Boston Typewriter Orchestra

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¡°We call them 1instruments. Some people call them office machines. Some people call them 2sculptures.¡±

So let¡¯s call this a concert with a business office feel. The Boston Typewriter Orchestra uses old style 3typewriters to give them their rhythmic tone.

¡°It¡¯s got a 4limited range of sounds, so you really have to work at what you are trying to 5extract out of it.¡±

So how does a group like this even get started?

¡°We came together in the beginning as a bunch of 6weirdos that kind of liked to bang on typewriters. And that... we¡¯re, for one reason or the other, 7obsessed... about 8making noises on typewriters.¡±

¡°Once we realized we never trying to 9entertain an 10audience, and not just kinda having a laugh, like banging like monkeys on typewriters, I think it really started to 11jell.¡±

And the orchestra¡¯s 12popularity 13is on the rise. Back in business after the pandemic, they are playing live at parties. The BTO is building their own brand and loving it.

¡°It¡¯s always somewhat 14gratifying when we play out and see how much people enjoy what we do.¡±

¡°We discourage other orchestras from appearing. We don¡¯t, we don¡¯t need the 15competition. So... [INAUDIBLE]¡±