The Blasting Company
The Blasting Company logo
The Blasting Company logo
Background information
Also known asThe Petrojvic Blasting Company
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Years active2008–present
Members5, including
  • Justin Rubenstein
  • J.R. Kaufman
  • Charles De Castro
  • Cory Beers
  • Brandon Armstrong
Websiteblastingcompany.com

The Blasting Company, formerly known as the Petrojvic Blasting Company, is an American nouveau-folk band based in Los Angeles, California.[2] The band was founded in 2008 by half-brothers Justin Rubenstein and J.R. Kaufman and the group has since expanded to include five members.[2]

The band composed the soundtrack for the Cartoon Network mini-series Over the Garden Wall.[3]

Style

The band's music is inspired by the music of Eastern Europe, particularly the music of the Balkans,[2] and New Orleans dixie.[4] The band has also been noted for its folk influences and Bohemian style.[5]

The band uses a variety of more orthodox instruments including an accordion, as well as a Macedonian tapan.[2]

Performances and projects

The band regularly performs in Los Angeles, and plays every Sunday at the Hollywood Farmers' Market.[2]

The band wrote the soundtrack for the television miniseries Over the Garden Wall, for which it was critically acclaimed.[6][7] The extended version of the soundtrack was debuted at the San Diego Comic Con in 2016.[7]

The band provided a theme for a fan made Dungeons and Dragons project titled The Crooked Moon.[8] They have also been offered opportunities to provide further music including themes and ambience tracks for the individual campaigns within the expansion.

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Sketches of the Unknown (2020)
  • Tiny Star (2020)[9]
  • For Hire (2022) (Includes Ashley Nguyen DeWitt)

Singles

  • Candy (2020)
  • Old Summer Reckoning (2021) (Co-written by Van Dyke Parks)

References

  1. ↑ Polo, Susana (3 November 2014). "An Interview With the Folks Behind Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall, Premiering Tonight!". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wappler, Margaret (18 December 2010). "The wild, wild Petrojvic Blasting Company". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Over the Garden Wall Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Melissa. "The Petrojvic Blasting Company: Coming soon to a sidewalk near you". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "THE BLASTING COMPANY". Lugano Buskers. Lugano Buskers. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Amidi, Amid (13 October 2014). "6-Minute Preview of CN Mini-Series 'Over the Garden Wall'". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 Shiach, Kieran. "Mondo to Debut 'Over the Garden Wall' Soundtrack Vinyl at San Diego Comic Con". Comics Alliance. Comics Alliance. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Amidi, Amid (21 September 2023). "The Crooked Moon: Folk Horror in 5E by Legends of Avantris - Kickstarter". Dicebreaker. Dicebreaker. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Discography". The Blasting Company. The Blasting Company. Retrieved 1 January 2022.


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