Nu Deco Ensemble’s Sam Hyken Joins Bad Bunny Onstage at the Latin Grammys

Nu Deco Ensemble co-founder and artistic director, Sam Hyken, recently joined Bad Bunny onstage at the Latin Grammys for a four-song classical overture. Crafted by Hyken himself in less than a month, the overture was performed with a 35-piece orchestra modeled after Nu Deco Ensemble, and included renditions of “Estamos Bien,” “Solo de Mí,” “Ni Bien Ni Mal” and “Caro”. The performance followed the release of Nu Deco Ensemble’s self-titled debut album, available now.

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Sam Hyken has had a rich and diverse musical career, which has spanned the globe. Currently residing in Miami, Florida, he is in constant demand as a performer, producer and composer. Sam’s music has been commissioned by several symphony orchestras and organizations, such as the New World Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, Adrienne Arsht Center, Kansas City Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, the Asheville Symphony and the Miami Symphony Orchestra. Other ensembles that have performed Sam’s work include the Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Toronto Symphony and the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolivar of Venezuela, among others. Additionally, Sam has been contracted to adapt and write new music for artists such as Wyclef Jean, Pitbull, Macy Gray, Angelique Kidjo, Cory Henry, Kimbra, Talib Kweli, Ben Folds, Brandy, Cynthia, Jon Batiste and more.

Along with Jacomo Bairos, Sam is co-founder and artistic director of Nu Deco Ensemble, Miami’s genre-bending orchestra. Since its inception in 2015, the 30-piece ensemble has exploded onto Miami’s eclectic musical scene, captivating audiences, engaging with its community and fusing innovative, genre-bending orchestral performances and collaborations with the highest levels of musical artistry. With past guest artist collaborators such as Kishi Bashi, Jacob Collier, Danay Suarez, Stephen Marley, Emily King, BJ The Chicago Kid and more, Nu Deco Ensemble have earned themselves the accolade of “chamber orchestra for the 21st century” (The New York Times). Their boundary-pushing musical stylings have also been described as “sonically spellbinding” (Billboard) and “fiery, captivating and refreshingly original” (Saratoga Living).

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