- Scott Bradlee【 12 albums 141 lyrics 】
- Scott Bradlee (born September 19, 1981) is an American musician, pianist, and arranger. He is best known for his viral videos on YouTube, including his work under the moniker Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) —an ever-evolving, revolving collective of performers playing popular music in period styles.
Biography
Bradlee grew up in the Pattenburg section of Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey where he fell in love with jazz at the age of 12 after hearing George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for the first time. He attended North Hunterdon High School and later the University of Hartford.
Bradlee became a successful performer in the New York jazz scene, and served as music director for an interactive, off-Broadway theater experience called Sleep No More.
In looking for creative inspiration, Bradlee began reworking popular music as an exercise. In 2009, he released 'Hello My Ragtime '80s,' which incorporated ragtime-style piano into popular music from the 1980s. After playing and experimenting on stage at his regular gig at Robert Restaurant, he released the compilation Mashups by Candlelight. Bradlee gained popularity in 2012 with A Motown Tribute to Nickelback, a collaboration with local musicians which arranged Nickelback's songs in the style of 1960s style R&B music.
In 2013, Bradlee began to work more seriously on forming Postmodern Jukebox, a rotating group of musicians producing covers of pop songs in alternate styles, including jazz, ragtime, and swing. The group burst onto the public radar with their doo-wop cover of Miley Cyrus's 'We Can't Stop', featuring Robyn Adele Anderson and guest artists, The Tee-Tones. As the viral surge grew, Bradlee was interviewed by news outlets such as NPR and also performed live on Good Morning America and Fuse. The group visited Cosmopolitan Magazine's New York office for a year-end review of their work and popular songs from the year.
Several artists have publicly noted their appreciation for the group's work. Among the group's prominent guest musicians are Dave Koz, who collaborated with them in jazz covers of 'Careless Whisper' and the Game of Thrones theme music, and Niia, who joined them for a 'space jazz' version of 'The End of the World'. Postmodern Jukebox's October 2013 collaboration with Puddles Pity Party on a cover of Lorde's 'Royals' generated particularly strong interest; as of September 2014, this video remained the second most popular on Bradlee's YouTube channel with over 15.1 million hits.
In 2013, Bradlee found interest from the video game industry, gaining a composer credit for 2K Games' BioShock Infinite soundtrack, which features four of his stylized arrangements: a piano cover of Tears for Fears' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' (piano and vocals), a jazzy ragtime cover of Gloria Jones' 'Tainted Love' (arrangement, piano), and covers of R.E.M.'s 'Shiny Happy People' (arrangement and piano) and 'After You’ve Gone' (arrangement, piano).
In early September 2014, Bradlee uploaded a 1940s jazz interpretation of 'All About That Bass' called 'All About That (Upright) Bass', featuring Kate Davis singing solo while playing double bass, with Bradlee on piano and Dave Tedeschi on drums. The video received 8 million hits in three months. Also in 2014, Bradlee's YouTube Channel 'Postmodern Jukebox' was listed as #42 on NewMediaRockstars' 'Top 100 Channels'.
In late 2014 to 2015, Postmodern Jukebox toured extensively through America and Europe with its rotating cast of musical contributors. On Feb. 24th, Postmodern Jukebox co-headlined the Dubai Jazz Festival, alongside Sting, Toto, Chris Botti, and David Gray. On February 26, the band kicked off a 75-date international tour at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland, wrapping on June 4 in Ankara, Turkey.
In early February 2016, Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox covered the late David Bowie’s classic song 'Heroes' in honor of World Cancer Day – featuring vocals by Nicole Atkins. The track became one of his most popular arrangements to date and was sold on iTunes to earn money for the Cancer Research Institute. In 2016, Heineken announced their global partnership with Formula One racing management and in September released its first 'If You Drive, Never Drink' campaign commercial featuring Sir Jackie Stewart (the 'Flying Scot”) which featured Bradlee’s cover of “Heroes” as the soundtrack.
In 2016, Adweek featured Bradlee as one of '20 Content Creators Who Are Setting the Bar for Creativity in 2016.'
In June 2017, Bradlee was tapped by Tony Awards host Kevin Spacey to help him craft the show's dazzling number, which paid homage to all four of the year's “Best Musical” nominees and culminated in a Fred Astaire-style tap dance routine. Bradlee was credited as a co-arranger on the 2017 Tony Awards. Spacey, who’s become an enthusiastic fan and outspoken supporter of Postmodern Jukebox over the past several years, also recently introduced Bradlee onstage at a Postmodern Jukebox show at L’Olympia in Paris. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
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PMJ & Chill
2016
1.Sorry (Feat. Shoshana Bean) (Provided)
2.Thinking Out Loud (Feat. Holly Campbell-Smith)
3.Focus (Feat. Lavance Colley)
4.Just Like Heaven (Feat. Natalie Angst)
5.Hello (Feat. Maiya Sykes)
6.Love Yourself (Feat. Sara Niemietz)
7.Ignition (Remix)) (Feat. Rayvon Owen)8.Hotline Bling (Feat. Cristina Gatti)
9.I'm Not The Only One (Feat. Cristina Gatti) (Provided)
10.Here (Feat. Aubrey Logan)
11.Ex's & Oh's (Feat. Lisa Gary)
12.Bye Bye Bye (Feat. Tara Louise)
13.Heroes (Feat. Nicole Atkins) -
Top Hat On Fleek
2015
1.Halo (ft. LaVance Colley) (Provided)
2.Hey There Delilah (ft. Joey Cook) (Provided)
3.Hey Ya! (ft. Sara Niemietz) (Provided)
4.Give It Away (ft. Aubrey Logan) (Provided)
5.Thong Song (ft. Blake Lewis) (Provided)
6.Viva La Vida (ft. Puddles Pity Party) (Provided)
7.Sugar, We're Going Down (ft. Joey Cook) (Provided)8.Welcome To The Jungle (ft. Daniela Andrade) (Provided)
9.Umbrella (ft. Casey Abrams & The Sole Sisters) (Provided)
10.Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (ft. Ariana Savalas) (Provided)
11.Someday (ft. Cristina Gatti) (Provided)
12.Say My Name (ft. Joey Cook) (Provided)
13.Where Are U Now (ft. Mykal Kilgore) (Provided)
14.Mad World (ft. Puddles Pity Party & Haley Reinhart) (Provided) -
Swipe Right For Vintage
2015
1.Bad Blood (Feat Aubrey Logan) (Provided)
2.My Heart Will Go On (Feat Mykal Kilgore) (Provided)
3.Lovefool (Feat Haley Reinhart) (Provided)
4.I Kissed a Girl (Feat Tobyn Adele Anderson & The Tee Tones (Provided)
5.Criminal (Feat Ariana Savalas) (Provided)
6.Lean On (Feat Mykal Kilgore) (Provided)7.Radioactive (Feat Blake Lewis) (Provided)
8.Seven Nation Army (Feat Haley Reinhart) (Provided)
9.I Don't Mind (Feat Wilkie Ferguson) (Provided)
10.Boulevard Of Brokeen Dreams (Feat Maiya Sykes) (Provided)
11.Oops!…I Did It Again (Feat Haley Reinhart) (Provided)
12.This Must Be The Place (Vaive Melody) [Feat Sara Niemitz] (Provided) -
Selfies On Kodachrome
2015
1.Steal My Girl (feat. Jeffrey James) (Provided)
2.Titanium (feat. Von Smith) (Provided)
3.The Heart Wants What It Wants (feat. Lara Johnston) (Provided)
4.Stacyƒ?Ts Mom (feat. Casey Abrams) (Provided)
5.Roar (feat. Annie Goodchild) (Provided)
6.The Greatest Love of All (feat.Mykal Kilgore) (Provided)
7.I Want It That Way (feat. Shoshana Bean) (Provided)
8.Anaconda (feat. Robyn Adele Anderson) (Provided)9.Love Me Harder (feat. Cristina Gatti) (Provided)
10.Blank Space (feat. Ariana Savalas) (Provided)
11.Shake It Off (feat. Von Smith) (Provided)
12.Habits (feat. Haley Reinhart) (Provided)
13.I'm Not the Only One (feat. Casey Abrams) (Provided)
14.Straight Up (feat. Ashley Stroud) (Provided)
15.Jealous (feat. Morgan James) (Provided) -
Emoji Antique
2015
1.Gangsta's Paradise (Provided)
2.Such Great Heights (Provided)
3.Bad Romance (Provided)
4.I Believe in a Thing Called Love
5.Creep
6.Poison (Provided)7.Only One (Provided)
8.Barbie Girl (Provided)
9.Paper Planes (Provided)
10.All About That Bass (2015 European Cast) (Provided)
11.Take Me To Church (Provided)
12.Style (Provided) -
Twist Is the New Twerk
2014
1.Story of My Life
2.Sweet Child o' Mine
3.Timber
4.Royals5.Come & Get It
6.Just Dance
7.Don't You Worry Child
8.We Can't Stop -
Historical Misappropriation
2014
1.Womanizer
2.Stay With Me
3.Waterfalls4.Problem
5.Wiggle -
Introducing Postmodern Jukebox
2013
1.Don't You Worry Child
2.Thrift Shop
3.Die Young4.Beauty and a Beat
5.Thrift Shop (Bart & Baker Electro Swing remix) -
Clubbin' With Grandpa
1.Sweater Weather
2.Birthday
3.Fancy
4.Dark Horse5.Drunk in Love
6.Like a Prayer
7.We Found Love
8.Burn -
Assorted Tracks and YouTube Memories, 2010-2013
1.A Motown Tribute to Avril Lavigne
2.Smile² ('Smile' by Charlie Chaplin / 'Smile' by Lily Allen Piano Mashup)3.How You Remind Me - A Motown Tribute to Nickelback -
A Motown Tribute to Nickelback
1.Photograph
2.Rockstar3.Gotta Be Somebody
4.How You Remind Me -
Miscellaneous
1.Last Christmas
2.Hey Ya!
3.Call Me Maybe
4.Come and Get It
5.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6.All About That Bass (2015 European Cast Version)
7.Royals (ft. Puddles Pity Party)
8.Young and Beautiful
9.Don't Look Back in Anger
10.Talk Dirty
11.Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
12.Thrift Shop (Bart & Baker Electro Swing club remix)
13.Anaconda
14.Gentleman
15.Juicy
16.Blurred Lines
17.Get Lucky
18.Bye Bye Bye - 2016 North American Cast Version
19.Hello, My Ragtime 80's
20.Roar
21.Wrecking Ball22.Someone Like You
23.Pony
24.Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
25.Criminal
26.Blank Space
27.No Diggity
28.Black Hole Sun
29.Seven Nation Army
30.Oops!... I Did It Again
31.Lovefool
32.Habits
33.I'm Not The Only One
34.Boulevard of Broken Dreams
35.Stacy's Mom
36.What Is Love
37.Say My Name
38.Sugar, We're Going Down
39.Hey There Delilah
40.Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
41.Attention
42.City of Stars
【Correction of errors in the album information】