Chris Sarracino's Contacts

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>> POMATIC << New York, New York, United States

Genres:: disco house, electro, hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b), dancehall, breakbeat, melodic trance, downtempo

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onyx ashanti London, United Kingdom

Crafts:: sound designer, musician, recording engineer

Instruments:: ewi (electronic wind instrument), alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, electric bass, synthesizer

Genres:: nu jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b), house, breakbeat, hip hop, funk (all)

Influences:: Bugz in the Attic, Basement Jaxx, Bjork, Timbaland, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, David Sanborn, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, The Neptunes, Reel People

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Eddison Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago

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Eli Cash Nashville, TN, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: electric bass, cello, electric guitar, piano, sampler

Genres:: country, rhythm and blues (r&b), indie rock

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martin cole London, UK, United Kingdom

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: electric guitar, computer (mac), software, sampler, electric bass

Genres:: house

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Jordan Critz Fort Worth, TX, United States

Crafts:: recording engineer, mixing engineer, producer

Instruments:: strings, organ, accordion, electric guitar, loop programmer, Bass, piano, acoustic guitar, voice (backing), voice (lead)

Genres:: ambient acoustic, modern classical, acoustic rock, world, pop rock, instrumental, alternative rock, ambient

Influences:: U2

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Jose' Diaz Victoria, Texas, United States

Crafts:: musician, songwriter

Instruments:: electric guitar, keyboard, drum machine, voice

Genres:: hard rock, metal, progressive rock

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Cedric Ferrin Barcelona, Spain

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: computer (mac), sampler, synthesizer, effects, flute, theremin, xylophone, drums

Genres:: electroacoustic, electronica, contemporary, experimental, ambient

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Liz Hanley Brooklyn, NY, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: violin, voice

Genres:: classical, folk, rock, irish, americana, celtic, world, old-time

Influences:: Alison Krauss, Liz Caroll, Kevin Burke, Fiona Apple, The Beatles, Liam Weldon, Bill Monroe, Bruce Molsky, Billie Holiday, Hanneke Cassel, Mick Moloney, Brad Leftwich, Natalie MacMaster, Andrew Bird, Bela Bartok, Dvorak, Bob Wills, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers, Bob Dylan, Dixie Chicks

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Joni H. Crestview, Florida, United States

Crafts:: singer, lyricist, photographer, graphic designer, melody maker, musician

Instruments:: computer (mac), voice, keyboard, Piano (All), Guitar (All)

Genres:: rock, emo, alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter, folk rock, gothic rock, pop rock, acoustic rock, modern classical, electronica, ambient, minimalist

Influences:: Bat For Lashes, Versa Emerge, Circa Survive, Evanescence, Holy Roman Empire, Fireflight, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Little Birdy, Missy Higgins, Meg & Dia, Kenotia, Lacuna Coil, The Verses, Silverchair, Silversun Pickups, Muse, Portishead, Fair to Midland, Afi, Bob Dylan, Garbage

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Seth Kallen New York, NY, United States

Crafts:: songwriter, musician, manager

Instruments:: voice, electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard

Genres:: rock, indie rock, acoustic, crunk, americana, bluegrass, electropop

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Matt Kellam Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Crafts:: music therapist, music scientist, sound designer, musician, photographer, videographer

Instruments:: theremin, didgeridoo, synthesizer, electronics, loop programmer, home made instruments, electric bass, Laptop, double bass, thumb piano, midi controller, tenor saxophone

Genres:: reggae highlife, electrofunk, noise, avant-garde jazz, afrobeat, jazz-funk, drum and bass, electrojazz, electroacoustic, experimental, ambient, new age, nature, soundscape

Influences:: Brian Eno, Stars Of The Lid, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Jaco Pastorius, David Byrne, Fela Kuti, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, The Beatles, Harold Budd, Steve Reich, Steve Roach, Bob Moog, leon theremin, Paul Lansky, Squarepusher, The Meters, Ornette Coleman, Michael Manring, Les Claypool, Don Ross, Reed Ghazala, Tim Kaizer, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd

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the leftoverking eureka, ca, United States

Crafts:: musician, recording engineer

Instruments:: electric guitar, electric bass, drums, harmonica, voice

Genres:: punk, garage, psychedelic, metal, industrial, rock and roll, folk, folk metal

Influences:: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Greg Kihn, The Who, Small Faces, The Kinks, Mick Collins, The Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, Black Sabbath, Cream, Flipper, Johnny Cash, The Chocolate Watchband

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Francisco Manzano Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

Crafts:: multimedia artist, creative director, composer, recording engineer, mastering engineer, music consultant, mixing engineer

Instruments:: electric guitar, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric bass, voice, drums

Genres:: acid jazz, progressive rock, pop rock, alternative rock, alternative pop

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wuan MC MILAN, Italy

Crafts:: sound designer, musician, producer

Instruments:: computer (pc), voice, electric bass, electric guitar

Genres:: rock, jazz (all), country, classical, hip hop, electro, indie rock, punk, mariachi, cumbia, bossa nova

Influences:: Anton Newcombe, The Velvet Underground, Quincy Jones, The White Stripes, Bela Bartok, Rick Rubin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs, Audioslave, AC/DC, Grandmaster Flash, Rick James, The Beatles, Chris Thomas, Sam Cooke, Ahmet Ertegun, Ted Jensen, Greg Marino, Chris Athens

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Caroline Moore Virginia, United States

Crafts:: composer

Instruments:: piano

Genres:: soundtrack

Influences:: Tangerine Dream, Alan Parsons, The 5th Dimension, The Who, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini

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Greg Osby New York, NY

Crafts:: educator/teacher, composer, musician

Instruments:: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone

Genres:: folk, psychedelic, avant-garde

Influences:: Andrew Hill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Duke Ellington, Herbie Nichols, Art Tatum, Von Freeman, Ben Webster, Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, Olivier Messiaen, Mary Lou Williams, Jaki Byard

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Natalie Prass Nashville, TN, United States

Crafts:: songwriter, musician

Instruments:: cigar box guitar, piano, voice

Genres:: space rock, folk

Influences:: My Friends, The Beatles, Nina Siimone, George Clinton, The B-52's, Stevie Wonder, Gillian Welch

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Realize With Real Eyes Yankton, South Dakota, United States

Crafts:: lyricist, poet

Instruments:: drums, voice

Genres:: experimental

Influences:: John Frusciante, Morphine, Blind Melon, Fugazi, Tom Waits, Primus

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Nathan Staton N.C., United States