Shakira noticed the video and mentioned it in a tweet, saying, "We're loving Brooklyn Duo's piano/cello cover of #Empire!

They now have more than 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube[4] and over 740,000 monthly listeners on Spotify[5][6][7] In 2006, Marnie and Patrick both participated in a chamber music program in Maine called Kneisel Hall, where they met for the first time.

Following Juilliard, Marnie was accepted to the prestigious New World Symphony orchestral academy in Miami, where she worked as the principal pianist for three years under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.

During his time in college, he helped create the cello rock band Break of Reality, which was formed in 2003.

The band released four full-length albums, including The Sound Between (2006), Spectrum of the Sky (2009), Covers (2012), and Ten (2014).