Scott Bradlee

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Scott Bradlee (born 19. September 1981 [1]) is an American musician, pianist, composer and arranger. He is known for his viral videos on YouTube. He was born in Long Island, New York, where he first fell in love with jazz at the age of 12 after hearing George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" for the first time.[2] Bradlee became a successful performer, working in the New York jazz scene.[3] Bradlee also served as music director for interactive, Off-Broadway theater experience Sleep No More.

The pianist had never been a fan of pop music. In looking for creative inspiration Bradlee began reworking popular music as an exercise. In 2009 he released "Hello My Ragtime 80's" in which he incorporated popular music from the 80s with ragtime style piano. After playing and experimenting on stage at his regular gig at Robert Restaurant, Bradlee released the compilation "Mashups by Candlelight." The artist would finally begin to gain popularity with his release of "A Motown Tribute to Nickleback" in 2012, a collaboration between Bradlee and local musician friends arranging the Canadian rock bands songs into 60's style R&B.

In 2013 Bradlee began to work more seriously on the project forming Postmodern Jukebox, a rotating group of musicians that would produce videos regularly to post to internet video site YouTube. The group broke out into the public conscious with their doo-wop cover of Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop". The group has performed songs inspired by artists ranging from Korean sensation Psy, to New Zealand born Lorde, to Canadian pop-punk star Avril Lavigne. Several artists have publicly noted their appreciation for the groups work. As the viral surge grew, Bradlee found himself interviewed by outlets such as NPR,[4] and performing live on Good Morning America, and Fuse.[5] The group capped off their meteoric year with a visit to Cosmopolitan Magazine's New York office for a year end review of their work and popular songs from the year.[6]

In 2013 Bradlee also found interest from video game industry, gaining a composer credit for 2K Games' BioShock Infinite.[7] The soundtrack features three of the artist's stylized arrangements including "Tainted Love (Blues Version)," "Shiny Happy People (1912 version)," and "Everybody Wants to Rule The World (waltz cover)."[8]

Discography

Albums

  • Mashups by Candlelight (2012)
  • A Motown Tribute to Nickleback (2013)
  • Mashups by Candlelight Vol. 2 (2013)

References

  1. ↑ Scott Bradlee confirms his birth day on Twitter.
  2. ↑ Lent, Jesse. "K-Pop Crossover: Scott Bradlee And Robyn Adele Anderson Of Postmodern Jukebox On Covering Psy's 'Gentleman'". K-Pop Starz. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Jazz pianist takes pop hits and sends them through a musical time machine for fun and profit.". All Music. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ "A Vintage Filter On Today's Top 40". NPR. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Watch: Scott Bradlee Drops Genre-Bending Cover of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"". Fuse. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ Ingber, David. "CONVERSATION STARTERS The Most Unbelievable 2013 Pop Music Re-Mix You'll Hear". Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Scott Bradlee". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ Pinchefsky, Carol. "Irrational Games Makes Serious Misstep with 'BioShock: Infinite' Soundtrack Offering". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
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