"[2][3] Thinking there was something to the idea, he assembled a group of interested performers on the night of October 20th, 2004 in Somerville, Massachusetts.

The members (usually numbering between four and eight people) perform wearing white shirts and neckties,[4] engage in typical workplace banter and write office-themed lyrics to satirical or comedic effect.

The group uses several varieties of manual typewriters from such manufacturers as Underwood,[5] Smith Corona,[6] Hermes, Remington[7] and Royal.

[8] The Boston Typewriter Orchestra began performing at house parties, eventually expanding venues to clubs, arts festivals, and museums.

The group appears in the documentary California Typewriter, and their song "Entropy Begins at the Office" has been used in promotional ads for the film The Post.