Contributing Composer to 5 Grammy Award winning albums, BMI Pop and Hip Hop Award Winning Writer, and Orchestral Arranger that has worked with industry leaders such as Kesha, Macklemore, Leslie Odom Jr., Seattle Symphony, Sony BMG, as well as film scores, TV and commercials with clients like Grey's Anatomy, New York Times, and Bob's Burgers.
Andrew Joslyn, composer, orchestrator, and violinist is an award-winning musical polymath whose passion for collaboration has led him to work with a remarkably diverse group of world-class artists, touring the world, performing, co-writing and arranging music on over 400 songs throughout his career. Along the way he has amassed an extensive list of writing, orchestrating, recording and touring credits that include: Kesha, Judy Collins, Leslie Odom Jr., Carla Morrison, K Flay, Chase Rice, Tom Chaplin (Keane), Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses), Macklemore, The Seattle Symphony, and many many others. He currently runs his own production studio in Seattle, leads the Passenger String Quartet, and has scored several feature length films, and writes music for artists, labels, podcasts, music licensing houses, and commercials. He is also a national trustee for the PNW chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammys), and a local advocate for music and the arts on the West Coast.
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AllMusic verified credits for Andrew Joslyn- Mindi Abair
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- Chase Rice
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- Nancy Wilson
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- King's Singers
- Hala
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- Leslie Odom, Jr.
- Mary Lambert
- Leslie Odom, Jr.
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- Andrea Gibson
- Kidz Bop Kids
- This Wild Life
- This Wild Life
- This Wild Life
- Pentatonix
- Tobias the Owl
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- Kesha
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- Grieves
- Chris Staples
- Chris Staples
- Augustines
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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- Kris Orlowski
- Craft Spells
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- Mark Lanegan
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- Eric Tingstad
- Macklemore
- Ryan Lewis
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- Ayron Jones
- Carla Morrison
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- Pierre Kwenders
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- Eclectic Approach
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- Genesis Diaz
- Jordan Anthony
- Erica Cooper
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- My Goodness
- Ayron Jones
- Miller Campbell
- Miller Campbell
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- Brooke Simpson
- Tai Shan
- Tai Shan
- V. Contreras
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- Birch Pereira
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- The Local Strangers
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64 Reviews - 14 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedAndrew is phenomenal at what he does and I'm grateful to have his phenomenal sound on yet another record! Highly recommend.
check_circleVerifiedAndrew provided a stellar string arrangement for my song. Not only was he was able to take the vague direction I gave him and create something that exactly what I had in mind, but the arrangement itself is stunning. I highly recommend working with and look forward to working with him again in the future!
check_circleVerifiedWorking with Andrew is always a game-changer for tracks. His ability to understand the language of a song and translate total enhancement of the delivery of its message is remarkable. His arrangements are beacons of distinct depth and emotion, always serving to elevate the piece.
check_circleVerifiedReally exceeded all possible expectations! Truly remarkable job for a fairly reasonable price! Will def want to work again in the future!
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Andrew killed it again. He just knows what parts need to be there and executes them incredibly well. Highly recommend!
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Andrew is a fantastic composer and musician. Really brought my song to life emotionally - highly recommend!!
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Andrew has tailored spot on arrangements to accompany many of my songs and he always delivers! He's an indispensable collaborator who can achieve any desired melodic feel.
check_circleVerifiedIf you want drop-dead gorgeous strings for your song, hire Andrew. His artistry, creativity, and inspiration are absolutely top-notch and really shine through in his compositions.
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Smooth string sailing with Andrew as always. I admire his skills so much and it’s a great thrill to get him in on a track. His arranging, playing and recording are all at the highest level- makes for an easy session but with remarkable results!
check_circleVerifiedI couldn't be happier with Andrew's recording of the strings arrangement I wrote for a song I'm producing. The attention to detail in file organization and the exceptional audio quality truly stand out. I'm excited about the results and am looking forward to more collaborations in the future. Highly recommended, of course!
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2nd session with Andrew this year- another 10/10 result. Andrew is approachable, organized and easy to work with— which is convenient because he is an actual master at everything does. His arrangement skills/sense serve the material and add so much depth. He plays beautifully; records with precision; delivers a polished file ready to drop into the mix. When I put it all together: I hear the record in a newly elevated, inevitable and fully realized state. What more could you want?
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Andrew did a great job playing the string arrangement for one of my songs. Him and the other string players had great feel and he also sent me a sample mixdown.
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Very impressed with Andrew's work and speed. He got my part back to me faster than I expected and no edits were needed
check_circleVerified (Client)Andrew is a top notch musician and fantastic client. Someone you want on your team to make your music sound wonderful!
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Andrew needed some trumpet for a project he was working on and I was happy to turn it around day of thanks to his speedy responses, excellent vision, and great sheet music! Made my job easy! Hope to work with him in the future! top notch professional!
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Worked on two tracks with Andrew this spring and couldn’t be happier with the experience and the result. Andrew collaborated with me to understand what needed doing and delivered a great file. Refined arrangements and beautiful layers of heartfull/nuanced playing- all expertly engineered, recorded and organized for my production. Easy! I appreciate his expertise, precision and approachability. Will find excuses for more sessions and would of course recommend him for anyone needed string work
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Andrew did a full album project for me and nailed every aspect of what I was looking for. Highly recommended no matter what your style of music might be.
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Had an arrangement completed and needed to add orchestra. Andrew and team did a fantastic job. Highly recommend.
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Fantastic work. Starting from scratch, Andrew arranged and recorded everything. Communication was great, and open to creative input. Will definitely use Andrew again!
Interview with Andrew Joslyn
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I cowrote the song "Praying" with Kesha - and it became a chart topping hit, and a huge rallying cry for the #MeToo movement.... I am still floored that I was a part of that process. Hugely grateful.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Cowriting with artists with BMG, and film scoring with a production company down in Los Angeles, as well as podcast scoring in Los Angeles as well.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog and Digital
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise to provide you with a top level orchestral recording (I provide anywhere between 16-24 stems of strings typically), which has been RX'ed and cleaned up, performed by a world class musician (over 28 years of experience), and easily plugged into your mix and session. No hassle, no endless pitch correcting and messing around with crap string player performances.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The flexibility, and the endless supply of unique and varied projects.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Do I do revisions? Yes.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I'm not just a string session player. I am a contributing writer to a track, and can bring an organization and efficiency to recording sessions that others don't.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is the Bpm for a track; do you have a lead sheet; what is the situation with songwriting/publishing %'s?
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: violin, viola, sheet music, turn table, and vinyl collection.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Playing violin since age 5 - did my post grad at Berklee School of Music for Music Business, composition and scoring for Film and TV, and then toured with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis from 2008 to 2017. Also was in a rock band from 2002-2012, and toured heavily on the west coast.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Cinematic and lush
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: use pre-delay with tracks to make them sound like they are 'slightly' sitting behind another take (like a sitting string section.)
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Across the board.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Orchestral arranging/production, and string performance.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I flesh out a song, and bring a whole new dimension of sophistication and epicness to them.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Get a stereo Wav track from a client to write to (sometimes a lead sheet provided, but not required.) I'll take that and drop it into my Pro Tools setup, layout the structure, figure out the main melodies and countermelodies I want to introduce, and write out a rough arrangement on sheet music. I then record a 'rough' of my arrangement live in my studio (I work faster recording live than providing midi mockups); provide that to the client, and await feedback, and go back and forth that way.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Fully treated mixing room with Mac Pro, Apollo Quad interface, dual Grace m501 preamps, single UA solo 610 preamp, stereo pair of Coles Ribbon 4038s, Neumann TLM 103, Neumann U87
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Top industry professional arranger/producers like Dave Campbell, Quincey Jones, and Vince Mendoza.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: string and horn arrangements for pop, hip hop, folk, rock, and contemporary music clients. I also do a lot of scoring work for podcasts, film, TV, and commercials. I'm getting into full production and co-writing with artists now since I was signed with BMG/Sony.
I was the String and Horn Arranger, and co-writer in this production
- Kesha - Praying
- Whitney Monge with the Seattle Symphony - Day of Rest
- Goodnight Suzie with the Northwest Sinfonia - Caviar of Broken Dreams
- Andrew Joslyn - Spinning Wheels (feat. Eric Anderson)
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Provide string arrangements typically within a 2-3 day turn around with full live string stems delivered. 1-2 revisions allowed (with added costs incurred for additional time)
- Andrew Bird
- Ennio Morricone
- Alexandre Desplat
- 4 acoustic violins (ex: 1973 Polanni Italian)
- 2 violas
- 2 electric 5 string violins (Barbera Transducer)
- 1 Baritone Viola
- 1 Cello
- Coles Ribbon Microphones
- Neumann Microphones
- UAD Apollo Quad Interface
- Grace Preamps
- UAD Solo 610 Preamp
