MR HO'S ORCHESTROTICA
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Venture out beyond the moon with Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica! Led by percussionist, vibraphonist, and composer Mr. Ho (Brian O'Neill), Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica is the only 22-piece big band in the world that presents the supersonic space-age bachelor-pad sounds of Juan Garcia Esquivel live in concert. Esquivel was a studio orchestra arranger in the 1950s and 1960s who was known for his use of blistering brass, boisterous latin percussion, wordless vocals, and mid-century Hollywood sound. Best known as one of the original exploiters of the stereo (two-channel) sound format, Esquivel released many albums intended only for hi-fi listening at home that were never performed live...until now. Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica got its start as a side project of Boston-based band, WAITIKI (of whom Mr. Ho was an original member). Mr. Ho took an interest in Esquivel’s big band music in November of 2004, after he discovered the More of Other Worlds, Other Sounds CD at a small record store in
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