Mr. Funkymonk's Contacts

Level2 Music Productions - Deryck "DMix" Roche Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Crafts:: producer, remixer, songwriter

Instruments:: drums, keyboard

Genres:: rhythm and blues (r&b), rock, jazz (all), gospel

Influences:: Earth Wind & Fire, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Rush, Toto, Jay-Z, Kim Burrell, Usher, Led Zeppelin, Run-DMC, Uzeb

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Christopher A. Far Rockaway, NY, United States

Crafts:: session musician

Instruments:: keyboard

Genres:: jazz blues

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Dana Alexandra Brooklyn, NYC, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Genres:: rock, blues, jazz (all)

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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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newton bach Tampa, FL, United States

Crafts:: producer, songwriter, musician

Instruments:: electric bass, Keyboard (All), Guitar (All)

Genres:: rock, jazz (all), rap, hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)

Influences:: The Roots, Alicia Keys, Shania Twain, Metallica, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Verdine White, Leonardo Da Vinci, Fergie, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, Keyshia Cole, Brian Mcknight, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, Colbie Caillat, Timbaland, Huey Lewis, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Joe Zawinul, Jethro Tull, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Cat Stevens, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Eminem, Yes, Cannonball Adderley, Isaac Newton, Bach, Emerson, Electric Light Orchestra, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Linkin Park, James Jamerson, Johann Pachelbel, Craig David, Vivaldi, Alanis Morissette, Rascal Flatts, Toby Lightman, Steve Perry, Stanley jordan, Gwen Stefani, Galileo, Sheryl Crow, Destiny's Child, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Jojo, Seether

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Daniel Bassman Indianapolis, IN, United States

Crafts:: session musician, magician, film composer

Instruments:: Bass, electric bass

Genres:: funky breaks, rhythm and blues (r&b), free improvisation, rock, rare groove

Influences:: Flea, Les Claypool, Victor, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke

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David Bowman :D Plattsburgh, NY, United States

Crafts:: musician, photographer, songwriter

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

Genres:: funk metal, nu metal, alternative rock, Indie, light rock

Influences:: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Primus, Korn, Victor Wooten, light grenades, Rise Against, Silversun Pickups, Muse, Modest Mouse, Sublime, Streetlight Manifesto, Incubus, Audioslave, The Hives, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Puddle Of Mudd, the sun and the moon, Beck, Bush

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Tommy Bozung Battle Ground, WA, United States

Crafts:: recording engineer, musician, producer

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

Genres:: rock, jazz (all), rock and roll, pop rock

Influences:: Sting

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Claretha B. Newark, New Jersey, United States

Crafts:: producer, singer, songwriter

Instruments:: voice

Genres:: easy listening, gospel, rhythm and blues (r&b)

Influences:: Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters, Karen Clark Sheard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley, Jennifer Holliday, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, The Osmonds, B.B. King, Otis Redding

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Angela Brightwell Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: voice

Genres:: soul

Influences:: God

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Diana Cherian New York, New York, United States

Crafts:: singer, songwriter

Instruments:: voice

Genres:: rock, soul, folk pop

Influences:: Motown, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, E. E. Cummings, David Gray, You

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ANNE COZEAN CA, United States

Crafts:: singer, lyricist

Instruments:: voice

Genres:: folk, jazz (all), indie rock, new age

Influences:: Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, The Roches

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Mark D'Antonio Lahaina, HI, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: conga, timbales

Genres:: Latin Music, electrofunk, house, funky breaks

Influences:: DJ Mark Farina, Freestylers, Ben Harper

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steven ebner aka shovel8mo modesto, california, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: piano, keyboard, acoustic guitar, electric bass, midi keyboard

Genres:: jazz (all), rock, gospel, country, classical

Influences:: Mozart

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Joel E. Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Crafts:: composer, sound designer

Instruments:: Bass, Guitar (All), Piano (All), drums

Genres:: jazz (all), blues, blues-rock, soul, soundtrack, rock, Alternative, southern rock

Influences:: The Beatles, BT, Frank Zappa, Jellyfish, Thelonious Monk, Frank Black, Devo

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Meilana Gillard Brooklyn, New York, United States

Crafts:: musician, composer, producer, songwriter

Instruments:: tenor saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, boa soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, keyboard, voice, voice (alto)

Genres:: acoustic jazz, avant-garde jazz, acid jazz, chamber, chamber jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b), hardcore hip hop, hip hop, classical, modern classical

Influences:: Gene Walker, Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Lucky Thompson, Don Byas, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Sidney Bichet, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Debussy, Charles Ives, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Seamus Blake, Greg Osby, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Ron Blake, Freddie Hubbard, Sammy Nestico, Count Basie, Frank Foster, Stanley Turrentine, Maceo Parker, Junior Cook, Booker Irvin, Led Zeppelin, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Aaron Neville, Machito, The Ronettes, June Christy, Ella Fitzgerald, Snoop Dogg, James Brown, Parliament, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Delfonics, John Legend, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Common, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Salaam Remi, Pete Rock, Redman, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, DJ Premier, Soundgarden, Ludacris, Chad Hugo, Dipset, Flipsyde, Robin Thicke, Jazmine Sullivan, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Kanye West, Kool Keith, Slick Rick

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Adam Huganir Baltimore, MD, United States

Crafts:: musician, recording engineer, photographer

Instruments:: double bass, electric bass, keyboard, electric guitar, trumpet

Genres:: jazz (all), funk (all), rhythm and blues (r&b), indie rock, rock

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Kelle J. United States

Crafts:: musician, writer, actress

Instruments:: voice (soprano)

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matt j. United States

Crafts:: singer, songwriter

Instruments:: voice, nylon guitar (classical), electric guitar, electric bass

Genres:: blues-rock, rock, folk, country, jazz (all), country blues, blues, funk (all)

Influences:: Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Sr., Black Sabbath, Norah Jones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Hendrix, Dolly Parton, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Blondie, Run Dmc, The Fat Boys, Ms. Washer, Ronnie Milsap, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Ll Cool J, Beastie Boys, Cindy Lauper, Van Morrison, Van Halen, The James Gang, ZZ Top, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Black Keys, The Black Crowes, Chicago, REO Speedwagon, etc...

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Contest Winner

Omri Lahav Binyamina / Tel Aviv, Israel

Crafts:: arranger, composer, musician, orchestrator

Instruments:: harmonica, accordion, electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, oud, electric bass, keyboard, voice

Genres:: opera, jazz (all), funk (all), fusion, choral, orchestra, experimental, ethnic, blues

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Cleber Lucio Niterói / Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Crafts:: producer, singer, songwriter, mixing engineer

Instruments:: voice, drums

Genres:: acid jazz, jazz-funk, bossa nova, sambai, smooth jazz

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Joe Magic Celebration, FL., Florida, United States

Crafts:: producer, dj, musician

Instruments:: computer (mac), software, keyboard

Genres:: rhythm and blues (r&b), smooth jazz

Influences:: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, John Mayer, Bob Baldwin, The Beatles

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Thomas M. The Ruhrgebiet, Germany

Crafts:: recording engineer, mixing engineer, session musician, remixer, composer, producer, musician, sound designer, software developer, mastering engineer

Instruments:: conga, darbuka, shaker, tabla, djembe, percussion, bongos, udu, keyboard, cajon, drums, synthesizer, vst

Genres:: ambient acoustic, roots reggae, worldbeat, world, dub, ambient dub, ambient groove, latin, indian, latin jazz, ambient, trip-hop, asian underground, indo jazz, bhakti, bhangra

Influences:: Prem Joshua, Chintan, Talvin Singh, Nitin Sahwney, Garbarek, Brian Eno, Can, Boards of Canada, Sunil, Grateful Dead, Bill Laswell, Erykah Badu, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ghazal, Kitaro ambient

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yvonne makilya weymouth, ma, United States

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Tony M. Rome, Italy

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: electric bass

Genres:: rock, blues, funk (all), hard rock, jazz (all), fusion

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Teisha Marie MUSIC = LIFE, MD/EAST COAST, United States

Crafts:: songwriter, musician

Instruments:: voice, violin, piano

Genres:: soul, rhythm and blues (r&b)

Influences:: Aretha Franklin, Debussy, Nancy Wilson, Al Green, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Maria Callas, Minnie Ripperton, Big Mama Thornton, Stevie Wonder, Maurice Ravel

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"David Marion" Vancouver, BC, Canada

Crafts:: session musician

Instruments:: electric bass

Genres:: soul jazz, funk rock, folk rock, pop rock, country rock, indie rock, reggae highlife

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Petit Massif Paris, France

Crafts:: sound technician, musician

Instruments:: midi keyboard, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass, loop programmer

Genres:: reggae highlife, jazz-funk, groove, bossa nova, roots rock, jazz blues, soul blues, african blues, rhythm and blues (r&b)

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Alek O. Tokyo, Japan

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Sacto Pete Sacramento, CA, United States

Instruments:: Saxophone (All)

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Jonah Rank New York, NY, United States

Crafts:: arranger, producer, composer, musician

Instruments:: violin, violin, harmonica, electric guitar, percussion, viola, trumpet, piano, keyboard, electric bass, voice, drums

Genres:: comedy rock, jazz (all), alternative rock, folk rock

Influences:: Ben Folds, Randy Newman, Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Weird Al Yankovic, Frank Zappa, MC Lars, Rav Schmuel, Hotel Lights, The Who, Flight of The Conchords

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Mark Rapp New York, NY, United States

Crafts:: musician

Instruments:: didgeridoo, trumpet

Genres:: jazz (all)

Influences:: Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis, Ani Difranco, Bjork, Dave Matthews, Nine Inch Nails, Dave Doobinin, Chet Baker, Terence Blanchard, The Meters, Radiohead, Al Green, A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Marley, John Coltrane, The Roots, Prince

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Joe S.(tyles!) Chincoteague, VA, United States

Crafts:: producer, song stylist, songwriter, musician, singer, lyricist

Instruments:: synthesizer, electric guitar, percussion, acoustic guitar

Genres:: psychedelic, progressive rock, progressive electronic, electroacoustic, art rock

Influences:: Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, King Crimson, Talking Heads, Yes, New Order, Daft Punk, Art of Noise, Kraftwerk, Hot Chip, Tangerine Dream, The Beatles, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, The Cure, Coldplay, The Cars

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Contest Winner

JoLynn Seaman KCK area, Kansas, United States