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Bandmaster (DJ Rudd & Andis Ansons)
Riga, Latvia
- Instruments:
- keyboard
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, funky breaks, Pop
- Influences:
- Mark Ronson
Robert Foot
United Kingdom
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), Clarinet (All), alto saxophone
- Influences:
- Mark Ronson
Vicki W.
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), electric bass, cello
- Genres:
- rock, Pop, funk (all), jazz, blues
- Influences:
- Jason Mraz, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, OneRepublic, The Script
Cordt Akers
New Orleans, LA, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- jazz (all), soul, funk (all), blues
- Influences:
- Wes Montgomery, George Benson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Mark Ronson, Curtis Mayfield
rory lay
- Crafts:
- dj
- Instruments:
- piano, Guitar (All), pen
- Genres:
- electronic, Indie, funk (all), house, garage
- Influences:
- Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, The Beatles, Crowded House, Sergei Rachmaninoff, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Justice, Mark Ronson, The Doves
Matthew T.
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Instruments:
- computer (pc), software, synthesizer
- Genres:
- dance
- Influences:
- Mark Ronson, Timbaland, Matt Darey, Green Day, Sash, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyke, The Crystal Method
Paul C.
Toronto, ON, Canada
- Crafts:
- student, producer, illustrator, songwriter, graphic designer, MC
- Instruments:
- saxophone, electric guitar, piano, drums, voice
- Genres:
- jazz-funk, rock and roll, afro-reggae, hip hop
- Influences:
- The Neptunes, Will.i.am, Mark Ronson, Wyclef Jean, ?uestlove, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rza, Kanye West
Don Luke
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer, session musician, music minister, singer, musician
- Instruments:
- keyboard, organ, synthesizer, rhodes piano, piano, voice
- Genres:
- hip hop, pop rock, neo soul, contemporary christian, gospel, smooth jazz, synth pop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Tommy Sims, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Coldplay, Donny Hathaway, Commissioned, John Mayer, Mark Ronson, The Roots
Nora Wyss
Olten, Switzerland
- Instruments:
- Piano (All)
- Influences:
- K-OS, Joaquin Turina, Beck, TV on the Radio, Amy Winehouse, Fink, Modest Mouse, Mark Ronson, Coldplay, Citizen Cope
Joe Press
New York City
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- nylon guitar (classical), roman tuba, bagpipes, didgeridoo
- Genres:
- art pop, folk pop, electropop, popular
- Influences:
- Thurston Moore, Bob Dylan, Blind Willie Mctell, Mark Ronson, Alan Lomax, Atmosphere, Susan Tedeschi, The Beatles
EdO Portugal
London, -, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- producer, musician, composer, film scorer, sound designer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, Bass, acoustic guitar, keyboard
- Genres:
- funk (all), jazz-funk, trip-hop, acid jazz, nu jazz, brazilian funk, brazilian jazz, acoustic
Aaron D.
Bay Area, California, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Piano (All), Bass, violin, drums, melodica, Synthesizer (All)
- Genres:
- alternative rock, industrial, glam rock, rap, jazz blues, garage rock, classical
Darryl Sherman
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- production company owner
- Instruments:
- computer (mac), drum trigger, Midi Controller (All), sampler
- Genres:
- new instrumental
Chris Lyne
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Crafts:
- dj, MC, artist relations, tour manager, promoter
- Instruments:
- turntables, Keyboard (All), sampler, guitar-synth
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, big beat, rock, downtempo, freestyle house
Ruin K.
Ohio, Ohio, United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Instruments:
- piano
- Genres:
- indie folk, alternative country, electronica, pop rock, alternative hip hop, electropop, indie pop, alternative rock, alternative pop, indie rock, popular, electroclash
- Influences:
- M.I.A., Switch, Diplo, Santogold, Girls Aloud, Xenomania, Britney Spears, Bloodshy & Avant, Conor Oberst, Rilo Kiley, Metric, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Tilly And The Wall, Arctic Monkeys, The Long Blondes, Garbage, Fesit, Peaches, Radiohead, Ben Gibbard, Sid Vicious, Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Baz Luhrmann
Contest Honorable Mentions
Contest Winner
*The Maniac All-Stars !
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, recording engineer, dj, arranger, mixing engineer, composer
- Instruments:
- keyboard, electric bass, electric guitar, turntables
- Genres:
- experimental, Hip-Hop, dance, rock, big beat, drum and bass, metal, nu metal, psychedelic, breakbeat
- Influences:
- The Roots, The Chemical Brothers, Pendulum, The Crystal Method, Timbaland, Jay Dilla, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Questlove, De La Soul, Michael Jackson, Celldweller, Scott Storch, The Neptunes, Ronald Jenkees, Fatboy Slim, Gorillaz, Nine Inch Nails, mike E Clark, Insane Clown Posse, Lil Jon, Just Blaze, Basement Jaxx, Public Enemy, Danger Mouse, The Runners, AK1200, Diesel Boy, Goldie, The Prodigy, Wu-Tang
Craigerz P
Phoenix, AZ, United States
- Crafts:
- recording engineer, composer
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, piano, percussion
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, funk (all), soul, jazz-funk, electronic, experimental, Indie, blues-rock
- Influences:
- The Roots, Mos Def, Pharaohe Monch, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kanye West, Royksopp, Jay-Z, Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Marley, Mark Ronson, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Santogold, M.I.A., Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Robin Thicke, Jimi Hendrix, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple, Lauryn Hill, Cody Chesnutt, Justice, Amy Winehouse, Panacea, Panic At The Disco
amed a
New York, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- music marketer, singer, songwriter, arranger, remixer
- Instruments:
- computer (pc), voice (male), voice (backing), voice (lead), synthesizer, midi keyboard, software, keyboard
- Genres:
- deep house, dance pop, acid jazz, jazz-funk, chicago house, rhythm and blues (r&b), disco house, progressive house, funk (all)
- Influences:
- Loleatta Holloway, Sylvester, Martha Wash, Teddy Pendergras, Quincy Jones, Prince, Rick James, The Whispers, Donna Summer, Lisa Stansfield, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Angie Stone, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Deborah Cox, Tony Moran, David Morales, Freemasons, Deep Dish, Shapeshifters, Eddie Baez, Gomi, John Rizzo, John Legend, George Michael, Grace Jones, thunderpuss, superchumbo, Stock Aitken Waterman, Al Green, Nile Rogers, Sam Sparro, Hex Hector
Alexis Brown
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, electric piano, flute
- Genres:
- alternative hip hop, hip hop, alternative rock, hard rock, jazz, soul, Pop
- Influences:
- Mark Ronson, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Drake, Jay-Z, Wale, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Jack White, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Blondie, The-Dream, Duffy, Green Day, Janis Joplin, James Morrison, Kings Of Leon, Lily Allen, Lil Wayne, Eminem, M.I.A., Santogold, N.E.R.D., N.A.S.A., Mr. Hudson, Lykke Li, Amanda Blank, Theory of a Deadman, Trey Songz, The White Stripes, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, Lionel Richie, Diplo, DJ Drama, DJ Holiday, The Game, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane
Erik Veland
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- sequencer, loop programmer
- Genres:
- electro, electronic, electronica, electropop, drum and bass, jungle, house, acid house, hip hop, hip house
- Influences:
- Royksopp, Arcade Fire, Aphex Twin, The Beatles, Daft Punk, Dr. Dre, The Prodigy, Familjen, Girl Talk, Go Home Productions, Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse, Hadouken!, Hot Chip, The Knife, Trentemoller, madrugada, Mark Ronson, Metric, Moby, Mr Scruff, Kid Koala, N.E.R.D., U.N.K.L.E., The Nextmen, Neil Young, Nina Simone, passion pit, Pendulum, Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, The Rapture, Soulwax, 2 Many DJs
Featured Artist
Sierra H.
Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, singer, producer, lyricist
- Instruments:
- voice (female), keyboard
- Genres:
- Pop, rock, Indie, soul rock, world, jazz, trip-hop, electroacoustic, electronica, alternative rock
- Influences:
- Sting, Jeff Buckley, Ella Fitzgerald, Fiona Apple, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Portishead, The Bird and the Bee, Martha Wainwright, Colin Hay, Thom Yorke, Dead Can Dance, Damien Rice, Jill Scott, Interpol, Metric, Rufus Wainwright, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Zero 7, Sia, Skunk Anansie, Xtc, Radiohead, She Wants Revenge, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Loreena McKennitt, Clannad, Mellowdrone, Remy Zero, Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Amos Lee, David Gray, Tori Amos, Level 42, Des'ree, The Police, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, Tool, Joni Mitchell, Ok Go, Mark Ronson, Morcheeba, Feist, Lisa Gerard
p h
- Influences:
- Katy Perry, Utada, Ashlee Simpson, Metro Station, The Academy Is, Fall Out Boy, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Iio, Linkin Park, Paramore, Evanescence, Shiny Toy Guns, Lily Allen, 30 Seconds To Mars, Natasha Bedingfield, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, PCD, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Korn, Disturbed, Slipknot, Panic! At The Disco, Cobra Starship, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Flyleaf, Michael Jackson, The Veronicas, Taking Back Sunday, Sting, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mysto & Pizzi, Nightmare, Paul Oakenfold, Tegan And Sara, Mark Ronson, Timbaland, Erasure, Simple Minds, Eurythmics, Hadouken!
Shief ..
United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- musician, lyricist, producer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- violin, acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- hip hop, rap, experimental
- Influences:
- The Beatles, The Carpenters, Otis Redding, Diana Ross, The Three Degrees, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Nelly Furtado, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, David Bowie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, The Smiths, Eminem, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Bizzy Bone, Talib Kweli, Common, UGK, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Mark Ronson, Will.i.am, Public Enemy, KRS-One, Pharoahe Monch, Das EFX, MC Eiht, Rakim, Outkast, Run Dmc, Ice-T, Supernatural, Jadakiss, Mos Def, Juice, Maroon 5, C Murder, TLC, Mary J. Blige, Mystikal, Les Paul, Leo Fender, Joey Jordison, Charlie Watts, Aaliyah, Lisa Lopes, Luciano Pavarotti
Contest Winner
Chris Jones
Brooklyn/Orlando/Cincinnati, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Influences:
- J Dilla, The RZA, Dr. Dre, Hi-Tek, DJ Scratch, The Alchemist, Nottz, 9th Wonder, Kanye West., Diamond D, Buckwild, Timbaland, Organized Noize, Outkast, El-P, Trent Reznor, Madlib, MF Doom, The Roots, Santogold, Just Blaze, bink, Scarface, Mandrill, Fela Kuti, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, Ramsey Lewis, Portishead, muhammad ali, Da Beatminerz, Return to Forever, non phixion, Jake One, DJ Toomp, MFSB, Mark Ronson, Raphael Saadiq, Radiohead, DJ Khalil, Illmind, hugh masekela, Kraftwerk, smashing pumpkins, Nirvana, Gorillaz, de la, atcq, Marley Marl, KRS-One, Rick Rubin, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, Beck, Barclay James Harvest, Public Enemy, THE BOMB SQUAD!!!!!!!!!, Solillaquists of Sound, X:144, Cephas, Jon Connor, Seandammit, Blitz the Ambassador
Contest Honorable Mentions
Muscle Hawk
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Crafts:
- composer, producer, sound designer, recording engineer
- Influences:
- Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, The Beatles, Beck, The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, DJ Danger Mouse, DJ Shadow, Alec Empire, Michael Jackson, Evil Nine, Gorillaz, Imogen Heap, James Brown, Jay Dilla, Jay-Z, Jurassic 5, Justice, Sebastian, Kid Cudi, Mr. Oizo, Lady Sovereign, M.I.A., Mix Master Mike, Beastie Boys, Mark Ronson, Rick James, Parliament Funkadelic, MGMT, Massive Attack, MSTRKRFT, N.E.R.D., Peaches, Polar, Prefuse 73, Portishead, The Prodigy, Ratatat, Refused, RJD2, Sade, Squarepusher, Stevie Wonder, Underworld, Aphex Twin, Led Zeppelin, At The Drive-In, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Miss Kittin and The Hacker, Ladytron, Bootsy Collins, fear before, Rage Against The Machine, Ministry, Cypress Hill, FANCY, Waylon Jennings, Blonde Redhead, The Blood Brothers, These Arms Are Snakes, Bauhaus, Cindy Lauper, Atari Teenage Riot, The Clash, The Advantage, the locust, Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton, Cage, Busta Rhymes, Circa Survive, David Bowie, Skinny Puppy, Ohgr, Earth Wind & Fire, The Dust Brothers, Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman, Fantomas, The Flaming Lips, Goldfrapp, The Jackson 5, John Lennon, The Mars Volta, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Mew, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mr. Dibbs, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, one day as a lion, ORBS, Outkast, Pantera, Pixies, Primus, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Rapture, The Red Light Sting, Robert Johnson, Siousxie and The Banshees, Sonic Youth, Son House, Syd Barrett, Tones On Tail, Tortoise, Wu-Tang Clan, The White Stripes, 65 Days of Static
Alex Bizzarro
Lusby, MD, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- nylon guitar (classical), electric guitar, piano, percussion, drums, clarinet
- Genres:
- jam band, jazz (all), classical, hip hop, gospel
- Influences:
- Paco De Lucia, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John McLaughlin, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorious, Toots & The Maytals, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Rush, Grateful Dead, J Dilla, Roy Hargrove, John Coltrane, Count Basie, Art Blakey, B.B. King, Danny Gatton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Earth Wind & Fire, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beck, Beethoven, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Bill Evans, Benny Goodman, Booker T And The MGs, Ray Charles, Ray Brown, Branford Marsalis, cedar walton, Charles Mingus, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, Joey DeFrancesco, Jimmy Smith, David "fathead" Newman, Derek Trucks, Dexter Gordon, wardell Gray, The Doors, 311, Maynard Ferguson, Evan Bliss and the Welchers, George Gershwin, Gray Gordan, Herb Ellis, Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, The Hollywood Fats Band, sa-ra, Issac Hayes, J.S Bach, Jefferson Airplane, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Hendrix, Joe Lovano, Joe Pass, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Cocker, John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, John Mayer, Joshua Redman, Kirk Whalum, Lee Morgan, Leonard Bernstein, Louis Armstrong, The Low Life, Lulu, M.I.A., Mahalia Jackson, The Mamas & the Papas, Mark Ronson, McCoy Tyner, Mozart, Om Kalthoum, Peter Frampton, Oscar Peterson, Phish, Q-Tip, Raymond Scott, Ronny Jordan, Sonny Rollins, The Spin Doctors, Stan Getz, Stevie Wonder, The Zombies, Sublime, Yes
