Name	Blue Man Group
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This experimental theatre group was founded in 1987 by Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink. Performing in skullcaps and uniform black clothing and with their skin painted blue, the trio started off as a guerrilla theatre act on Manhattan sidewalks before establishing themselves on New York's underground performance art scene. Mixing theatre, vaudeville and percussive music with a healthy dose of audience participation, the trio broke through with their production Tubes, which was premiered in 1991 and has since played throughout America. They appear regularly on The Tonight Show, feature in self-written advertising slots for Intel, and even perform regularly in Las Vegas. They also oversee the running of the lucrative Blue Man Group Productions, which among many other things hires casting experts to recruit new Blue Men to fulfil the troupe's demanding schedule. The creation of the trio's unique music involves a bizarre collection of large-scale industrial gadgets, including plumbing pipes and airpoles, and modified instruments including giant drums, Hungarian cimbaloms, and electric zithers. In the mid-90s, the group built their own recording studio in a warehouse to enable them to capture their unique sound on record. Reminiscent at times of early 80s US art rock with its fusion of guitar and "wall of sound" rhythm, Audio was released in 1999 on Virgin Records. The album was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award.