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Fabio Armani
Rome, Italy
- Crafts:
- composer, arranger, musician, film composer, lyricist, songwriter, software developer, sound designer, sound technician, producer, production manager
- Instruments:
- keyboard, guitar-synth, percussion, piano, sampler, Synthesizer (All), Laptop, Organ (All), electric drums, drum machine, electric piano
- Genres:
- fusion jazz, modern classical, jazz-funk, worldbeat, instrumental, progressive electronic, new age, World Music, trance, ambient, soundtrack, film score, jazz (all), drum and bass, world, jazz, dark ambient, chill-out, children's music, electroacoustic, electronic, experimental, experimental noise, experimental rock, progressive metal, gothic rock
- Influences:
- Peter Gabriel, Weather Report, Jan Garbarak, Trilok Gurtu, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Oregon, Dead Can Dance, Klaus Schulze, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Portishead, Massive Attack, Transatlantic, Ayreon, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Genesis (With Peter Gabriel), Gong, Robert Wyatt, Gentle Giant, Led Zeppelin, Enigma, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Yanni, Yes, Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Traffic, Philip Glass, Philip K. Dick, Cabaret Voltaire, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Jethro Tull, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Tangerine Dream, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Orbital, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Trevor Rabin, The Who, David Sylvian, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Kitaro, Yo-Yo Ma
Jez H.
Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, computer (pc), voice
- Genres:
- acoustic, grunge, Alternative, ambient acoustic, folk
Hamza H.
Cairo, Egypt
- Instruments:
- nylon guitar (classical), percussion, acoustic guitar, keyboard, oud, voice (lead)
- Genres:
- acoustic rock, world, light rock, rai, latin, ethnic
- Influences:
- Sting, Youssou N'Dour, Loreena McKennitt, Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Emi Jarvi
Bristol, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- writer, singer, songwriter, voice-over artist, session musician, musician, producer, arranger, web designer
- Instruments:
- voice (soprano), voice (female), voice (backing), voice, vocoder, voice (lead)
- Genres:
- folktronica, ambient trance, indie folk, trance, folk pop, christian pop, art pop, pop rock, minimalist trance, dance pop, melodic trance, alternative pop, folk rock, popular, alternative trance, alternative country, urban folk, acoustic jazz, acoustic techno fusion, acoustic, electroacoustic, ambient acoustic, electronic, electronica, electropop, progressive electronic, singer-songwriter, vocal jazz, progressive bluegrass, bluegrass
- Influences:
- Regina Spektor, Joni Mitchell, Laura Veirs, Elbow, Imogen Heap, Badly Drawn Boy, Sufjan Stevens, Michael Jackson, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Feist, Eddie Vedder, Bjork
Dejan Javorina
Beograd SRBIJA, Srbija
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- rock
- Influences:
- Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton
Luvli Joy
Bakersfield, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter, melody maker
- Instruments:
- voice (soprano)
- Genres:
- Pop, rhythm and blues (r&b), neo soul
Nori L.
CA, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, lyricist, singer, music student, theatre, painter
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), dance, trance, alternative pop, alternative rock, house, jazz, nu jazz, Hip-Hop, popular, lounge, bossa nova, ambient, ambient house, ambient trance, trip-hop, downtempo, electronica, electrojazz
- Influences:
- Alicia Keys, Evanescence, Norah Jones, Sarah Mclachlan, Sam Sparro, Jamie Cullum, Daft Punk, Matchbox 20, Tori Amos, Telefon Tel Aviv, Mary J. Blige, Incubus, Creed, Vertical Horizon, Delta Goodrem, Craig David, David Guetta, Seal, Brian Mcknight, Phil Collins, Michael Buble, Kylie Minogue, K-Ci & JoJo
patton m.
Korea, Republic of
- Crafts:
- melody maker, accompanist, ethnomusicologist, fan, ninja, poet, songwriter, stagehand, music minister
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), harmonica, midi keyboard, voice, percussion
- Genres:
- acoustic, acoustic rock, bluegrass, blues, improvisational, country, Indie, jam band, Pop, jazz (all), space rock, folk rock, folk punk, Lo-fi, worship, folktronica, appalachian folk, progressive bluegrass, free improvisation, hard rock, experimental
- Influences:
- Bruce Cockburn, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Brian Eno, AC/DC, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, Flatt & Scruggs, Toots & The Maytals, The Clancy Brothers, Yes, King Crimson, Ben Webster, Leon Redbone, My Mom, My Dad, Buddha, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Labelle, The Who, Jaco Pastorius, The Band, Sonic Youth, Dead Prez, The Roots, The Allman Brothers Band, The Bee Gees, The Carter Family, The Cars, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Dave Clark Five, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Kool And The Gang, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, John Coltrane, Charlie Christian, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Cole Porter, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Peter Gabriel, Bill Bruford, Bill Frisell, Muddy Waters, Odetta, Woody Guthrie, Santana, The Clash, Phil Ochs, Steve Reich, Sam & Dave, Captain Beefheart, Captain And Tennille, Sun Ra, James Brown, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Gladys Knight, G Love And Special Sauce, Robert Johnson, Talking Heads, Xtc, Mos Def, Heart, Procol Harum, Run-DMC, Tommy James & the Shondells, Hanson, Frank Zappa, Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Sarah Mclachlan, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Waits, LCD Soundsystem, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Burl Ives, Joshua Redman, De La Soul, Dead Kennedys, Joan Jett, Joe Cocker, Cheap Trick, Che Guevera, Ozomatli, Fats Waller, Hoagie Carmicheal, Sandy Denny, 10 Foot Ganja Plant, Horace Parlan, Archie Shepp, Andy Kim, Wide Mouth Mason, DJ Champion
Boris Rziankin
The Hague, Netherlands
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic bass, electric bass, oud
- Genres:
- jazz, rock, fusion, electronic
- Influences:
- Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, The Doors
Ashley S.
London, Acton, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- mixing engineer, session musician, label owner, producer, manager
- Instruments:
- nylon guitar (classical), electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Ulf S.
New York, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, composer, music editor, video editor, photographer, videographer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), synthesizer, Percussion (All), cello, Ethnic Instrument (All), computer (mac)
- Influences:
- Weather Report, Chick Corea, Yo-Yo Ma, Al Di Meola, Bela Fleck, Thomas Newman, Astor Piazzolla, Miroslav Vitoua, Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin, Edgar Meyer, Egberto Gismonti, Pat Metheny, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Bill Frisell, Ry Cooder, Dave Holland, John Surman, King Sunny Ade
Larry Smith
Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, Bass, keyboard
- Genres:
- Alternative, experimental, rock, funk (all), pop punk, post punk, jazz groove, jazz-funk
- Influences:
- Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Dickey Betts, Danny Gatton, Oingo Boingo, John Scofield
















