bond
Years active	2001 – Present
Genres	Classical Crossover
Labels	MCA Music, Inc. Decca Records
Members	Haylie Ecker Eos Chater Tania Davis Gay-Yee Westerhoff
Website(s)	www.bondmusic.net

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The members of the band are Haylie Ecker (first violinist, from Perth, Western Australia, Australia), Eos Chater (second violinist, from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom), Tania Davis (violist from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) and Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cellist, from Hull, England, United Kingdom). Their debut album Born was removed from the UK classical charts, apparently owing to it "sounding too much like pop music". Born later rose to the #1 position in 21 different charts around the world. Shine, their second album, went Gold in 6 countries. Remixed, their third release, featured remixes from their first two hit albums as well as three new unreleased songs. Their third studio album Classified was a popular and successful release. Classified went double platinum in Australia, reaching the number one spot on both the classical and pop charts. Explosive: The Best of bond, their latest release, is a "Best of" collection that includes three previously unreleased songs. They also participated at the 50th annual Miss World pageant in 2000 held in London. Haylie Ecker, first violinist of the crossover classical string quartet Bond, is from Perth, Australia, and has received a First Class Honours Degree in Music and a postgraduate degree in Advanced Solo Studies from Londons Guildhall School of Music and Drama. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Eos Chater Eos Chater, (sometimes credited just as Eos) is the second violinist of the all female string quartet bond. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... Tania Davis is the violist of the British/Australian eclectic string quartet Bond. ... The viola (French, alto; German Bratsche) is a bowed string instrument. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Gay-Yee Westerhoff. ... The violoncello, usually abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as in the ch of check), is a bowed stringed instrument, a member of the violin family. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The UK classical chart is a commercial monitoring and marketing device used by the UK music industry to measure its effectiveness in promoting and selling CDs, nominally in the field of classical music. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Shine is the second album released by the classical crossover string quartet Bond. ... Remixed is the third album released by the classical crossover string quartet Bond. ... [edit] Classified Classified is the fourth album released by the classical crossover string quartet bond. ... Greatest Hits is a common name for artists greatest hits albums. ...

The quartet spent much of 2003 touring, particularly throughout Asia, and participating in the Miss Universe 2003 held in Panama City, Panama. They also fitted in performing and filming a TV commercial for American department store chain Marshall Field's and made a commercial in Los Angeles for the Japanese karaoke manufacturer Daiichi Kosho. The group made their movie debut playing themselves in a scene in Rowan Atkinson's James Bond spoof Johnny English for which they also contributed the track "Kismet", composed by Gay-Yee, and played on the Main Theme. They also appeared in the film XXX: State of the Union as themselves once again, performing "Victory". World map showing the location of Asia. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá), population 708,738, with a total metro population of 1,063,000 is the capital of Panama, located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, at . ... Johnny English (2003) is a comic film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre, starring Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller. ... Gay-Yee Westerhoff. ...

The quartet is currently working on an untitled fourth studio album, although its release date has not been set yet. bond was recently on a "collective maternity leave", for Tania Davis gave birth to a boy named Lukas. Their management has since confirmed the band has reached the end of their break.

Discography

Albums

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Shine is the second album released by the classical crossover string quartet Bond. ... [edit] Classified Classified is the fourth album released by the classical crossover string quartet bond. ...

Compilations

Remixed is the third album released by the classical crossover string quartet Bond. ...

Promotional Albums

• Raymond Weil (2001)
• Fab Field's Mix (2003)

Raymond Weil is a rare promo cd released by the string quartet bond, when they promote a new model of a watch called Othello by Raymond Weil. ... Fab Fields Mix is a promotional cd released by the classical crossover string quartet bond. ...

Soundtrack

• Johnny English

The classical crossover string quartet Bond participate in this movie playing in a party their song composed by Gay-Yee Westerhoff cellist in Bond and the movie sountrack in a Salsa version. ...

Singles

• "Victory"
• "Wintersun"
• "Viva!"
• "Shine"
• "Fuego"
• "Speed"
• "Atlanta/Time"
• "Viva!/Victory"
• "Explosive/Adagio For Strings"
• "Fly Samba Fly"

Victory is the most famous single by the string quartet bond. ... Wintersun is a single released by the string quartet bond. ... Shine is the first single of bond from their album Shine and it is based on an Oriental genre. ... Fuego is the second single of bond from their album Shine, this single in unavailable. ... Speed is the 3rd single by bond from their album Shine. ... Atlanta/Time is a promo single by the string quartet bond and was released in 2003 after Shine. ... Viva!/Victory is a promo single by bond, the Classical Crossover string quartet. ... Explosive/Adagio For Strings is an ultra rare promo single released by bond. ... Fly Samba Fly is an ultra rare promo single by the String Quartet bond. ...

DVDs

• Live at the Royal Albert Hall
• bond: Video Clip Collection

Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the first DVD released by the crossover classical string quartet Bond. ...

Movie Appearances

• XXX: State of the Union
• Johnny English

Johnny English (2003) is a comic film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre, starring Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller. ...

References

1. ^ [1] 'iClassics: Crossover Café

External links

• Official Site — bond
• Decca Records — bond's record company.
• Japanese Site — bond's official Japanese Site.