Vitamin String Quartet
A rotating group of Los Angeles-based studio musicians, the Vitamin String Quartet have carved out a unique niche for themselves, recording new versions of songs by a wide variety of well-known rock, pop, and country artists, arranged for a small string ensemble. Since first appearing in 1999, the VSQ have released well over 300 albums (through their own Vitamin Records label), most of which feature the songs of a single artist (and in some cases interpret a single album in full), though the group have also released thematic collections based on particular moods, styles, or genres. Some of their many releases include tributes to David Bowie, Madonna, Slayer, Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and the Flaming Lips. Their canon also includes thematic collections like The Gay Wedding Collection, My Metal Valentine, and Music from the Films of John Hughes. The year-in-review sets VSQ Performs the Hits of 2021, Vols. 1 and 2 appeared in 2022.
Since the beginning, the quartet's membership has remained flexible, but violinist and arranger Tom Tally has been a significant contributor to the group, having produced and arranged over 50 of the VSQ's albums. In 2009, the quartet took a creative step forward with the album Per_Versions, which, along with tunes from a number of alternative pop groups, included several original compositions. The following year, VSQ Performs Lady Gaga made a Top Ten appearance on the Billboard Classical Albums chart, and the ensemble joined Thirty Seconds to Mars for the rock band's 2011 appearance on MTV Unplugged (a live EP of the performance hit the top half of the Billboard 200). Meanwhile, the quartet's recordings continued to be licensed for a variety of television shows, including So You Think You Can Dance, The Vampire Diaries, Modern Family, and Westworld. The group's tributees throughout the decade spanned Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sigur Rós, Kanye West, and The World of Studio Ghibli (2017).
Lana Del Rey, My Chemical Romance, and the Weeknd were among their subjects in the early 2020s, as were continued hit roundups of previous years, such as March 2022's VSQ Performs the Hits of 2021, Vol. 2.
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VSQ Performs Pink Floyd
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 23 jul. 2002
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VSQ Live at Troubadour (Live)
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 5 mei 2015
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VSQ Performs Celine Dion
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 30 mrt. 2004
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VSQ Performs the Rolling Stones
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 18 mrt. 2003
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Alternative Hits of the 80s and 90s Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 14 okt. 2008
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VSQ Performs Billy Joel
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 4 okt. 2005
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Hits of 2018, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 7 dec. 2018
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Muse
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 25 mei 2010
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VSQ Performs U2's The Joshua Tree
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 26 okt. 2004
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VSQ Performs Depeche Mode
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 25 nov. 2003
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VSQ Performs David Bowie
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 13 aug. 2002
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2020, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Version)
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 4 dec. 2020
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VSQ Performs Metallica: Say Your Prayers Little One
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 25 nov. 2003
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VSQ Performs Imagine Dragons
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 16 jun. 2015
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music From Harry Potter
Soundtracks - Released by Vitamin Records on 30 nov. 2010
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The Gothic Wedding Collection
Rock - Released by CMH Records on 21 apr. 2008
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VSQ Performs Led Zeppelin
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 16 nov. 1999
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Journey
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 6 apr. 2010
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VSQ Master Series: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 10 aug. 2010
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