Baldwin Brothers (band)
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The Baldwin Brothers is an electronic musical duo consisting of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner, with a rotating roster of guest musicians, based in Chicago. They experiment with electropop sounds with influences from Herbie Hancock and Kraftwerk.
They came into being in the mid-80s, when Jason and TJ met in junior high in Kokomo, Indiana. The son of a musician, Jason was already playing guitar and bass, and was soon to add drums to his repertoire; he discovered TJ played piano (he had been taking lessons since age six) and invited him over to jam. In the Hinkle family's basement there was a treasure trove of recording gear: a reel-to-reel recorder, a drum machine, and other toys and effects, so in no time the pair were experimenting with the equipment and taping their results. They continued to record all through high school, between stints in pop and alternative rock bands and a heavy metal cover act.
In the mid-90s, post-college, the two met up in Chicago. Although they'd spent nearly a decade apart, the pair started writing and recording again, just for fun. When they had enough material for a 30-minute set, they approached a local club and convinced its managers to let them play live. Calling themselves the Baldwin Brothers, they delivered a mixture of lounge music and funk, with TJ's 1978 Fender Rhodes electric piano emerging as the star of the show.
[edit] Discography
- The Return of the Golden Rhodes - October 2006
- Cooking With Lasers - April 2002
- Dream Girl - February 2002
- Funk Shui EP - 2001
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