The Blasting Company

The Blasting Company, formerly known as the Petrojvic Blasting Company, is an American nouveau-folk band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 2008 by half-brothers Justin Rubenstein and J.R. Kaufman and the group has since expanded to include five members.

The band composed the soundtrack for the Cartoon Network mini-series Over the Garden Wall.

History
The Blasting Company originally started as a two-man band called Albania Mania up until a man came up to them and told them that they were playing the incorrect type of music despite their band name. The man had the last name Petrojvic, (which is where they had gotten the Petrojvic part of their name from) and ended up inviting them over to play music for some sort of party.

In 2014, the band was in their hometown of Nashville, Tennessee when they met their third member, Brandon Armstrong. It is reported by them in an episode of a podcast that he did paperwork for the most part, but was the unsung hero of the band.

Style
The band's music is inspired by the music of Eastern Europe, particularly the music of the Balkans, and New Orleans dixie. The band has also been noted for its folk influences and Bohemian style.

The band uses a variety of more orthodox instruments including an accordion, as well as a Bulgarian tapan.

Performances and projects
The band regularly performs in Los Angeles, and plays every Sunday at the Hollywood Farmers' Market.

The band wrote the soundtrack for the television miniseries Over the Garden Wall, for which it was critically acclaimed. The extended version of the soundtrack was debuted at the San Diego Comic Con in 2016.

The band provided a theme for a fan made Dungeons and Dragons project titled The Crooked Moon. They have also been offered opportunities to provide further music including themes and ambience tracks for the individual campaigns within the expansion.

The band has contributed music for an upcoming indie game currently in Kickstarter called Layers Deep.

Albums

 * A Gift To Remember (2008)
 * A History of Public Relations Dilemmae (2010)
 * Over the Garden Wall (2016) (Also includes Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Jack Jones and others)
 * Kids of Rutherford County (2024)

EPs

 * Sketches of the Unknown (2020)
 * Tiny Star (2020)
 * For Hire (2022) (Includes Ashley Nguyen DeWitt)

Singles

 * Candy (2020)
 * Old Summer Reckoning (2021) (Co-written by Van Dyke Parks)