Kava 1.'s Contacts
Indaba users who are contacts of Kava 1.
Interested Acquiantances Friends
Smarts
Bellflower, California, United States
- Crafts:
- graphic designer, lyricist, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice, microphone, computer (mac)
JB1DERFUL
NANAIMO , B.C., Canada
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Canibus, Jedi Mind Tricks, Redman, Aceyalone, Pharoahe Monch, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Hieroglyphics, Public Enemy, NWA, Cypress Hill, Tha Alkaholiks, EPMD, Das EFX, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, Big Pun, Big L
wayside .
Zurich, Switzerland,Cape town, western cape, South Africa
- Crafts:
- MC, songwriter
- Instruments:
- microphone, voice
- Genres:
- hip hop
- Influences:
- Heltah Skeltah, Wu-Tang Clan, Gangstarr, Binary Star, Pharaohe Monch, Akrobatics, Canibus, Insight, Unknown Prophets
YeahKarl !
stockholm, Sweden
- Crafts:
- MC, producer, music scientist, writer
- Instruments:
- Bass (All), Drums (All), Laptop, microphone, Synthesizer (All)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, dub techno
- Influences:
- Benga, Das EFX, The Bug, At the Gates, Refused, Nightmares on Wax, 2 Live Crew, Wu-Tang Clan, The Cardigans, grioa, Rusko, The Roots, Portishead, Shackleton
J $cott
Nanaimo, B.C, Canada
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Dr. Dre, Wu-Tang Clan, Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Tha Alkaholiks, Eminem
Bergsma ( The Abominable Flowman)
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Eric (Edrum Studio)
Lyon, France
- Crafts:
- composer, session musician
- Instruments:
- drums, electric drums, drum trigger, midi keyboard
- Genres:
- pop rock, power pop, electro, metal, folk, samba, bossa nova, funk (all), rap, reggae
Jay -ICE
Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard
- Genres:
- hip hop
- Influences:
- Dialated People, Large Professor, DJ Premier, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, The Alchemist
S.C.A.M .
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Instruments:
- sampler
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Nas, Eminem, Billy Joel, Immortal Technique
Jeff Adachi
Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Instruments:
- computer (mac), percussion, mixer, keyboard, pots & pans
- Genres:
- electronica, hip house, ghetto house, organic house, dance pop, synth pop
- Influences:
- God, Ogamisama, Joel Osteen, Jentezen Franklin, The Earth, Con Funk Shun, Lakeside, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, Cameo, Ultraman, Kid Robot, George Clinton, Afrika Bambaataa, Soul Sonic Force, Planet Patrol, Grandmaster Flash, The Sugar Hill Gang, Rock Steady Crew, Uncle Jams Army, Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin Crew, Dr. Dre, Run Dmc, Beastie Boys, Twilight 22, The Fat Boys, Cameron Paul, Stevie B, Safire, Debbie Deb, Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Oingo Boingo, The B-52's, Depeche Mode, Dead or Alive, Joy Division, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Camouflage, Red Flag, The Human League, P.I.L., Social Distortion, Morissey, Nine Inch Nails, Front 242, Kmfdm, Nitzer Ebb, EMF, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Inner Circle, Scientist, Tom Tom Club, Bomb the Bass, Coldcut, Shep Pettibone, Stereo MCs, The Farm, Big Audio Dynamite, Swedish Egil, Arthur Baker, The Prodigy, Acen, Criminal Minds, Kicks Like a Mule, The KLF, Utah Saints, 808 State, Moby, Krafty Kuts, Fort Knox Five, Stanton Warriors, Uberzone, Rennie Pilgrem, Plump DJs, Elite Force, Meat Katie, Lee Coombs, Adam Freeland, DJ Friendly, Soul of Man, Tipper, The Rogue Element, Bassbin Twins, The Crystal Method, Hybrid, DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, Nigel Richards, Doc Martin, Mark Farina, Joey Youngman, Junior Jack, DJ Icey, Dynamix II, Jackal & Hyde, Rabbit in the Moon, Babu, DJ Swamp, Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, DJ Aero, Jets to Brazil, Claude Von Stroke, Medicine 8, Mickey Slim, Daft Punk, Timbaland, Jurassic 5, The Beatnuts, Missy Elliot, Black Eyed Peas, The Smashing Pumpkins, Justice, Dirty South, Deadmau5, Alex Metric, Axwell, Chris Lake, Calvin Harris
Contest Honorable Mentions
Mr Baf
Moncton, NB, Canada
- Crafts:
- music student
- Instruments:
- voice, midi keyboard, midi controller, triangle
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rap, christian hip hop, experimental
- Influences:
- DZK, David Hodges, Asher Roth, Jason Mraz, K-Nice, Stinkin Ason, Gravity, Eminem
Christian Beck
- Crafts:
- songwriter, writer, producer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All), Guitar (All), Piano (All), Drums (All), Bass
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- CopyWrite, Termanology, Saigon, Royce Da 5'9, Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, joell ortiz, Joe Budden, Evidence
Marc Blaze
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Crafts:
- sound designer, producer
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, computer (pc)
- Genres:
- hip hop
Contest Honorable Mentions
Featured Artist
Tassili Bond
New York, New York, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Bass
- Genres:
- acoustic jazz
- Influences:
- Cybotron, James Jamerson, WJLB, Herbie Hancock, WDRQ, Jaco Pastorious, Rodney Whitaker, Dr. Dre, Paul Chambers, Stevie Wonder, WJZZ, Chuck Rainey, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Maurice White, Daz Dillinger, Bob Hurst, Ron Carter, Ed Love, Chick Corea, Easy Mo Bee, The Electrifying Mojo, Marcus Miller, B.B. Dickerson, WGPR, J Dilla, DJ Quik, Bootsy Collins, Rick James, Rufus feat. Chaka Khan, Sarah Vaughn, Terence Blanchard, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Slave, Israel Crosby, Paul Jackson, John Pattitucci, Keith Crouch, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Keith Jarrett, Roger Troutman, Ohio Players, Ray Brown, Prince, The Time, Rafael Saddiq, Ready For The World
MaNYkz Brooklyn Beats
Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
Jonas Cameron
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Influences:
- Al Green, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Sam & Dave
FRED CAMPBELL
- Crafts:
- songwriter, session musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, keyboard, loop programmer
- Genres:
- rock, rap, rap metal, rhythm and blues (r&b), Pop, smooth jazz, neo soul
- Influences:
- Jimi Hendrix, Nile Rodgers, George Benson, Tony Macalpine, Greg Howe, Yngwie Malmsteen
Radio Chemist
CA, United States
- Crafts:
- programmer, producer, composer, songwriter, recording engineer, record label project manager, music distributor (digital), promoter, music marketer, remixer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, voice, computer (mac)
- Genres:
- progressive electronic, baroque, Hip-Hop, fusion, rock and roll, blues, modern classical, classic rock, electro, Pop
- Influences:
- Jimi Hendrix, Trent Reznor, Fatboy Slim, Eric Clapton, Mozart, Timbaland
Dane D.
Seattle, WA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, alternative hip hop, rap, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Jay-Z, Eminem, Joe Budden, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, 50 Cent, Lupe Fiasco, Royce Da 5'9, John Legend, T.I., Obie Trice, Andre 3000
mighty mike d.
fremont, CA/Sea-town, WA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, producer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- Bass (All), Guitar (All), Keyboard (All), Organ (All), Synthesizer (All)
- Influences:
- Miles Davis, Mozart, Stevie Wonder, Black Sabbath, A Tribe Called Quest, Parliament-Funkadelic, Dizzy Gillespie, The Modern Jazz Quarte, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Beck, Cannonball Adderley, Bob Marley, Bob Moog, Steel Pulse, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd, Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, Galactic, Scratch Pickles, Oscar Peterson, Prince, Toots & The Maytals, Digable Planets, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, Sly And The Family Stone, Sly and Robbie, Barrington Levy, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Andres Segovia, The Beatles, Wu Tang Clan, The Cars, Van Halen, AC/DC, The James Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Burning Spear, The Cure, janes addiction, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Prefuse 73, lightheaded, latyrx, Blackalicious, Public Enemy, Biggie Smalls, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, KRS-One, ethiopiques, Rush, Jethro Tull, J Dilla, Hi-Tek, DJ Premier, Blackstar, Mos Def, Billie Holiday, Willie Nelson, Johnny Ca$h, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, Charlie Parker, Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, charlie mingus, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Fats Waller, bix biederbeck, motherlovebone, blacksheep, Nine Inch Nails, Ella Fitzgerald, Satchmo
The Deacon
Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, producer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, electric bass
- Genres:
- soul rock, blues-rock, reggae highlife, hip hop, roots reggae, jazz groove
- Influences:
- Method Man, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots, James Brown., Funkadelic, Astrud Gilberto, The Smiths, Bela Bartok, The Cult, The Game, Dr. Dre, Heltah Skeltah, Miles Davis, Radiohead, A Tribe Called Quest, Bebel Gilberto, Lightnin' Hopkins, 50 Cent, Boogie Down Productions, Charles Mingus, Erykah Badu, Wu-Tang Clan, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, Fela Kuti, Portishead, Soundgarden, Ninjaman, Beenie Man, Burning Spear, Bounty Killer, Rage Against The Machine, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Timbaland, Gustav Mahler, Jodeci, Brad Mehldau, Dvorak, Medeski Martin and Wood, Zero 7, Van Halen, John Lee Hooker, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Bad Brains
Vega Diamond
Phoenix, AZ, United States
- Crafts:
- recording engineer, mixing engineer, producer, production company owner, writer, ghostwriter, publisher, composer
- Instruments:
- Violin (All), Percussion (All), piano, Guitar (All), viola, Keyboard (All), flute
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rap, rhythm and blues (r&b)
RUB A DUB
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- dancehall
Michael Etchells
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Crafts:
- producer
- Influences:
- Danger Mouse, Fela Kuti, J Dilla, Madlib
Ninja
Community Moderator
Mantis Evar
NYC
- Crafts:
- recording engineer, producer
- Instruments:
- electric bass
- Genres:
- jazz (all), classical, rock, jazz (all), Pop, blues, dance
- Influences:
- You
Bong Fei-Long
Simi Valley, CA, United States
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), drum trigger, electric drums, Guitar (All), electric bass, Synthesizer (All)
- Genres:
- hip hop, rock, blues, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Led Zeppelin, Jazz
King Fly
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Classified, Run Dmc, Eric B. & Rakim, Tech N9Ne, Maestro Fresh Wes, DJ JoRun
Evo. Freez
Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Peter Tosh, Hieroglyphics, Canibus, Common, Kanye West, Wu Tang Clan, Jedi Mind Tricks, Collie Buddz
SHOGUN G.
BIRMINGHAM, al, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Genres:
- hip hop, rap, southern hip hop
- Influences:
- Dr. Dre, The Alchemist, Pharrell, Rza, Kanye West
chris garcia
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- rap
- Influences:
- 2Pac, Andre Nickatina, Mac Dre, The Notorious B.I.G., Dru Down, Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, Spm, UndergroundRap
Featured Artist
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
Matt Gingras
Austin, Texas, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, musician, singer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, drums
- Genres:
- World Music
- Influences:
- Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Modest Mouse, Django Reinhardt, The Prodigy, Cake
Kurt Gooch
- Crafts:
- musician, music scientist, music psychologist, production company management, live sound engineer
- Instruments:
- Synthesizer (All), Keyboard (All), Piano (All), Organ (All), Midi Controller (All), Bass (All), computer (pc), loop programmer
- Genres:
- jazz (all), blues, rock, reggae, dance, jam band, traditional pop, adult contemporary
- Influences:
- The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, Paul Mccartney, Phish, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Tommy James & the Shondells, The Temptations, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bill Haley & His Comets, G Love And Special Sauce, .38 Special, Herb Alpert, Herbie Hancock, Jack Johnson, Al Stewart, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, James Brown, Dixie Dreggs, Pink Floyd, The Soft Machine
Be Hand
Orlando, FL, United States
- Instruments:
- computer (pc)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, alternative hip hop
- Influences:
- Pete Rock and CL Smooth, J Dilla, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Art of Noise, Nujabes
