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the string selection

Australia's Hottest Hip-Hop String Section!

About Me


THE STRING SELECTION is Australia’s only all FEMALE ELECTRIC STRING SECTION, comprising of the finest young, glamorous and virtuosic string players from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
EXPERIENCED in the fast-evolving music industry, The String Selection musicians have rocked the stages at Live Earth, the Big Day Out, Good Vibrations, Homebake and the Woodford Folk Festival and have also provided the sounds for Hollywood feature films.
PRESENTATION is integral for The String Selection image, bringing a stunning and eye-catching backdrop as backing strings for live shows. The String Selection provides a string section for a wide variety of artists, available as a string quartet up to a full string section. This dynamic team now brings to you a lush and organic sound crossed with unprecedented high impact stage presence suitable to many genres of music, from rock and pop through to RnB and Hip Hop.
ARTISTS these musicians have collaborated, recorded with and supported include Missy Higgins, Anthony Callea, Shannon Noll, The Whitlams, Hilltop Hoods, trumpet and jazz legend James Morrison, Jimmy Barnes, Cheryl Lynn, Phrase, Joel Turner, MPhazes, Tommy Emmanuel, Something With Numbers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Angus & Julia Stone, Illzilla, Resin Dogs, Mystro, YunGun, TyDi and Tommy Illfigga (Tom Thum).
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The String Selection also teams up with Dan Luscombe, Marimba extraordinaire, to create a high impact, high energy spectacle of lights, power and intense musical virtuosity for the corporate entertainment scene.
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Member Since: 11/20/2006
Band Website: thestringselection.com
Band Members: Various female string players from Australia.

Dan Luscombe & The String Selection @ Slide Bar, Sydney

TSS with The Resin Dogs @ Good Vibrations 2008

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Dan Luscombe & The String Selection Promo 2008

The String Selection performing with The Optimen @ UBER 28/01/2008

Helena performing with Missy Higgins at LIVE EARTH

Influences: Bond, Miri Ben-Ari, Vanessa Mae, Kanye West, Groove Armada, Basement Jaxx, Alicia Keys, Destinys Child, PCD, Beyonce, Ciara, Missy Elliot, Sneaky Sound System, Santana, Il Divo, Michael Buble, True Live, Jamiroquai, J5, Snoop and Dre, and all those artists that use decent REAL strings.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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Dan Luscombe & The String Selection in Auckland Saraya and Helena headed down to Melbourne to play some shows with the Triple J Unearthed (VIC) Winners of 2006, ILLZILLA. ...
Posted by the string selection on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:55:00 PST

The String Selection rocked the Hip Hop crowds

Just recently the girls of The String Selection have rocked the stages at Uber with The Optimen and The Riverstage @ The Good Vibrations Festival with The Resin Dogs.  Thanks to everyone who came...
Posted by the string selection on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST

The String Selections 2008

It's going to be just a little bit longer but soon you'll be able to listen to The String Selection's original compositions up here on Myspace.Saraya and Helena have been working closely with Brisbane...
Posted by the string selection on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:57:00 PST

Helena performs as Missy Higgins' Cellist on her recent tour

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Posted by the string selection on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:03:00 PST

Past Performances & Clients

Members of The String Selection have performed for clients from both corporate and commercial music scenes including:Slide Bar in SydneyFordThe Resin DogsThe OptimenHamilton Island, QLDDick ...
Posted by the string selection on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:31:00 PST

DAN LUSCOMBE & THE STRING SELECTION

Dan Luscombe, Marimba extraordinaire, has teamed up with The String Selection to create a high impact, high energy spectacle of lights, power and intense musical virtuosity. Accompanied by these elec...
Posted by the string selection on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:21:00 PST