Artist Info: Soldier String Quartet

Composer Dave Soldier founded the Soldier String Quartet in 1985, influenced by James Brown and funk, punk rock, and Haydn, and the group was active until about 2000. The group played standing up or walking the stage like the Beastie Boys, usually with Michael Suchorsky, a drummer for Lou Reed, performing throughout the USA and Europe, both at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and CBGBs.

Their first CD, Sequence Girls (1988) featured Soldier's compositions including the title track based on an early rap song [read more...]