Jeffrey McNeill – Merging the Worlds of Hip-Hop and Classical Music The Philly Blunt: The Podcast That Celebrates Philly

Jeffrey McNeill, or as he’s better known Thee Phantom, is a Philly native who is the leader of the Illharmonic Orchestra, where he combines the world of hip-hop and classical music.McNeill started on his journey at the age of eight when he mashed up the Beastie Boys with Beethoven. McNeill has traveled the world introducing hip-hop fans to classical music and vice versa.He played with a 50 person orchestra in Seattle. He sold out the Kimmel Center and  played Carnegie Hall.McNeill joins the Blunt for this episode to talk out his early experimental days, how people in the classical world weren’t always receptive to playing hip-hop, his business acumen, and his plans for the Illharmonic Orchestra.LINKSThee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra: Facebook, www