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Todd Pruitt
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Crafts:
- session musician
- Genres:
- dub, funk (all), Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Herbalizer, Blackalicious, Bill Laswell
Reason !!!!!!!!!!!
- Instruments:
- Drums (All), Keyboard (All), microphone
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Blackalicious, The Foreign Exchange, The Beatles, Bjork, Portishead
Jordan Flack
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- The Notorious B.I.G., Blackalicious, A Tribe Called Quest, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, RJD2
matt cook
Macomb, Illinois , United States
- Instruments:
- Bass, Drums (All)
- Genres:
- punk, rock, techno, Pop, experimental rock
Zach N.
Norman, OK, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Drums (All), Guitar (All), Bass (All), midi keyboard
- Genres:
- Alternative, instrumental, electronic
- Influences:
- Tool, Radiohead, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Blackalicious, Incubus, Modest Mouse, The Roots, Tortoise
Jonathan Kuiper
colorado springs, colorado, United States
- Crafts:
- multimedia artist, singer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Keyboard (All), Bass
- Genres:
- rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, rock and roll
Chuck S.
milwaukee, wi, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass
Ben S.
St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Violin (All), Guitar (All), Mandolin (All), Banjo (All), electric bass, keyboard
- Genres:
- rock, folktronica, irish, trip-hop, Indie
Timmy C.
Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Instruments:
- Bass, acoustic guitar, drum machine
- Genres:
- punk, rock, Indie, electronic
matt smith
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), piano
Alex B.
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist, MC, actor, dancer, writer, spoken word artist, photographer, production company staff
- Instruments:
- voice, voice (baritone), voice (backing), voice (lead), acoustic guitar, djembe
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, alternative hip hop, trip-hop, singer-songwriter, folk pop, folk rock, blues, bluegrass
- Influences:
- Blackalicious, Nas, danny!, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Sage Francis, Sublime, Telefon Tel Aviv, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Tom Rush, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Cinematic Orchestra, Outkast, Bob Marley, Looptroop, Talib Kweli, Mos Def
Featured Artist
Duane Abner
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter, producer, visual artist
- Instruments:
- piano, keyboard, drums, percussion, voice (male), electric bass
- Genres:
- hip hop, electronica, house, jazz fusion, pop rock, experimental, alternative rock, ambient groove, soundtrack, worldbeat
- Influences:
- Jazzanova, 4Hero, Basement Jaxx, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rufus Chaka Khan, Prince, Annie Lennox, The Police, Remy Shand, Jill Scott, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, Seal, Yes, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Trevor Horn, The Earth, Terence Trent D'Arby, Jamiroquai, Blackalicious, Patti Austin, The Beatles
Dean Glover
Sacramento, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- Piano (All)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- The Roots, Outkast, Canibus, J-Dilla, Jurassic 5, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Sublime, Zion I, The Grouch, Dead Prez, Flobots, KRS-One, the spooks, The Pharcyde, Gnarls Barkley, Dangermouse, MF Doom, Crown City Rockers, Amir Sulaiman, Pharoahe Monch, Rakim, Blackalicious
Marquisse Jordan
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Crafts:
- music philosopher
- Instruments:
- Drums (All)
- Influences:
- MF Doom, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, Talib Kweli, Method Man, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Rick James, Earth Wind & Fire, Lil' Wayne, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, J Dilla, Mos Def, Isaac Hayes, Outkast, Madlib, The Dream, Anthony Hamilton, De La Soul, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Gza, Blackalicious, Grand Puba, God, Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan
Contest Honorable Mentions
Good Nature
Pruszkow, Poland
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, computer (pc)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- O.S.T.R, Returners, Emade, Metro, Webber, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, J Dilla, Hi-Tek, RJD2, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jurassic 5, The Roots, Looptroop, The Notorious B.I.G., People Under the Stairs, Dilated Peoples, Ugly Duckling, Brand Nubian, Blackalicious, Alliance Ethnik, Gangstarr, El Da Sensei, Afu-Ra, DJ Krush, DJ Vadim, DJ Shadow, Wild Child, Kool & the Gang, Isaac Hayes, Manu Dibango, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, James Brown, George Clinton, The Meters, Minnie Ripperton, Marvin Gaye, and more.....
Punk Monkie
Amman, Jordan
- Crafts:
- producer, programmer, musician
- Instruments:
- computer (mac), piano, drums
- Genres:
- electro, dance pop, hip hop, progressive house, acid house
- Influences:
- Junkie XL, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Sasha, Groove Armada, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Blackalicious, Black Eyed Peas, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Adam Shaw, Snoop Dogg, Deep Purple, Air, Beastie Boys, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong, Tom Petty, Run Dmc, UB40, Others I forgot...
Aaron Willis
Plano, TX, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, musician
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, electric bass, Drums (All)
- Genres:
- hard rock, classic rock, alternative hip hop, Hip-Hop, rock
- Influences:
- The Cars, Faith No More, Helmet, Sting, Herb Alpert, ZZ Top, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against The Machine, Bad Religion, Bill Withers, The Commodores, David Bowie, Death Cab For Cutie, Django Reinhardt, Doves, Queens Of The Stone Age, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tonic, The Roots, Blackalicious, Foo Fighters, Fountains Of Wayne, Heart, Henry Mancini, Iron & Wine, Jamiroquai, Jim Croce, Toots & The Maytals, Killswitch Engage, Paramore, KISS, Mr. Bungle
H . U . B .
United Kingdom
- Genres:
- nu breaks, drum and bass, ambient, big beat, electronic, chill-out
- Influences:
- Freestylers, Stanton Warriors, Plump DJs, Rennie Pilgrem, Aphex Twin, Coldcut, Krafty Kuts, DJ Shadow, Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack, Mr. Scruff, Propellerheads, Adam F, Chase & Status, 2 Many DJs, 2 Live Crew, Arrested Development, Blackalicious, Common, Dead Prez, De La Soul, Jurassic 5, Marley Mar, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Public Enemy, NWA, The Sugar Hill Gang, Armand Van Helden, Basement Jaxx, Chromeo, Evil Nine, Groove Armada, Grooverider, Soulwax, Optical, Bad Company, Logistics, Matrix, Goldie, Hadouken!, Kasabian, Bill Withers, Chuck Berry, Curtis Mayfield
Yasir A.
London, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- marketer
- Instruments:
- 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Genres:
- acoustic, alternative metal, rock, Alternative, ambient
- Influences:
- Jeff Buckley, Alice In Chains, Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Soundgarden, Blind Melon, The Cinematic Orchestra, Lamb, Tim Buckley, Spearhead, Screaming Trees, Zero 7, Sublime, TV on the Radio, Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam, Otis Redding, The Mars Volta, Radiohead, Quicksand, DJ Shadow, Emiliana Torrini, Dave Matthews Band, John Butler Trio, The Crystal Method, Common, Talib Kweli, Calexico, Bjork, Ben Harper, Beirut, Alexi Murdoch, Blackalicious, Faith No More, Gil Scott-Heron, Kyuss, Morphine, Paul Weller, Silversun Pickups, Stone Temple Pilots
Damian Sol
Sacramento, CA, United States
- Instruments:
- violin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon guitar (classical), electric bass, drums, percussion, voice, software, midi controller
- Influences:
- Richard Wagner, Bach, Debussy, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Frank Black, Tom Waits, Shpongle, The Decemberists, The Shins, Elliott Smith, Cake, Beck, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Charlie Hunter, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Beastie Boys, Lyrics Born, Blackalicious, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, Bus Driver, Ben Folds, Jo Doja, Noah Nelson, Xoc, Video Games, Mr. Bungle, Secret Chief 3, Frank Zappa, Ween, Grandaddy, Jim O'Rourke, Smoking Popes, Kanye West, Gangstarr, Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Danny Elfman, Kings Of Convenience, Led Zeppelin, Marc Ribot, Portishead, The Beatles, T-Bone Burnett, The Flaming Lips, The Streets, They Might Be Giants, T.J. Kirk, Willie Nelson, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, Raymond Scott, Bob Marley, Esquivel, Roberto Juan Rodriguez, John Zorn, Johnny Cash, Medeski Martin and Wood, John Hartford, Jimmy Luxury, Buena Vista Social Club
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
Contest Honorable Mentions
cashtro hop
Toronto, Ontario
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rap, experimental
- Influences:
- The Notorious B.I.G., MF Doom, Lupe Fiasco, Jeru the Damaja, KRS-One, Afu-Ra, Al Green, Tha Alkaholiks, Atmosphere, AZ, Benefit, Blackalicious, Breezly Brewin, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Phil Collins, Common, De La Soul, Digable Planets, Dizzee Rascal, Steve Earle, EPMD, Michael Franti, Gangstarr, Ghostface Killah, Gza, Lauryn Hill, J-Dilla, J-Live, Michael Jackson, Elton John, K-OS, Barrington Levy, Ludacris, Bob Marley, Method Man, Mos Def, musiq, Nas, Ol' Dirty Bastard, sean price, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Public Enemy, Big Pun, Otis Redding, Lionel Richie, R. Kelly, Raekwon, Rakim, Rza, Frank Sinatra, Slick Rick, Supernatural, Talib Kweli, The Beatles, The Streets, Timbaland, A Tribe Called Quest, Tom Waits, Kanye West, Saul Williams, Stevie Wonder, Wyclef, cashtro hop
Mark Nygren
Bozeman, MT, United States
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, drum machine, Bass, trumpet, keyboard, drums, turntables
- Genres:
- indie funk, groove, alternative hip hop, funky breaks, hip hop
- Influences:
- Medeski Martin & Wood, Beck, Hilltop Hoods, Tokyo Police Club, B.B. King, Morphine, Karl Denson, Lyrics Born, Maroons, Hangar 18, Joshua Redman, Phish, Lords Of The Underground, Miles Davis, The Mars Volta, The New Mastersounds, General Elektriks, Terence Blanchard, Groove Armada, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Jurassic 5, Freestyle Fellowship, Poets of Rhythm, Jimmy Smith, Kings Of Leon, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Haiku D'Etat, Jaco Pastorius, Spoon, Pete Rock, Aceyalone, The Roots, John Scofield, Fela Kuti, Pep Love, Earth Wind & Fire, Mos Def, Al Green, Louis Logic, Sly & The Family Stone, Souls Of Mischief, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Swamburger, Panacea, Thelonious Monk, Hieroglyphics, The Crest, A Tribe Called Quest, Organized Konfusion, K-OS, Stanton Moore, The Pharcyde, Pete Miser, Pink Floyd, Cut Chemist, People Under the Stairs, The Black Keys, DJ Shadow, Stevie Wonder, Stereo MCs, Gangstarr, The New Pornographers, Blackalicious, Parliament-Funkadelic, The Perceptionists, Steve Miller Band, All Good Funk Alliance, Talking Heads, Bobby Byrd, Steely Dan, Chick Corea, Mr. Lif, Common Market, Galactic, Bob Marley, Wes Montgomery, The Police, Big L, Akrobatik, The Meters, Art Blakey, Eric B. & Rakim, The Ike Reilly Assassination, The Mighty Underdogs
