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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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series)
Alicia Keys, Kris Bowers, Vitamin String Quartet
Film Soundtracks - Released by Legacy Recordings on 4 May 2023
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Bridgerton (Covers from the Netflix Original Series)
Vitamin String Quartet, Kris Bowers, Duomo
Film Soundtracks - Released by Lakeshore Records on 25 Dec 2020
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The Modern Wedding Collection, Vol. 2
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 16 Apr 2013
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 22 Apr 2016
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Hits of 2019
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 16 Aug 2019
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The World of Studio Ghibli
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vitamin Records on 1 Dec 2017
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Bjork
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 19 Apr 2019
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2017
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 14 Jul 2017
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2017 Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 2 Feb 2018
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2016, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 26 Aug 2016
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2014, Vol. 3
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 20 Jan 2015
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Kanye West
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Vitamin Records on 28 Apr 2017
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Radiohead's "True Love Waits" and "Burn the Witch"
Alternative & Indie - Released by Vitamin Records on 2 Dec 2016
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Queen
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 24 Aug 2004
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VSQ Performs Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 29 Apr 2003
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The Rock 'n' Roll Wedding Collection
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 24 Mar 2008
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The Modern Wedding Collection
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 26 Jun 2007
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VSQ Performs the Hits of 2015, Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 28 Apr 2015
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