Scorchio is an avant/progressive/cutting edge electro-acoustic string quartet that has worked/recorded with artists including David Bowie, Philip Glass, Trey Anastasio, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Damon Albarn, Michael Stipe, Lou Reed, Vampire Weekend, Regina Spektor, David Byrne, Ziggy Marley and the Kronos Quartet. The quartet offers workshops and masterclasses as individuals or full ensemble. Press: "This chamber music group was clearly not just a randomly thrown-together group of rock-minded string players occasionally renting themselves out to whatever pop star wanted to pimp out his/her sound with strings. Their blend was impeccable, never overusing vibrato, and really knowing how to bring certain parts out that complemented Trey’s lead while also setting back and providing a homophonic base for Trey’s melodies." "The Scorchio String Quartet played “Quantum” by the quartet’s leader and violist, Martha Mooke, with songful melodies accompanied by tremulous chords and Asian-flavored glissandos." - Jon Pareles, NY Times "On "I Would Be Your Slave", music and lyric collide to create arguably the most impressive track on all of "Heathen". The lyric is a direct entreaty for God to appear and make his presence felt. The Scorchio String Quartet's rendering of Visconti's arrangement is faultless." - Review of David Bowie's "Heathen" CD from Peter Kearns, Misfit City