This Denver Musician Just Broke a Guinness World Record

Most people know Brandon Theis as the Orchestrator, a multi-instrumentalist project that's won him two Best of Denver awards for his memorable live performances and genre-expanding EDM. But now many will recognize the Denver musician as a Guinness World Record holder.

The process for official record-holder recognition involves an application process that generally takes twelve weeks to be approved. Theis was inspired by another musician he saw going after existing music records and decided this would be his next project. "I wanted to figure out a way to put out as much music as possible by making it a spectacular moment," he recalls. "I still have hundreds and hundreds of songs unreleased. I just wanted something to show, 'Hey I'm not like the others,' so that is how it came together."

Theis begin his application back in May and set to work making music. On October 31, he released 200 songs, earning a record for most digital singles released by a music act in 24 hours. Now, with a plaque and a page on the Guinness website, his record-holding status is official.           

Theis feels confident that this won't be his only Guinness World Record, and already has his eye on a few other slots that he finds attainable. He wants to play a show at Pikes Peak, in hopes of recording the highest-elevation performance to date — and perhaps the most Colorado-oriented music achievement known to man.

Outside of breaking records, Theis has goals that go beyond the Orchestrator persona.
"I'm going to transition into helping other artists develop themselves and take a side step from being a performer," Theis explains. This is already manifesting within his personal music community and fellow musicians he is working with. He describes it as "an artist-development situation, where I'm behind the scenes in a project that people wouldn't necessarily think about when it comes to the industry."

"I've got artists already lined up. I've been helping them with their songs," he continues. "It's people that are amazing people in the industry; they're trying to come up, but they are having a hard time maneuvering the [industry] politics."

He doesn't have a name for this new project yet, but Theis encourages local acts of any genre and at any stage in their career to reach out and see if a collaboration feels right. "I think I have a way for them to be the next big people here in Denver," he says, "if we just do it right and keep our heads down."

And while the music of the Orchestrator will be missed, he's looking forward to a new role in the community.

"I didn't pick up saxophone to make money," Theis says. "I did it for my love of music. I'd rather get back to that feeling."