Mackintosh Braun
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Genres | Electro-Pop |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Chop Shop Records, Atlantic Records, Universal Music Group |
| Members | Ian Mackintosh (pictured right) Ben Braun (pictured left) |
| Website | Official Site |
Mackintosh Braun is a Portland, Oregon-based Electro-Pop group signed to Island Records / Chop Shop Records, a division of the Universal Music Group.[1][2] The duo is composed of Ian Mackintosh and Ben Braun, who share song-writing and production duties.[3] When performing live the outfit involve other musicians to fill out their sound, including at one point Ben’s father Michael Braun, a long-time drummer for Hall & Oates who has also played on a few of the group’s recordings.[3]
According to an interview in Spinner, the group's influences range from the Beatles to the Midnight Juggernauts, and the band's public presence has also led to profiles in Nylon and Audioholic Media.[4][5][6] The group's second album Where We Are was lauded by the Associated Press as one of 2010's most overlooked albums.[7]
Mackintosh Braun will release The City Below EP on October 14th, 2014 with their full length album Arcadia soon to follow in early 2015.[8]
In October 2014 it was announced through an interview with Idolator that Mackintosh Braun were in the process of working on a remix for Lady Gaga. The remix is for a song called "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" which was the first single from Gaga and Tony Bennett's jazz standards album Cheek to Cheek (album) released in the same year.[9]
History
According to a profile in the ABC Music Lounge, Mackintosh Braun was formed largely by accident:
Ben's father bought a new house through a realtor who knew Ian. The two got to talking about music, Ian's name came up, a tape was exchanged, and next thing you know Ben was playing Ian's music in his living room. "It blew me away," Ben recalls. "We didn't know each other at all, but immediately I realized we both want to hear the same things. Even now, when we're writing, he'll do something and I'll think, 'shit, I was going to do that.'" The pair began making music together. Then, when Ian was evicted from his apartment, he started crashing at Ben's studio and the band really took off. Following six months of feverish writing and recording, Mackintosh Braun emerged with their self-released debut, The Sound. The album included "Wake Up," an affecting electro-jam which perfectly captured the sound the duo was going for: ethereal and elegant but also deeply emotional. The track was selected for inclusion on an episode of the TV show Chuck and suddenly Mackintosh Braun had gone from a studio project between two music obsessives to a full-fledged band signed to Chop Shop.[10]
TV / Film Placements
Mackintosh Braun have received TV and film placement exposure, including on the television shows Chuck, How to Make It in America, The Carrie Diaries (TV series), Grey's Anatomy, and Gossip Girl.[10][11][12][13] The band's track "Frozen" was featured in the 2011 film The Beaver.[14] In February of 2014 it was announced that their new single "Never Give In" would be featured in the film adaptation of Veronica Mars (film) and on the soundtrack, both being released in March.[15]
Discography
Studio Albums
- The Sound (2007, Self-Published)
- Where We Are (2010, Atlantic Records)[3]
- The City Below EP (2014, Chop Shop/Island Records) [16]
- Arcadia (Being released in the 1st quarter of 2015 on Chop Shop/Island Records) [17]
Remixes
| Year | Remixed song | Original artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Save Me (Messages) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ft/ Aretha Franklin |
| 2012 | Walking On Water | Architecture In Helsinki |
| 2012 | The Sun | Shiny Toy Guns |
| 2012 | Out Of Touch | InnerPartySystem |
| 2012 | When the Night Falls | Chromeo |
| 2013 | I Don't Want to See | Starfucker |
| 2014 | Fall In Love | Barcelona (indie rock band) |
| 2014 | Heroes | Cazzette |
| 2014 | I Can't Buy You Anything But Love | Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett |
| 2014 | Wishing Wells | The Colourist |
References
- ^ http://www.islandrecords.com/artists/mackintosh-braun/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Artists". Chopshoprecords.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ a b c "Where We Are - Mackintosh Braun: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ robin (2010-03-09). "Mackintosh Braun Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Nylon Magazine - Mackintosh Braun - November 2010 feature! - Mackintosh Braun Official Blog". Mackintosh Braun. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ Krage, Joshua (2010-09-29). "Where We Are, Mackintosh Braun". Audioholic Media. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/01/07/a_look_at_some_of_2010s_overlooked_albums/?page=3
- ^ http://www.earbuddy.net/50793/mackintosh-braun-city.html/listen/rock
- ^ http://www.idolator.com/7565808/mackintosh-braun-the-city-below-interview
- ^ a b "ABC Music Lounge". Abc.go.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ http://www.tunefind.com/show/how-to-make-it-in-america/season-1/9204
- ^ Herndon, Jessica (2010-12-14). "Gift Picks from TV's Best Music Directors - TV News". People.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ http://www.tunefind.com/show/the-carrie-diaries/season-1/13511
- ^ http://www.soundtrack.net/movie/the-beaver
- ^ http://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/check-out-the-full-track-list-for-the-veronica-mars-movie-soundtrack/
- ^ http://www.earbuddy.net/50793/mackintosh-braun-city.html/listen/rock
- ^ http://abc.go.com/music-lounge/blogs/featured-artists/mackintosh-braun