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  • Outside the Jukebox

  • How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig
  • By: Scott Bradlee
  • Narrated by: Scott Bradlee
  • Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Outside the Jukebox

By: Scott Bradlee
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Publisher's Summary

From the creator of the sensation Postmodern Jukebox - with millions of fans globally - comes an inspirational memoir about discovering what you love and turning it into a creative movement.

With student loan debt piling up and no lucrative gigs around the corner, Scott Bradlee found himself in a situation all too familiar to struggling musicians and creative professionals, unsure whether he should use the little income he had to pay the rent on his basement apartment on the fringes of New York City or to avoid defaulting on his loans.

It was under these desperate circumstances that Bradlee began experimenting, applying his passion for jazz, ragtime, and doo-wop styles to contemporary hits by singers like Macklemore and Miley Cyrus - and suddenly an idea was born. The bands Bradlee went on to launch - from A Motown Tribute to Nickelback to Postmodern Jukebox, the rotating supergroup devoted to period covers of pop songs for which he is best known - borrowed from and refined the initial idea he had arrived at to bring genres now sometimes considered arcane to wide audiences. Today, the success he has had is astonishing, with Postmodern Jukebox collecting upwards of three million subscribers on YouTube, selling out major venues around the world, and developing previously unknown talent into superstar singers.

Taking listeners through the false starts, absurd failures, and unexpected breakthroughs of Bradlee's journey from a lost musician to a musical kingmaker headlining Radio City Music Hall - and presenting all the insights he learned along the way to becoming an entrepreneur like no other - Outside the Jukebox is an inspiring memoir about how one musician found his rhythm and launched a movement that would forever change how people make, distribute, and enjoy their favorite songs.

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©2018 Scott Bradlee (P)2018 Hachette Audio

Critic Reviews

"With an uncanny ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist time and again, Scott Bradlee has given rise to a whole new crop of mega-talented singers and musicians, blending pop and jazz in a completely novel way.... Outside the Jukebox takes us inside his unique method." (Dave Koz, jazz saxophonist and host of Sirius-XM's The Dave Koz Lounge)

"Candid, hilarious, and wildly fun, Outside the Jukebox is the book I wish I'd had when I was getting my start in theatre." (Kristin Chenoweth, Broadway and television star)

"Bradlee found tremendous success by going his own way, and he turned his passion into a creative movement....I am learning from this read!" (Mick Fleetwood, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac)

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Outside the Jukebox is Outside the Norm.

I purchased the audible version of Outside the Jukebox with some trepidation. As a fan of Post Modern Jukebox, I wanted the book to be as unusual and interesting as the bands musical productions, but so often these expectations are not met.
Thankfully, that's not the case here. Scott Bradlee's story of his musical journey, and the ensuing journey of PMJ, is as quirky, amazing, and relatable as the quirky, amazing, and relatable videos and recordings that are the trademark of the band.
The authors' reading of his work is honest, humorous, and positive in it's tone. I am glad I bought the audio book.
Now to buy the printed version!
If you are a musician, an artist, a writer, or in any way creative, I recommend this book. It will inspire you, and humble you.

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Outstanding!

As an emerging Australian artist who confides in the vintage warmth and wonder of PMJ, this story answers so many questions I’ve had for a long time about the inner workings of this mysterious musical collective.

More than than just a good story, well told - Scott provides a framework that connects the dots for young aspiring artists between ‘roughing it’ and ‘making it’, which when broken down into small steps forward (and back) give a clearer vision of how to do the same.

I look forward to imitating the clever moves this man, and his band have made to achieve my own musical dreams.

God bless you, Scott Bradlee!

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