Shaye Scott and Tel Stewart assisted with video production. Nelson brought his neighbor, van der Beek, a songwriter and music arranger, onto the team. Anderson asked the musicians to do more videos that he would professionally film and upload to his store's Facebook and YouTube pages to promote his store. That video logged more than one million hits. In 2009 Anderson saw a music video that Schmidt had uploaded to YouTube, 'Love Story Meets Viva la Vida' – a musical blend of the Taylor Swift country pop tune and Coldplay's pop song ' Viva la Vida', which Schmidt performed with Nelson on cello. Anderson was acquainted with Schmidt, a locally notable pianist who often came in to practice on the pianos when he was in town. Schmidt knew Nelson from years of performing and recording together. The group originated as a social media strategy for Anderson's piano store, The Piano Guys, in St.

Their first eight major-label studio albums, The Piano Guys, The Piano Guys 2, A Family Christmas, Wonders, Uncharted, Christmas Together, Limitless, and 10, each reached number one on Billboard Classical Albums or New Age Albums charts. As of March 2020 the group had surpassed 2 billion views on their YouTube channel and had 6.7 million subscribers.

Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube, where in 2011 they began posting piano and cello compositions combining classical, pop, film score and original music, showcased through elaborate or cinematic videos. The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek.

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