Michael Henry and Justin Robinett

Michael Henry and Justin Robinett
Origin Lake Jackson, Texas and Lubbock, Texas
Genres Pop, Country
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Labels Mud Hut Digital
Website mhjrmusic.com
Members
  • Michael Henry
  • Justin Robinett

Michael Henry and Justin Robinett (sometimes stylized as Michael Henry & Justin Robinett) are an American duo from Lake Jackson, Texas and Lubbock, Texas.

Career

The duo formed when Henry and Robinett met while attending Texas Tech together. Robinett attended Tech for only a year and Henry attended for four years, obtaining a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. After meeting, they began posting videos of themselves covering songs on Justin's YouTube channel, justinrobinett. The first song the duo covered was "Three Cheers for Five Years" by Mayday Parade.[1] Shortly after, their videos began receiving thousands of views and the two began releasing more covers. The duo released their first album, titled Michael Henry & Justin Robinett in 2010 on iTunes. The album consists of primarily cover songs. The duo released their second album, titled Simplistic Duplexity, the following year.[2] The duo released their third album, Harmonic Hyperbole in 2012 and their fourth album MHJR Piano in 2013.

The two have covered numerous well known songs, such as Billie Jean,[3][4][5] Rolling in the Deep, Turning Tables, Someone Like You,[6] Man in the Mirror,[7] As Long as You Love Me,[8] Just Give Me a Reason,[9] What Makes You Beautiful, Free Fallin', Kiss Me Slowly (by Parachute),[10] among many other songs.

On their YouTube channel, they currently have over 370,000 subscribers and over 64 million views on their videos.

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ Cortez, Lori. "Internet Stars: Duo Uses YouTube to Build Music Careers". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Bezrutczyk, Destiny (5 October 2011). "Former, current Tech students become YouTube hit sensations". Daily Toreador. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Goodman, William. "Weekend Music Round-Up: summer starts now edition". CBS. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Watson, Elijah. "15 Great Song Covers Found on YouTube". Complex. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "'Billie Jean' Cover By Michael Henry, Justin Robinett Is YouTube Gold". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Hernandez, Brian. "YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"". Mashable. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Roe, Mike. "Michael Jackson's 56th birthday: Listen to 56 great Michael covers". KPCC. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Orenstein, Hannah. "'As Long As You Love Me' Medley: Michael Henry, Justin Robinett Perform 'As Long As You Love Me' Medley From Bieber, Backstreet Boys Songs". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Duran, Elvis. "AWESOME 'Just Give Me A Reason' Drum & Piano Cover [WATCH]". Elvis Duran. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Cox, Kellie. "Michael Henry & Justin Robinett: A YouTube sensation that’s twice as nice". We Know The DJ. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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