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 Tool's Aenima
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 25 apr. 2006
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VSQ Performs Billy Joel
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 4 okt. 2005
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Crenshaw Classics: VSQ Performs Dr. Dre
Klassiek - Released by Vitamin Records on 24 jun. 2008
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Flaming Lips' Do You Realize?? and All We Have is Now
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 27 apr. 2018
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Arcade Fire
Alternative en Indie - Released by Vitamin Records on 7 dec. 2010
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VSQ Performs the Beatles' Norwegian Wood
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 3 jul. 2015
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VSQ Performs the Cure
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 9 okt. 2007
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VSQ Performs the Gorillaz
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Vitamin Records on 29 mrt. 2011
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The Tribute To Ray LaMontagne
Rock - Released by CMH Records on 26 jun. 2007
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The String Quartet Tribute To Yanni: Olympus
New age - Released by Vitamin Records on 15 jan. 2002
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Strung Out On Kid A: VSQ Performs Radiohead
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 16 nov. 2004
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VSQ Performs Alicia Keys
Soul - Released by Vitamin Records on 20 apr. 2004
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VSQ Performs Guns N' Roses
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 1 jun. 2004
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VSQ Performs Modern Rock Hits 2012, Vol. 2
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 5 mrt. 2013
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VSQ Performs Norah Jones
Pop - Released by Vitamin Records on 2 sep. 2003
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VSQ Performs Adele
Soul - Released by Vitamin Records on 17 mei 2011
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Restrung: VSQ Performs the Music From The Matrix
Originele soundtracks - Released by Vitamin Records on 14 okt. 2003
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Songbirds: VSQ Celebrates the Women of Modern Rock
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 17 jul. 2012
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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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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Green Day's American Idiot
Rock - Released by Vitamin Records on 30 mrt. 2009
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