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Bad Guy by Billie Eilish, performed live by Brooklyn Duo pianist, Marnie Laird. Arranged for piano by Marnie Laird, based on Scott Bradlee's arrangement for Postmodern Jukebox (http://youtube.com/postmodernjukebox). Get the sheet music here: https://bit.ly/2r2QaVh

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Hey guys! It's just me (Marnie) this time, trying out a new style of video for ya! (Truth be told, we came to this camera angle decision mainly because I didn't feel like doing my hair and makeup...it was glorious! I was a mess from the waist up and loving it!) Actually, I needed all the extra time I could get to practise this cover...It was hard!!!
Full disclosure, this is a cover of Postmodern Jukebox's cover. We're 100% obsessed with Scott Bradlee and his ability to play in so many styles so effortlessly. I wish I could just sit down and improvise fun, jazzy stuff like this but I have NO idea how. 🤷 So, being the nerd that I am, I rewatched PMJ's cover over and over and wrote it all down, just so I could play it. 🤓If anyone else is in the same boat as I am (wants to play jazz/is hopeless at it), feel free to check out our sheet music for this so you can try it for yourself! (You can find it at musicnotes.com.)
And if you live under a rock and haven't checked out Postmodern Jukebox's vintage-style covers yet, do yourself a favour and go watch them right now! They are amazing!

Brooklyn Duo:
Marnie Laird, piano
Patrick Laird, cello

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BROOKLYN DUO BIO:

Founded in 2014, Brooklyn Duo has quickly established itself as one of today’s most successful classical crossover ensembles. Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over 800,000 YouTube subscribers, and over 150 million streams annually on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio.

In 2014, on a whim, the couple arranged and recorded two pop covers and released them on YouTube. Amazingly, Shakira noticed the duo’s cover and promoted it to her 130 million-plus fan base, saying: “We're loving Brooklyn Duo's piano/cello cover of Empire! Great work guys." The boost that resulted from that exposure and the positive response they were getting on YouTube encouraged the couple to continue creating videos. (Other notable shout-outs since then include ones from Taylor Swift, a-ha and Pearl Jam.)

Today, Marnie and Patrick have released over 100 videos on their Brooklyn Duo YouTube channel and 9 albums of covers, spanning artists from The Beatles to Metallica to Ariana Grande. In 2016, the couple started a second YouTube channel, Brooklyn Classical, with the goal of introducing classical music to a larger audience through high quality, live performances. Brooklyn Classical often hosts high-profile guest artists, including the world-renowned Dover and Escher string quartets, percussionist Ivan Trevino and cellist Cicely Parnas.

In 2017, Marnie and Patrick partnered with Carnegie Hall and Ensemble Connect to produce a cover of a-ha’s “Take On Me”. The video went viral and garnered millions of views in just a few months. Popular classical music stations Classic FM and WQXR regularly share Brooklyn Duo’s music on their social media pages, with Classic FM calling the duo “masters of the artfully planned pop cover.” Their music has also been featured on several television shows, including Grey's Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars.

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