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Artist: The Greiss Project
Paul Greiss Artist-Composer-Arranger paulgreiss@hotmail.com Summary Session artist and teacher competent in many musical styles, electric, and acoustic [+] Read More
Artist: Joey Chavez
One of the West Coast's more renowned underground hip-hop producers, Joey Chavez made a name working with artists such as Defari, Aceyalone, Phil da Agony, and Encore, along with more recognized rappers such as the Beastie Boys, Dilated Peoples, and Kool Kieth. He released the instrumental album Music From the Connection in 2001, a wonderful... [+] Read More
Artist: Rhythm of Black Lines
The quartet Rhythm of Black Lines formed in Austin, TX in 1998. Consisting of Clint Newsom, Kiki Solis, Omar Chavez, and Tim O'Neil, Rhythm of Black Lines released their self-titled debut in 1999 on 6 Gun Lover Records, and followed that with Set a Summary Table in 2000. Continuing on with their art/prog/jazz rock, Rhythm of Black Lines jumped... [+] Read More
Artist: Józef Antoni Francisze Elsner
Composer and teacher of German origin who wrote numerous stage works (operas and melodramas), sacred vocal music, orchestral symphonies and chamber music, piano works and treatises concerning meter and rhythms, the beginnings of music, and a summary of his own works. Elsner was director of the Opera in Warsaw where he settled, taught many... [+] Read More
Artist: Of One Blood
Of One Blood,Formed in May of 2000, they quickly developed a reputation for bone-crushing music anda high energy live shows catching the interest of the likes of Mistress Julyia and Ryan Jurhs (Flaw). Making live shows a priority and trying to maintain a diverse fan base, they have opened for many bands including Life of Agony, Mushroomhead, 3... [+] Read More
Artist: Walt Winston - The Waltles
I was born in St.Louis, Missouri in December of 1964 and wanted to be an entertainer and now after 25 years in the industry, I couldn't be happier! I formed my first band called Walt Winston & The Cigarettes, Blue Street, then it became Zenith, and then The Waltles and now after 13 years, The Waltles are back with its original lineup. I've... [+] Read More
Artist: C.C.C.P.
The German synth pop band C.C.C.P. separated themselves from '80s Depeche Mode and Erasure wannabes by having a tougher, more energetic sound. Led by vocalist Rasputin Stoy, C.C.C.P. released their debut singles "American-Soviets I" and "American-Soviets II" in 1986, both hits in alternative dance clubs. Although C.C.C.P. received scant airplay... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Burns
One of three jazz musicians with this name listed in discographer Tom Lord's epic summary of everyone who has ever entered a recording studio, the trombonist and vocalist Dave Burns is associated with the trad jazz scene in Washington, D.C. He has fronted the Hot Mustard Jazz Band since 1974; the group has released at least seven CDs including... [+] Read More
Artist: John Eaton
John Eaton is a member of the talented Michigan funk band Ready for the World, active initially in the first half of the '80s with a string of hits including "Tonight" and "Deep Inside Your Love," then back in 2003 for a reunion recording project involving all the original group members. Being able to assemble an original lineup of such a group... [+] Read More
Artist: Fred Robinson
Is there a no-brainer name for a group that practices for more than a year but doesn't do a live gig because it can't think of a name for itself? Yes, naturally: the Chickens. This Ontario band is one of several in which the brothers Fred Robinson and Dave Robinson have performed together; earlier, the two co-led an outfit known as U.I.C., from... [+] Read More
Artist: Luciano Lombardi
Musician, composer. Original Sountracks, Jingles for TV, Radio, Web & Multimedia, Effects for software and video-documentaries, Compositions for relaxation & meditation, Music for dedications & personal movies.-- Instruments -- * Piano, Keyboards, Computer music programming, Home recording-- Repertory -- * Classical, Pop, Instrumental,... [+] Read More
Artist: Forgotten Suns
In 1991, Linx and Ricardo FalcĂŁo met each other in the same high school class, shared some ideas, and decided to form a band. Some years later, Miguel Valadares met FalcĂŁo in a music school and he accepted an invitation to join the band. In 1994, Johnny -- who had never played any concrete instrument until the invitation -- entered the band... [+] Read More
Artist: Bobby Moore
Listeners -- perhaps dancers and disc jockeys might be a more specific grouping -- might not remember who Bobby Moore was. That, in fact, is a given; otherwise, the saxophonist and bandleader of the same name wouldn't have to explain in interviews with magazines such as Soul Express that he is not the Bobby Moore who put out a couple of... [+] Read More
Artist: Zimbabwe_Legit
Zimbabwe Legit Summary Zimbabwe Legit is one of the pioneering and best known hip-hop groups from Africa. The group was signed to Hollywood Basic in the early 90s, in the midst of the Afrocentric era in hip-hop. Label mates included Organized Konfusion, The Lifers Group, Raw Fusion (money B and DJ Fuze), Hi-C and the Booya Tribe. Their... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Thomas
Lab assistant Igor was sent off to the statistics bureau in order to stay out of trouble, returning with some interesting facts concerning this black gospel producer. It is unfortunate that Igor's interest is most likely not in the healing genre itself, but rather in the mechanisms of arranging as many victims in one place as possible.... [+] Read More
Artist: Arthur Newman
Well-known as a leading provider of new and used books on jazz, Arthur Newman has been collecting jazz recordings since 1946. He has concentrated on books since around 1978, turning a hobby into a business. He remains active in a number of jazz organizations, including Record Research in New York (since 1972), IAJRC (since 1964), and the Duke... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Politte
Are the people in Missouri polite, as in Politte? If they are from a French-American background, chances are they would be and might even have this surname, which first showed up in Missouri as far back as the early 1700s. In 1723, the town of Old Mines, MO, was founded by lead miners, many of them coming directly from France or via Quebec,... [+] Read More
Artist: John "J.T." Thomas
Already a veteran of the hard-rocking George Hatcher Band, electric guitarist John Thomas replaced Tony Bourge in the Welsh rock combo Budgie in 1978, and fans raised the type of dust that would be expected concerning a heavy metal band named after a bird that is nearly lighter than air and is favored by biddies. According to at least one... [+] Read More
Artist: Hello
Hello was formed in north London in 1971 by teenagers Bob Bradbury (vocals), Keith Marshall (guitar), Vic Faulkner (bass), and Jeff Allen (drums, brother of Ultravox's Chris Cross), originally gigging around the local youth club circuit as a covers band called the Age. It was in this guise that they were discovered by Argent songwriter Russ... [+] Read More
Artist: Palmer McAbee
Palmer McAbee was an early American master of the harmonica, including but not limited to that instrument's grandiose capability to imitate the sounds of trains. While many a harmonica player has attempted to create the sound of a choo-choo pulling into the station, few have done it with as much imagination and fervor as McAbee, who created... [+] Read More
Artist: Wink Lewis
It's the mid '50s, and the regional outpost of Snyder, Texas. By the night, there are men stalking the streets, planning how to manufacture and print records of a new kind of rhythm music that's becoming known as rockabilly. The implications of the name were obvious, as in rock and roll meeting hillbilly. Somehow this doesn't quite explain... [+] Read More
Artist: Blues Chasers
This quintet was behind a killer early-'50s instrumental recording entitled "Birmingham Boogie," and like most great events in music history it all happened accidentally. More accurately, it can be blamed on someone else's foul-up. There's a joke musicians tell about singers, which goes like this: How do you know when a singer is knocking at... [+] Read More
Artist: Romeo Void
Thanks to the reductive onslaught of the "'80s party weekend" radio format and the numbing similarity of most '80s hits compilations, hearing the name Romeo Void instantly conjures up the phrase "I might like you better if we slept together" in most minds. The unforgettable chorus of their best-known song, 1981's "Never Say Never," the phrase on... [+] Read More
Artist: Bobby Osborne
Known as a great mandolinist in his own right, as well as a member of the revolutionary Osborne Brothers band, Bobby Osborne has often been associated with the cutting edge of bluegrass. (Would that be a lawn mower blade?) But the story of his musically rich life leads back to a story that is as sentimental as one of Osborne's soaring mandolin... [+] Read More
Artist: Mike Ratledge
By all accounts, keyboardist/composer Mike Ratledge has had a rather interesting and diverse career inside and outside of music in the three decades since departing Soft Machine in 1976, and despite some of the negative experiences he appears to have had with the band, there are few signs (in print anyway) that he looks back at his Softs years... [+] Read More
