The Tikiyaki Orchestra is a seven piece modern exotica band that combines the sounds of traditional exotica with the Music Of Hawaii, surf music, crime jazz, lounge music and space age pop to create a soundtrack for the Tiki sub-culture.
[3][4] They utilize an orchestration of electric guitar, steel guitar, vibraphone, bass, 2 keyboards, percussion, and drum kit, with founder, multi-instrumentalist and composer Jim Bacchi as the leader.
[6][7][8][9][10] Their music has appeared in countless television, films and ads, notably the TV series Bones, Gaslit, NCIS: Los Angeles, the PBS documentary Plastic Paradise, The DVD Of Tiki Vol.
1: Paradise Lost, Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, Hotel Noir.
[11][12][13][14] The band's merchandise has become sought after by collectors and include several limited edition Tiki Mugs, Aloha Shirts, pendants, and bags.