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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.vitaminrecords.com/ Record Label Official site]
* [http://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/ Vitamin String Quartet Official website]
* [http://www.vitaminrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=abtus/ About Vitamin Records]
* [http://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/about.html About Vitamin String Quartet]
* [http://www.tmrpro.com/ Todd Mark Rubenstein's Website]
* [http://www.vitaminrecords.com/ Record Label Official Website]
* [http://www.cakewalk.com/Artist/TMR.asp An Interview with Todd Mark Rubenstein]
* [http://www.cakewalk.com/Artist/TMR.asp An Interview with Todd Mark Rubenstein]


Revision as of 19:16, 21 April 2010

The Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is a group of Los Angeles musicians widely known for its series of tribute albums to rock and pop acts. Their albums are released through Vitamin Records and primarily performed by a string quartet, though other instruments have been used. "Vitamin String Quartet is about applying rock n' roll attitude to classical technique," says Tom Tally,[1] a violist and arranger who has performed on and produced over thirty-five Vitamin String Quartet albums.

Their albums honor a wide variety of genres not limited to pop and rock, including techno, country, and rap, and a wide variety of groups, such as Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and singers, such as Alicia Keys.

In 2008, VSQ contributed a recording of "Jack and Sally Montage" to Nightmare Revisited, on which the Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas original score was reinterpreted by bands like Tiger Army, All-American Rejects, Plain White Ts, and DeVotchKa.[2]

Songs by Vitamin String Quartet have been featuring on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance[3] twice in 2008. "Control" from the Vitamin String Quartet Tribute To Janet Jackson appeared on an episode that aired 7/30/08 and "Hallelujah" from The Vitamin String Quartet Tribute To Paramore appeared on an episode that aired 7/31/08[4].

In June 2009, they branched out by including a few original songs on their album Per_Versions, which also included covers of bands such as Broken Social Scene, No Age and Sigur Ros.[5]


Partial discography

0–9

A

B

C

D

E

F

  • String Quartet Tribute to Fall Out Boy
  • Strung Out on Fiona Apple: A String Quartet Tribute
  • String Quartet Tribute to Finger Eleven
  • String Quartet Tribute to The Flaming Lips
  • String Quartet Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
  • Rumours: The String Quartet Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
  • Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Tribute to Flyleaf
  • The Magnificent Seven Series: Strung Out on Foo Fighters [EP]
  • Ordinary Heroes: The String Quartet Tribute to Foo Fighters
  • Resident Adolescence: The String Quartet Tribute to the Foo Fighters
  • Shape and Colour of My Heart: The String Quartet Tribute to Foo Fighters
  • Ordinary Heroes: The String Quartet Tribute to Foo Fighters
  • Unravel: The String Quartet Tribute to The Fray

G

H

I

  • String Quartet Tribute to Incubus
  • New Skin: The String Quartet Tribute to Incubus Vol. 2
  • Anatomy of Evil: The String Quartet Tribute to Iron Maiden
  • The Hand of Doom Orchestra Plays Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind: The Orchestral Tribute
  • Interstellar: The String Quartet Tribute to Interpol
  • Strung Out on INXS: The String Quartet Tribute

J

K

  • String Quartet Tribute to Kasabian : Processed Strings
  • String Tribute to Kesha
  • The String Quartet Tribute to The Killers
  • The String Quartet Tribute to Kirk Franklin (2008)
  • String Quartet Tribute to KISS
  • Hurt Inside: A String Quartet Tribute to KoЯn

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

  • Dad Get Me Out Of This!: The String Quartet Tribute to Warren Zevon
  • Come On And Kick Me!: The String Quartet Tribute to Weezer
  • Pull This String: String Quartet Tribute to Weezer (Re-Release)
  • The String Quartet Tribute to Kanye West
  • String Quartet Tribute to The White Stripes
  • The String Quartet Tribute to The Who's "Tommy"


Y

  • Olympus: The String Quartet Tribute to Yanni
  • String Quartet Tribute to Yellowcard
  • Rusted Moon: The String Quartet Tribute to Neil Young

Miscellaneous and compilations

  • The String Quartet Baby Shower Collection
  • DJ Snake Machine Reconstructs The Hot Dance Hits of 2007: Volume 3 (2007)
  • Modern Wedding Collection
  • The Mother’s Day String Quartet Collection
  • My Metal Valentine (2008)
  • Radical Re-Interpretations Volume 3 (2008)
  • See Ya: The Graduation String Quartet Collection
  • Slumber Party Sing-Along Volume 1 & 2 (2008)
  • Songs In The Key of Simlish: The Musical Tribute to The Sims (2008)
  • Strung Out Volume 1: The String Quartet Tribute to Modern Rock Hits
  • Strung Out Volume 2: The String Quartet Tribute to Modern Rock Hits
  • Strung Out Volume 3: The String Quartet Tribute to Alternative Rock Hits
  • Strung Out Volume 4: The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock Hits
  • Strung Out Volume 5: The String Quartet Tribute to 2007's Best Songs
  • Strung Out Volume 6
  • Strung Out on Indie Rock Vol. 1: The String Quartet Tribute (2008)
  • The String Quartet Tribute to Valentine's Day (2008)
  • The Gay Wedding Collection (2008)
  • The Gothic Wedding Collection (2008)
  • The Rock 'n' Roll Wedding Collection (2008)
  • The Rock 'n' Roll Valentines Day Collection (2008)
  • The Vitamin String Quartet: The Tribute to Guitar Hero (2008)
  • Valentine's Day Massacre: The Emo Anti-Valentine's Day Collection (2008)
  • The Tribute to the Warped Tour (2008)
  • The Tribute to Guitar Hero: Killer Tracks! (2008)
  • The Tribute to the Hits of Rock Band! (2008)
  • Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Songs from Glee (2009)
  • Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music from Twilight (2009)
  • Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: New Moon (2009)
  • VSQ Dinner Party Companion (2009)
  • VSQ: Emo Makeout Compilation (2009)
  • VSQ: Study Hall Compilation (2009)

References

  1. ^ Vitamin String Quartet (2009). "VSQ Biography". The Vitamin String Quartet. The Vitamin String Quartet. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Revisited
  3. ^ http://popcritics.com/2008/07/31/so-you-think-you-can-dance-2008-top-6-performance-show-recap
  4. ^ http://www.duckydoestv.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-4-episode-music-guide/
  5. ^ "Vitamin String Quartet: Per_Versions". Vitamin Records.
  6. ^ http://www.emusic.com/album/Vitamin-String-Quartet-The-String-Quartet-Tribute-to-Alice-in-Chains-MP3-Download/11426099.html
  7. ^ http://www.perfspot.com/video2/video.asp?id=3502933091&b=
  8. ^ The first run of the album was printed with incorrect album art, as well as listing in the wrong order the tracks— which were hand picked by Mike Portnoy and covered the band's history from When Dream And Day Unite to Train Of Thought. This was corrected in later prints of the album. People with the incorrect art could contact Vitamin Records for a replacement copy. James Curtiss, the Project Coordinator of Vitamin Records, said that the incorrect packaging should be called "a collector's item and leave it at that", as well as stating that "sonically we nailed the sucker, but on the manufacturing side of things, we dropped the ball." (see the official Dream Theater site here and here.)
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