Mackintosh Braun Explained

Mackintosh Braun
Origin:Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre:Electropop
Years Active:2006–present
Label:Chop Shop Records, Atlantic Records, Universal Music Group
Website:Official Site
Current Members:Ian Mackintosh (pictured right)
Ben Braun (pictured left)

Mackintosh Braun is a Portland, Oregon-based electropop group signed to Island Records / Chop Shop Records, a division of the Universal Music Group.[1] [2] The duo is composed of Ian Mackintosh and Ben Braun, who share song-writing and production duties.[3] When performing live the outfit involve other musicians to fill out their sound, including at one point Ben's father Michael Braun, a long-time drummer for Hall & Oates who has also played on a few of the group's recordings.

According to an interview in Spinner, the group's influences range from The Beatles to the Midnight Juggernauts, and the band's public presence has led to profiles and features in Nylon, The Huffington Post, People, NPR Music and Consequence of Sound.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The group's second album Where We Are was lauded by the Associated Press as one of 2010's most overlooked albums.[10]

It was announced via Diffuser and their interview in The Huffington Post that Mackintosh Braun would be releasing their third album Arcadia in June 2015.[11] [9] The album stream premiered June 15, 2015 with Vice Media, Inc. (Noisey) describing the album as "... a poppy gem, filled with soulful chillwave and dance tunes that are just in time for the summer. The album implores you to ride a wave of good vibes, punctuated by drums that remind you how great organic instrumentation can complement a synthesizer."[12] Arcadia was released June 16 through Chop Shop Records / Island Records.[13]

Clash announced in June 2017 that Ben Braun of Mackintosh Braun would be releasing a solo album entitled Silent Science on Diving Bell Records and premiered the first single "Prague". The album was released on October 6, 2017, and had tracks featured in both Riverdale (2017 TV series) and Dynasty (2017 TV series).[14] [15]

Ben Braun has been writing and releasing music under the moniker Hotel Pools since 2018.[16]

History

According to a profile in the ABC Music Lounge, Mackintosh Braun was formed largely by accident:

TV / Film Placements

Mackintosh Braun have received TV and film placement exposure, including on the television shows Chuck, How to Make It in America, The Carrie Diaries (TV series), Grey's Anatomy, Shades of Blue (TV series) and Gossip Girl.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] The band's track "Frozen" was featured in the 2011 film The Beaver.[22] In February 2014 it was announced that their new single "Never Give In" would be featured in the film adaptation of Veronica Mars (film) and on the soundtrack, both being released in March.[23]

Discography

Studio albums

Remixes

YearRemixed songOriginal artist
2011Save Me (Messages)Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ft/ Aretha Franklin
2012Walking On WaterArchitecture In Helsinki
2012The SunShiny Toy Guns
2012Out Of TouchInnerPartySystem
2012When the Night FallsChromeo
2013I Don't Want to SeeStarfucker
2014Fall In LoveBarcelona (indie rock band)
2014 Heroes (Unreleased)
2014 I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Unreleased)Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
2014 Wishing Wells The Colourist

In October 2014 it was announced through an interview with Idolator that Mackintosh Braun were in the process of working on a remix for Lady Gaga. The remix was for a song called "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" which was the first single from Gaga and Tony Bennett's jazz standards album Cheek to Cheek (album) released in the same year.[25] The remix ended up fizzling and was never released.

Co-writes

YearSongCo-write with
2015Slow DownAnya Marina
2015Give Me FireCarah Faye Charnow

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mackintosh Braun - Island Records. 2015-07-06. Island. Records.
  2. Web site: Artists. Chopshoprecords.com. 2012-04-24. 2012-06-26.
  3. Web site: Where We Are - Mackintosh Braun: Credits. AllMusic. 2012-06-26.
  4. Web site: robin. Mackintosh Braun Interview: SXSW 2010. Spinner. 2010-03-09. 2012-06-26.
  5. Web site: Nylon Magazine - Mackintosh Braun - November 2010 feature! - Mackintosh Braun Official Blog. Mackintosh Braun. 2010-10-28. 2012-06-26.
  6. Web site: Gift Picks from TV's Best Music Directors. PEOPLE.com.
  7. Web site: Mackintosh Braun premieres sleek new song "Through the Noise" — listen - Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. 28 May 2015.
  8. News: Mackintosh Braun, 'In Reverse' (Live). NPR. 28 August 2015. Christensen. David.
  9. Web site: Mackintosh Braun on Grey's Anatomy, Hall & Oates and a Beer Sesh with Larry David. The Huffington Post. 22 May 2015.
  10. News: A look at some of 2010's overlooked albums. Boston.com.
  11. Web site: Mackintosh Braun, 'We Ran Faster Then' - Free Download. Diffuser.fm.
  12. Web site: PREMIERE: Fuzz Out with Mackintosh Braun's New Record 'Arcadia'. NOISEY.
  13. Web site: Mackintosh Braun's 'Arcadia' gets a release date, band playing Portland tonight. OregonLive.com. 13 June 2015.
  14. Web site: Braun Reaches Toward a New Anthem with 'Prague'. 26 June 2017 .
  15. Web site: Music by B•R•A•U•N.
  16. Web site: Willamette Week Article on Hotel Pools.
  17. Web site: ABC Music Lounge. Abc.go.com. 2012-06-26.
  18. Web site: How to Make it in America Music - Season 1: "Good Vintage" - TuneFind. TuneFind.
  19. Web site: Herndon. Jessica. Gift Picks from TV's Best Music Directors - TV News. People.com. 2010-12-14. 2012-06-26.
  20. Web site: The Carrie Diaries Music - Season 1: "Fright Night" - TuneFind. TuneFind.
  21. Web site: Music from Shades of Blue S1E05.
  22. Web site: The Beaver (2011) - Soundtrack.Net. soundtrack.net.
  23. Web site: Check Out the Full Track List for the VERONICA MARS Movie Soundtrack!. Nerdist.
  24. Web site: Mackintosh Braun's "Arcadia" Now Available on iTunes - Island Records . www.islandrecords.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619201229/http://www.islandrecords.com/news/mackintosh-brauns-arcadia-now-available-on-itunes/ . 2015-06-19.
  25. Web site: Mackintosh Braun Talk Their New EP, Upcoming Album & Lady Gaga: Idolator Interview. Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. 10 October 2014 .