Big Band Electronic Press Kit
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica is the world's only ensemble dedicated to performing the space-age pop music of Juan Garcia Esquivel. Led by Artistic Director and Arranger Mr. Ho (Brian O'Neill), the group has meticulously transcribed the king-of-space-age-bachelor-pad's arrangements from the original recordings. Augmenting the group with slide guitar, singers, organ, and percussion, the ensemble recreates the big band, easy latin, crime jazz, and space-age bachelor pad sounds of the 50s and 60s. Venture out beyond the moon with the intellectual retro-pop show that we call, Sonorama.
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- Musician roster (PDF)
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Watch Andalucia
By Ernesto Lecuona, Arr. by Esquivel, Transcribed by Mr. Ho. January 2011, Cambridge, MA. 141MB.
3/18/2011
"…deliciously demented and entertaining in equal parts." —Will Friedwald
12/2010
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…exquisite attention to details…" —Clive Davis
3/18/2011
"…Truly, the perfect soundtrack for your space age bachelor pad."
2011: Starbucks licensing deal
The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel is playing in 10,000 Starbucks stores world-wide via licensing deal with playnetwork.com.
1/14/2011: "Future: Perfect"
"…a marvelously flexible unit that can morph from a small, swinging combo to the full-blown 23-piece orchestra…" —Jonathan Perry
12/2010: Minneapolis, MN
"… something for that hard-to-shop-for eccentric on your Christmas shopping list…"—Martin Keller
1/2011
2011 Rising Star Big Band
"…incredible arrangements, musicianship and artistic direction…I’m sure the only thing better than hearing the record would be seeing this group live."—Frank Alkyer
11/2010
Top CDs of 2010 —Bruce Lindsay
Jazz Favorite for 2010 —Mark Saleski
"…so beautifully interprets Esquivel's work…breathes fresh life into these marvelously odd arrangements, with a clear understanding of just what their creator intended them to do… an album that just wants to play and have fun." —Bruce Lindsay
12/2010
"… something marvelous…The world needs more cool sounds like this…"—Carl F. Gauze
January 19, 2011: "Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica: Endless Bachelor Party"
"…If John Zorn is an exotica Picasso, O'Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart in cubism's transposition to music…as Braque may have been the finer cubist, O'Neill may be, in the long run, a stronger exoticist than Zorn." —Gordon Marshall
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| Big band, formal (800px/72dpi | 3660/300dpi) Kathy Chapman |
Big band, action (800px/72dpi | 5616px/240dpi) Kelly Davidson |
Quartet, action (800px/72dpi | 5616px/240dpi) Kelly Davidson |
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| Brian, outside w/ mileage arrows (film) | Brian, outside w/ tiki & arrows(film) | Brian, outside w/ tiki (dig.) |
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| Brian, bamboo background (closeup) | Brian, bamboo background (full) | Brian, bamboo background (film) |
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| Brian, solid orange background | Brian, mid-century stairs outside |
In person:
Brian O'Neill (Manager)
Rhythmspice Music
1.347.482.1775
SKYPE: conguerocaliente
info@orchestrotica.com
Mail:
Rhythmspice Musicc/o Brian O'Neill
7a Haskell St
Cambridge, MA 02140
USA