User:Jayhoc/sandbox

Parents, Elysa and Jason Hochman are professional musicians and own the New York Guitar Academy in Manhattan. On March 13th, 2020 they had to shut down their Manhattan studio due to the pandemic and work remotely from home. Their 2 sons, Joseph and Noah would now be home from elementary school. So, on March 21st, 2020, they decided to start a family band and called it the Quarantined Quartet. Their goal was to practice everyday and post daily videos on Instagram to keep a log of their progress. Their new family project has been unexpectedly spreading positivity and inspiration through the pandemic on a global scale. An unforeseen outcome for them as they went from 40 followers to now over 250k followers from around the world. They have been featured on national and international television and various media outlets. Showing the world that you can create something positive out of a negative situation.