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kees kool
oosterbeek, Netherlands
- Crafts:
- painter
- Instruments:
- voice (baritone)
- Genres:
- improvisational
- Influences:
- Bobby McFerrin
barbara keefe
jacksonville, fl, United States
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All), viola
- Genres:
- spirituals, new age
- Influences:
- Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin
Siew Meng Tan
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Crafts:
- music student, musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- fingerstyle
- Influences:
- Tommy Emmanuel, Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Dave Grusin
Jah I Witness Emcee
MD, United States
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Influences:
- Bobby McFerrin, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Sly & The Family Stone, J Dilla
Contest Honorable Mentions
Jon Arterton
Provincetown, MA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- voice (baritone), loop programmer
- Genres:
- a cappella, electroacoustic
- Influences:
- Bobby McFerrin, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel
Aaron R.
Raleigh, NC, United States
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar
- Influences:
- Dave Matthews Band, Bob Marley, Bobby McFerrin
Pedro Magalhães
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Crafts:
- sound technician
- Instruments:
- microphone, mixer, field recorder
- Influences:
- Bobby McFerrin, Lou Reed, Autechre, herbert, Morton Feldman
IRA J.
new york, NEW YORK, United States
- Crafts:
- retail manager
- Instruments:
- voice, electric guitar, computer (pc)
- Genres:
- gospel, country, blues, a cappella
- Influences:
- Take 6, Donald Fagen, Bobby McFerrin, James Brown, Prince, Anyone That Makes Music
Michael S.
Berkeley, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, composer, educator/teacher, arranger, band director, writer, accompanist
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), balafon, voice (tenor), alto flute, percussion
- Genres:
- jazz, world, vocal jazz, classical, indian classical, african, brazilian
- Influences:
- Egberto Gismonti, Art Lande, Bobby McFerrin, Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Gabriel Faure, Heitor Villa-Lobos
harold w.
VA, United States
- Influences:
- Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Take 6, My Parents, Victor Wooten, Donnie Hathaway, Sade, Michael Jordan
Featured Artist
Stephen Katz
Haydenville, MA, United States
- Instruments:
- cello, electric guitar, voice, percussion, found sounds
Lisa Hansen
Payson, UT, United States
- Crafts:
- accompanist, educator/teacher
- Instruments:
- piano
- Influences:
- Mack Wilberg, Bobby McFerrin, Bach, Edvard Grieg, John Rutter, Chopin, Morten Lauridsen, Randall Thompson
Featured Artist
Buenmojo M.
Barcelona, Spain, Spain
- Crafts:
- composer, singer, lyricist, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice, Guitar (All), Drums (All), midi controller, computer (pc), computer (mac), Bass
Natalie Quinn
Montreal, Canada
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice
- Genres:
- jazz-funk, jazz blues, jazz (all)
Carson Kahn
Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), lap steel guitar, trumpet, tambura, dabakan, tabla, Drums (All), Flute (All), french horn, vibes, marimba, tubular bells, Voice (All), Dulcimer (All), bodhron
- Genres:
- progressive rock, jazz, classical, World Music, reggae, blues, african, metal, Alternative
- Influences:
- Rush, Pink Floyd, Sting, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Slint, Tool, The Mars Volta, Talk Talk, Soul Coughing
lingsmom dobi-doo
Canada
- Instruments:
- Percussion (All), Keyboard (All), voice, voice (backing), recorder, oud, Piano (All)
Thor Maast
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), Guitar (All), Drums (All)
- Genres:
- hip hop, soul, neo soul, funk (all), jazz (all), funk rock
- Influences:
- Pete Rock, J Dilla, Tommy Tee, DJ Premier, Fred Wesley, Gil Scott-Heron, Bobby McFerrin, Billy Cobham, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Thievery Corporation, Ninja Tune, Billy Joel, Hepcat, Just Blaze, Toots & The Maytals, The Fatback Band, Hi-Tek, Nicolay, Just good music with some thought put into it..
Contest Winner
Mariko L.
London, United Kingdom
- Instruments:
- piano
- Genres:
- classical, jazz, Hip-Hop, electronic, reggae, calypso, salsa, tango, blues, rhythm and blues (r&b), rock, world
- Influences:
- Tori Amos, Bobby McFerrin, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Mozart, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, Esperanza Spalding, Ella Fitzgerald, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Taiko, Black Peru, Samba, Calypso, salsa, isreal kamakawiwo, Brothers Cazimero, Pink Martini, Soweto Gospel Choir, Bulgarian Choir, Ray Holman, Zuco 103, Johann Sebastian Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich, Folk Music
Paul Mac Innes
Gothenburg, Sweden
- Instruments:
- voice (male), voice (backing), voice, voice (lead)
- Genres:
- electrofunk, soul blues, soul jazz, neo soul
- Influences:
- Marvin Gaye, The Roots, Commissioned, D'Angelo, Funkadelic, India.Arie, Bobby McFerrin, Brian Mcknight, Parliament, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, Common, Stevie Wonder, Terence Trent D'Arby, Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Anthony Hamilton, Prince, Erykah Badu, Bootsy Collins, Maxwell, Fred Hammond, BeBe Winans, John Legend, Sam Cooke
Timothy Knipper
Jersey City, NJ, United States
- Crafts:
- conductor, composer, film composer
- Instruments:
- cello
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, trip-hop, jam band, jazz (all), drum and bass, electrofunk, electronica
- Influences:
- Bach, Mos Def, Robert Schumann, Dr. Dre, Sibelius, Pablo Casals, Astor Piazzolla, The Roots, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Cage, John Adams, Biggie Smalls, Ratatat, Tupac, Vivaldi, Aaron Copland, Glenn Gould, Bobby McFerrin, Charles Mingus, Nina Siimone, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, DJ Logic, Medeski Martin & Wood
Joe Bonomo
north suburbs of NYC, New York, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, composer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice (tenor), voice (backing), voice, keyboard, computer (mac), voice (lead)
- Genres:
- Pop, classical, jazz, world, experimental, free improvisation, a cappella, electronic
- Influences:
- They Might Be Giants, U2, R.E.M., Sting, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Toby Twining, Meredith Monk, Kraftwerk, negativland, Sarah Mclachlan, Vienna Teng, Franz Schubert, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Bobby McFerrin, Steve Reich, Coldplay, Indigo Girls, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Bernstein, Krishna Das, Lucy Kaplansky, James Taylor, Moxy Fruvous, Men Without Hats, Regina Spektor, Suzanne Vega, Swingle Singers, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Carlo Gesualdo
Mo Jazz Swing Music
Atlanta, GA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, producer, production manager
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All)
- Genres:
- jazz (all), gospel, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Grover Washington Jr., Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, Earth Wind & Fire, War, Tupac, Lou Rawls, Smokey Robinson, The Winans, Al Jarreau, Al Green, Michael Brecker, Michael McDonald, The Carpenters, The Clark Sisters, Phyllis Hyman, Sarah Vaughn, Quincy Jones, The Crusaders, The Whispers, The Jackson 5, Prince, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Chicago, Bobby McFerrin, B.B. King, Michael Franks, Michael Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Anita Baker, The Average White Band, Take 6, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, The Yellowjackets, Spinners
Sadie F.
San Francisco, CA, United States
- Instruments:
- piano, voice, Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- jazz, Indie, hip hop, downtempo, electronic, fusion jazz, acoustic jazz, bebop jazz, big band, blues, jazz blues, piano blues, chamber jazz, children's music, choral, cool jazz, electronica, indie funk, modern classical, classical, musica popular brasileira, motown, nu jazz, oldies, singer-songwriter, soul, soul blues, soul jazz, turntablism, urban jazz, vocal jazz, video game, afro-cuban jazz, Lo-fi
- Influences:
- Sarah Vaughan, Bjork, Billie Holiday, Jill Scott, John Legend, Feist, Elliott Smith, Stevie Wonder, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, John Coltrane, Aphex Twin, M.I.A., Outkast, Bill Withers, Broken Social Scene, Nick Drake, A Tribe Called Quest, The Walkmen, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Chet Baker, Lauryn Hill, Mirah, Caetano Veloso, Sufjan Stevens, Bogdan Raczynski, Astrud Gilberto, Chick Corea, Kaki King, The Bird and the Bee, Amon Tobin, Goldfrapp, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Jeff Buckley, Charlie Parker, Andrew Hill, Clifford Brown, D'Angelo, Yann Tiersen, Bobby McFerrin, Lou Reed, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gorillaz, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson, Rachmaninov, Kool Keith, Squarepusher, Mike Paradinas, Keith Jarrett
Noah F.
Leucadia (North of San Diego), California, United States
- Crafts:
- composer, musician, arranger, transcriber
- Instruments:
- voice, Piano (All), Keyboard (All), electric bass, kazoo
- Genres:
- jazz, electronic, acoustic, nu jazz, brazilian, brazilian jazz, turntablism, beatbox, chicago house, disco house, tech house, techno, electro, folk, Hip-Hop, modern classical, indian, acid jazz, acid funk, Lo-fi, impressionist, improvisational, funk (all), brazilian funk
- Influences:
- Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin, Caetano Veloso, Mark Farina, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Greyboy Allstars, Sufjan Stevens, Chet Baker, Michael Andrews, Herbie Hancock, The Police, Plaid, Stereolab, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Bjork, Stevie Wonder, Mos Def, Sage Francis, Nick Drake, Squarepusher, Clifford Brown, Steely Dan, Earth Wind & Fire, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Spooks, DJ Dan, Modest Mouse, Billie Holiday, Jill Scott, Soulive, Michael Jackson, Questlove, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Fela Kuti, Debussy, Bela Bartok, Maurice Ravel, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, Elliott Smith, A Tribe Called Quest, Girl Talk, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, The Roots, P J Harvey, Wynton Kelly, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Kaki King, The Bird and the Bee, Frank Zappa, Air, The Walkmen, Imogen Heap
C Dubster
Westminster, CO, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, song stylist, lyricist, writer, ghostwriter, composer, music collector, arranger
- Instruments:
- drum machine, Bass, djembe, kazoo, computer (mac), Voice (All), Keyboard (All), acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Genres:
- Alternative, jazz groove, ambient, rock, alternative metal, experimental, alternative pop, chill-out, acoustic, piano rock, vocal jazz, adult contemporary, ballad, elevator, soundtrack, choral, singer-songwriter, soul rock, instrumental rock, instrumental, arena rock, modern rock
- Influences:
- Bjork, Soulive, Incubus, Glassjaw, John Mayer, Soul Coughing, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Sevendust, Korn, Jeff Buckley, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Matthews Band, Jeff Beck, Rx Bandits, Apex Theory, Beck, A Perfect Circle, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, John Legend, John Butler Trio, A Tribe Called Quest, Blindside, Bobby McFerrin, Chevelle, Medeski Martin & Wood, Circa Survive, Gnarls Barkley, Mike Doughty, Mike Patton, Copeland, The Police, Depswa, RJD2, The Dismemberment Plan, Dredg, Finch, Further Seems Forever, Eve 6, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Thievery Corporation, Wax Poetic, The Exit, Filter, Fiona Apple, The Fray, G Love And Special Sauce, Herbie Hancock, Idiot Pilot, Injected, Jamiroquai, Jurassic 5, Kenna, Kings Of Leon, Michael Buble, Minus the Bear, Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Outkast, Paramore, Pete Yorn, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sigur Ros, Skindred, Stage, Goo Goo Dolls, The Starting Line, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, Stroke 9, Third Eye Blind, Taproot, Theory of a Deadman, Juliana Theory, Thrice, Weather Report, 311, 30 Seconds To Mars, Andre 3000, Linkin Park
Featured Artist
Joel T Johnson
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, film composer, producer, sound technician, web designer
- Instruments:
- electric bass, keyboard, acoustic bass, drums, percussion, banjo, saxophone, violin
- Genres:
- rock, blues, progressive rock, country, fusion, jazz (all), film score, classical
- Influences:
- Dave Weckl, Ani Difranco, Jeff Buckley, Stravinsky, The Blue Nile, The White Stripes, Primus, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Yes, Tony Levin, Pat Metheny, Eric Johnson, Roscoe Beck, Genesis, Goddamn Electric Bill, James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Tower of Power, Xtc, Jim Schreck, Stewart Copeland, Junior Brown, John Coltrane, The Chameleons, The Bomb Squad, Stevie Wonder, Elliott Smith, Iona, Steve Gadd, Tears For Fears, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Ricky Lee Jones, Ramones, Ry Cooder, Steve Miller, Thomas Dolby, UK, Willie Dixon, Chris Link, Allan Holdsworth, Danny Gatton, Dixie Dreggs, Siggi, Hans Zimmer, Paul Simon, Adrian Belew, Joe Jackson, George Sessum, Cat Power, Animatronics, Annie Wells, Rush, David Gray, Merle Haggard, Robben Ford, Keb' Mo', John, The Beatles, David Torn, Michael Hedges, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Beth Orton, King'S X, Jaco Pastorius, Bootsy Collins, Charles Mingus, Victor Wooten, Bill Clements, Tibetan Monks, Talking Heads, Ralph Stanley, Depeche Mode, The Sugarcubes, Miche and the Anglos, Bobby McFerrin, The Postal Service, Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, King Crimson, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, Elizabeth Cotten, Pete Townsend, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Varicose Mezuzahs
Turks and Caicos Islands
- Instruments:
- Voice (All), acoustic guitar, electric bass, keyboard, Synthesizer (All), Drums (All)
- Genres:
- free improvisation, arabic, a cappella, adult contemporary, post-hardcore, new romantic, downtempo, spoken word, doo-wop, native american, gangsta rap, minimalist, rhyming spiritual, Math-rock, death metal, post-minimalism, muzak, egyptian, experimental, elektro, elevator, protopunk, punta rock, power trio, sacred harp, gregorian chant, surf, stoner rock, neo soul, fusion, fado, folk, dementia, blues, rockabilly, lebanese, symphonic poem, grindcore, grunge, groove, avant-garde, gypsy swing, girl group, ghettotech, Percussive, zydeco, psychedelic, hawaiian, film score, Death Music, metal, marching band, bluegrass, barbarian black metal, barbershop, boy band, new age, acid classical, techno-tribal, space, christian, korean pop, trip-hop, popular, polka, Religious, world, worship, thrash metal, shango, british invasion, scream-hop, opera, contemporary, concerto, crossover, darkwave, dirge, delta blues
- Influences:
- Aereogramme, Aesop Rock, Andrew W.K., Animal Collective, The Animals, arab on radar, Bad Brains, The Bananas, bane, Basil Poledouris, Battles, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Black Flag, Black moth super rainbow, Black Sabbath, Blind Melon, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Marley, Bobby McFerrin, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Boris, David Bowie, Brewer & Shipley, Brian Wilson, The Bronx, Cage, Cake, Charles Bronson, Charles Bukowski, The Chemical Brothers, Leftover Crack/Choking Victim, Chris Cornell, The Clash, Comeback Kid, Converge, Corrosion of Conformity, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dalai Lama, Danzig, daughters, Desert Sessions, The Descendents, The Dicks, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dio, Doomriders, The Doors, Down, Eagles of Death Metal, Easy Star All-Stars, ed gien, Egg Hunt, Electric Wizard, Elliott Smith, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eric Burdon, Faith No More, Fantomas, The Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Fugazi, Gang Green, gene ween, George Clinton, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Ghostface Killah, Gorilla Biscuits, Green Day, Guns N Roses, Hall & Oates, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams III, Howlin Wolf, Huey Lewis, I farm, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, In Flames, Isis, James Brown, Jane's Addiciton, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Knack, The Kooks, Led Zeppelin, the locust, Lords, Lou Reed, The Mars Volta, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Meat Puppets, Mike Patton, Minor Threat, The Misfits, Motorhead, Mozart, Mr.Bungle, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Nico, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, NOFX, Old Man Gloom, operation: cliff clavin, Pearl Jam, Pelican, Pig Destroyer, Pinback, Pinhead Gunpowder, Pink Floyd, Pixies, The Police, Prince, Propaghandi, Public Enemy, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Ramones, Ray Charles, Rick James, The Rolling Stones, The Roots, Rza, shit creek boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Slayer, Sonic Youth, The Sonics, Spazz, Suicidal Tendencies, superjoint ritual, Talking Heads, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tomahawk, Torche, The Velvet Underground, Ween, The White Stripes, Wu-Tang Clan, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 7 Seconds
