[1] It's a unique endeavor breaking down cultural and musical barriers based on sampling recording sessions with over 200 musicians around the world while travelling in South America, Asia, the Middle-East, North & West Africa and across Europe.
Since 2010, the artists filmed the improvised sessions with musicians playing all manner of instruments from localized traditional to contemporary and newly invented, sampling and splicing them to create new music.
According to Huffington Post, the artists "create the perfect integration of audio and visual technologies in their thrilling live show... musicians from around the world in their John Lomax-esque Orchestra of Samples project, they cut and splice different media into one cohesive vision.
Of the 200 and more musicians Addictive TV recorded for Orchestra of Samples, notable artists they collaborated with on the project include Dame Evelyn Glennie, Laetitia Sadier of British group Stereolab, Kuljit Bhamra MBE, Motorhead drummer Lucas Fox, Latin Grammy Award winner Mazinho Quevedo, Henry Dagg, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Shona Mooney, Senegalise hip-hop artist Matador, French rappers Edgar Sekloka and Gael Faye aka Milk Coffee and Sugar and producer Chris Birkett.
During live performances of the project, artists who have guested on stage with the group include Dame Evelyn Glennie, Dennis Rollins MBE, Baluji Shrivastav, Byron Wallen, Stomp's Paul Gunter and members of Spanish band Txarango.