The String Revolution

The String Revolution is an international guitar quartet composed of Markus Illko, Janet Robin, Daniel Schwarz, and Art Zavala Jr. formed in Los Angeles, California in 2015. The group's debut EP, Stringborn, was released in 2016 and was mixed and mastered by Matt Hyde (Rodrigo y Gabriela). Their follow-up EP, Red Drops, was released in 2019 and was also mixed and mastered by Hyde.

The String Revolution
From left to right: Markus Illko, Janet Robin, Daniel Schwarz, Art Zavala Jr. performing at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California in December 2019
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, United States
GenresGuitar instrumental, world music, experimental, rock, blues
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Websitethestringrevolution.com
Members

Career

Robin was inspired to form The String Revolution in 2015 several years after she performed in Lindsey Buckingham's solo band, which included five guitar players.[1] Robin recruited the three other members of The String Revolution from the Los Angeles music scene.[2] The members of the group perform mostly instrumental acoustic music and have diverse backgrounds as musicians representing different disciplines, including elements of rock, blues, classical, flamenco, bluegrass, alternative, and experimental.[3]

The String Revolution's first EP, Stringborn, features an acoustic cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" that reached the Top 10 on the Spotify LA Instrumental Charts.[4] A follow-up EP, Red Drops, was released in 2019 and features a cover of Sting's "Englishman in New York."[1] Between those releases, The String Revolution also released a cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man." In September 2020, The String Revolution released the single "Figure 8." Music by the String Revolution has been streamed over two million times on Spotify.[1]

The quartet has had several notable performances, including performing at the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach, California in 2017 and the River Spirit Festival in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York in 2019.[3] In December 2019, The String Revolution performed at the Clive Davis Theater at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California as part of the "Great Guitars" American Express Concert Series.[1]

Members
  • Markus Illko – guitar, banjitar, bass, vocals
  • Janet Robin – guitar, banjitar
  • Daniel Schwarz – guitar, slide guitar
  • Art Zavala Jr. – guitar, banjitar, bass, vocals

Discography
  • 2016: Stringborn, EP (String Revolution Music)[5]
  • 2019: "Rocket Man", Single (String Revolution Music)
  • 2019: Red Drops, EP (String Revolution Music)[6]
  • 2020: "Figure 8", Single (String Revolution Music)

References
  1. "Janet Robin on The String Revolution: An Orchestra of Guitars". Guitar Girl Magazine. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. "Meet Janet Robin of The String Revolution". Voyage LA. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. "Strings Revolution brings brilliant guitar play to Boulevard Music". Culver City News. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. "Guitar quartet The String Revolution picks Tehachapi". Tehachapi News. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. "String Born". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. "Red Drops". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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