StringCandy - Pop Quartet Stacks

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StringCandy Pop Quarter Stacks with composer Stephanie Matthews

These samples were recorded at the legendary United Recording, Studio B, featuring a custom-built Neve 68 Input 8068/8088 and 56 Neve 31102 EQ plus 40 original API 550a EQs. Standout gear includes Vintage Neumann M-50, AEA KU-4, Sennheiser MKH-40, Vintage AKG C-12, Vintage Neumann U-47 for the highest quality set of samples.

StringCandy is an entertainment company that specializes in creative consulting, original arrangements and transcriptions, and musician staffing for live performances, recordings, tv/film, and tour placements. StringCandy musicians have made appearances on popular television and award shows from the Grammys and American Music Awards to Saturday Night Live and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. They've worked with a wide variety of recording and performing artists across various genres of music including pop, hip hop, rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, classical, electronic, and alternative.

At the helm of StringCandy is Stephanie Matthews. A dynamic violinist and entrepreneur, Matthews is a modern-day citizen artist championing artistic excellence and social consciousness. She is the co-founder of the Re-Collective Orchestra, an all-Black orchestra dedicated to raising the visibility and profile of Black musicians and presenting culturally relevant work to engage diverse audiences.

Matthews has written, recorded, and contributed to various music, television, and film projects. She has collaborated with many notable mainstream performing and recording artists including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, John Legend, Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Camilla Cabello, Justin Timberlake, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Pharrell, H.E.R., and Bastille. Recent projects include "Da 5 Bloods" (2020), "Mulan" (2020), "Tenet" (2020), “Frozen 2” (2019), “The Mandalorian” (2019), "The Lion King" (2019), "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" (2019) and "When They See Us" (2019).

All sounds are 100% royalty-free and every loop and one-shot has been meticulously tempo-synced for ease of use.

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