The Baldwin Brothers are a
Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with
TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by
The Orchard (music label) after their buyout of TVT's music catalog. Their first full album,
Cooking With Lasers was produced by
Dave Trumfio and The Baldwin Brothers and was released in 2002. The track "Funky Junkyard" was featured in
Warren Miller's 2002 feature "Storm." "Urban Tumbleweed" which features rapper Barron Ricks of
Cypress Hill on vocals, was featured in the video game
Amplitude for
PlayStation 2. An early version of the song "The Bionic Jam" was also used in the PS2 game
ATV Offroad Fury 2 under the title "8 Cylinder Jam". Their single "Dream Girl" features guest vocals by
Miho Hatori (of
Cibo Matto) and was featured on a CD produced & distributed by
American Eagle Outfitters. A 12" vinyl single of "Dream Girl" was released on February 2002 and included a
remix]of the song by Vancouver, BC based house artist
Pilgrims Of The Mind] "Ether" features guest vocals by Geri Soriano-Lightwood of
Supreme Beings of Leisure and "Deep Down" features guest vocals by
Angie Hart of
Frente!.