for the sound was Tourie's inspiration for also learning violin. They both received support from their close family as they began their musical career in Manhattan and their debut album Struggle From The Subway To The Charts was released October 3rd, 2006 bridges between popular and classical genres.

On Jan. 8, 2006, the Escobars performed their song "Thunder" at the debut of the redesigned Cadillac CTS at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Nuttin' But Stringz performed after a classical string quartet. General Motors Corp. executives said Nuttin' But Stringz shows that what used to be good enough (the quartet) needs to be reinvigorated (N.B.S).[citation needed] A video for "Thunder" is also featured on the website for Jack's Big Music Show on Noggin.

In March of 2007, NBS had their music featured in 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Highlights on CSTV (owned CBS), featuring a variation on their hit song "Thunder."

Thunder is also featured in commercials on television for MSG, NY, a show about everything that is happening in or around Madison Square Garden.

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[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart
2006 "Dance With My Father"
 - - - - - Razah Ali Tahir's Life
2006 "Thunder"
 - - - - - Struggle From The Subway To The Charts

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