Chrissy H. came to CMH as a lowly intern and has since blossomed into a Customer Service superstar. Not only does she have a winning personality, but has the musical taste to ehttp://www.thevitaminstringquartet.com/blog/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=735nsure all your purchases are the right ones. Her mix-tape is a surefire winner with everything from the eclectic to straight up dance pop. If you ever see her boppin’ around Los Angeles, buy her a drink and she’ll sing you a song. She’ll try not to sing out of key.

1. Van Morrison – And It Stoned Me

from String Quartet Tribute To Van Morrison

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2. The Roots – The Seed
from String Quartet Tribute to The Roots

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3. The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1
from String Quartet Tribute to The Flaming Lips

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4. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
from String Quartet Tribute to The Darkness

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5. Hello, Goodbye
from String Quartet Tribute to The Beatles

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6. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio
from String Quartet Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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7. 2Pac – California Love
from String Quartet Tribute to 2Pac

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8. Death Cab For Cutie – Sound of Settling
from Ghost: The String Quartet Tribute to Death Cab for Cutie

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9. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
from String Quartet Tribute to David Bowie

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10. Kanye West – Flashing Lights
from The String Quartet Tribute to Kanye West

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Jim C works in the digital department at CMH. Since he turns real music into 1’s and 0’s all day, his opinion doesn’t really matter. Just kidding! Somehow he convinced the Vitamin String Quartet to cover No Age, so he hopes you enjoy it!

1. Nirvana – Smells like Teen Spirit from The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana’s Nevermind

2. Death Cab – Transatlanticism from Ghost: The String Quartet Tribute to Death Cab for Cutie

3. Foo Fighters – Everlong from Strung Out On Foo Fighters (EP)

4. Radiohead – 15 Step from Vitamin String Quartet performs Radiohead’s In Rainbows

5. Elliott Smith – Angels from String Quartet Tribute to Elliott Smith

6. Kanye West – Heard Em Say from The String Quartet Tribute to Kanye West

7. Third Eye Blind – Motorcycle Drive By from The String Quartet Tribute to Third Eye Blind

8. No Age – Eraser from Vitamin String Quartet: Per_Versions

9. Bright Eyes – The City Has Sex from String Quartet Tribute to Bright Eyes: Beautiful In The Morning

10. Neil Young – Heart of Gold from Rusted Moon: The String Quartet Tribute to Neil Young

11. Bush – Glycerine from Alternative Hits of the 80’s and 90’s Volume 2

Mixtape # 3 of the VSQ Employee Mixtape series is here! Our marketing department gave you a nostalgic trip down memory lane with some alternative hits of the 90’s in mixtape #1 and our art department filled in the blanks with some must-have post punk tracks in mixtape #2. But if you’re looking for some good oldies and true pop classics to get your groove on then look no further. A quick browse through Kat’s playlist will prove that even data entry be fun.

VSQ Employee Mixtape #3: Data Entry Dance Party!
A transplant from the Midwest, Kat spends her time at CMH entering data, helping out the royalties department, and testing out our digital sales and websites. She appreciates the musical juxtaposition within the VSQ collection and considers the upcoming release, VSQ to Modern Broadway Hits, her favorite. As she types away her day, she likes to keep it random, switching between the classics she grew up with and the hits she has come to love. From somber to silly, each of these tracks sound great in their string versions!

Ohio

Rusted Moon: The String Quartet Tribute to Neil Young

Jesus Walks

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Kanye West

Chicago

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Going to California

String Quartet to Led Zeppelin

People Are Strange

String Quartet Tribute to The Doors

Let’s Go Crazy

Symphonic Tribute to Prince’s Purple Rain

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy

String Quartet Tribute to Rod Stewart

You Oughta’ Know

Strung Out On Jagged Little Pill: The String Quartet Tribute to Alanis Morrissette

Stupid Girl

Vitamin String Quartet: Per_Versions

Somebody to Love

String Quartet Tribute to Queen

Please welcome the second installment of our new series of employee playlists, designed by the experts themselves – the VSQ staff! Like we said in our first post, we designed this series to help fans discover VSQ tracks they may have never found otherwise – and show off our impeccable and discerning musical taste! Last week we visited Taylor in the Marketing Department to see what was on her iTunes rotation. This week, lets check out what the art department is spinning.

Mixtape #2: Art Deparment
Deep in the bowls of this ship we call “the art department” lies the desk of graphic designer Steven (aka PONG). If you had the chance to go through his itunes library you’d see he(I love referring to myself in 3rd person) is into a lot of music. There’s so much in the VSQ catalog, and narrowing down the fav’s is not a task for the faint at heart(look at me ma! I’m blogging!).

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

String Quartet Tribute to The Smiths

Superstar

String Quartet Tribute to Sonic Youth
(even though it’s really a carpenters song, this cover of a cover is great!)

Bizarre Love Triangle + She’s Lost Control

String Quartet Tribute to New Order & Joy Division
Another VSQ album that is a must!

Caribou

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Pixies

Wish You Were Here

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd

10:15 Saturday Night

The String Quartet Tribute to The Cure

Cannonball

Vitamin String Quartet: Alternative Hits of the 80’s and 90’s Vol. 2

Hit Me Like You Did The First Time

The String Quartet Tribute to The Flaming Lips

Heroin

The String Quartet Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico
Seriously, just buy this album every song kicks ass!

Everyday Is Like Sunday

String Quartet Tribute to Morrissey
Aww, to be in high school once more

The Man Who Sold The World

String Quartet Tribute to David Bowie

We created this unofficial series to help you uncover the precious gems that are buried in the depths of our impressive and seemingly endless catalog. While creating our lists we’ve found tributes we didn’t even know existed and we’ll be sharing this valuable information with you in weekly installments of playlists from the experts themselves, The VSQ Staff. So get your headphones ready because we’re about to take you on a tour through the best, the classic and the weirdest Vitamin String Quartet tributes to be found.

Mixtape #1: Marketing Department
If you read VSQ tweets, visit the VSQ facebook page or follow the VSQ blog then you are already familiar with Taylor, our marketing guru and genius behind the first playlist in our new VSQ Employee Mixtape Series. If there was a movie made about Taylor’s life experiences, the songs below would make up the score. Each track is reminiscent of a funny story, a melancholy day, a momentary epiphany. See if you can listen to this playlist without feeling a nostalgic pull on the heartstrings.

This Charming Man

String Quartet Tribute to The Smiths

Wake Up

String Quartet Tribute to The Arcade Fire’s Funeral

Undone

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Weezer

Here Comes Your Man

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Pixies

Exit Music (For A Film)

Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Radiohead

Just Like Heaven

The String Quartet Tribute to The Cure

Cannonball

Vitamin String Quartet: Alternative Hits of the 80’s and 90’s Vol. 2

Do You Realize?

The String Quartet Tribute to The Flaming Lips

Instant Karma

The String Quartet Tribute to John Lennon

Fade Into You

Vitamin String Quartet: Alternative Hits of the 80’s and 90’s Vol. 2

Man On The Moon

The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.