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Indy 5ive
San Diego, CA, United States
- Instruments:
- drum machine, Keyboard (All), computer (pc), computer (mac), voice (male), voice (backing)
- Genres:
- soul, Hip-Hop, experimental, Indie
- Influences:
- Donnie Hathaway, Sam Cooke
Ronny Mills
Richmond, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- keyboard
- Genres:
- gospel
- Influences:
- Daryl Coley, Donnie Hathaway
vicki brink
cape town, western cape, South Africa
- Crafts:
- student
- Instruments:
- piano, Violin (All)
- Genres:
- soul, rhythm and blues (r&b), Pop, classical, jazz (all)
- Influences:
- Aretha Franklin, Eartha Kitt, Earth Wind & Fire, Donnie Hathaway
Nafia Thomas
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice
- Influences:
- Hillsong United, Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Fred Hammond, So many more
Knock Diesel
Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Instruments:
- keyboard, drum machine, sampler, computer (mac), software
- Genres:
- hip hop, soul, jazz groove
- Influences:
- Timbaland, D'Angelo, Donnie Hathaway, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder
Mr. Knowbody?
Tampa, Fl, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- trumpet, piano, computer (mac), drum machine
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, neo soul, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Quincy Jones., Pharrell, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Parliament-Funkadelic
khalil ismail
BALTIMORE, MD, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, mixing engineer
- Genres:
- hip hop, singer-songwriter
- Influences:
- Lauryn Hill, Tupac, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles
Lyritry Soul
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Crafts:
- spoken word artist
- Instruments:
- piano, voice (tenor)
- Influences:
- Jill Scott, Common, Karen Clark Sheard, terrell carter, Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder
Phillip Watson
Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), rap, gospel, neo soul
- Influences:
- John Legend, Cee-Lo, Andre 3000, Tech N9Ne, krizz kaliko, Donnie Hathaway, Tye Tribbett
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
Donald Hayes
Los Angeles CA.\Memphis TN., CA, United States
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All), loop programmer
- Genres:
- soul, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Donnie Hathaway, Cannonball Adderley, Fred Hammond, Kim Burrell, Sting, James Taylor, David Foster, Hans Zimmer, Soulive, Soulchild
Dirk Musiq
Philly, Pa, United States
- Crafts:
- voice-over artist
- Instruments:
- voice (baritone)
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Brandy, Kim Burrell, Jazmine Sullivan, Karen Clark, Donnie Hathaway, Usher, Solonge, Ki Ki Clark, Ryan Leslie
Jah B.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Genres:
- jazz, Hip-Hop, soul, blues, electronica, latin jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b), Pop
Contest Honorable Mentions
Gudo _.
Dale City, VA, United States
- Genres:
- hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
Marcelous H.
- Crafts:
- remixer, remastering engineer, arranger, business advisor, spoken word artist, audiovisual artist, creative director, educator/teacher, graphic designer, label management, programmer, software developer, songwriter, sound technician, composer, singer
- Instruments:
- keyboard, sampler, loop programmer, drum machine, Guitar (All), Violin (All), Voice (All), Midi Controller (All), bongos, computer (pc), computer (mac)
R.E.Smooth a.k.a. Ron E. Hopkins
Boston, MA, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter, producer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All), keyboard, trumpet
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), neo soul, Hip-Hop, jazz, gospel
Nampo R.
Toronto, Canada
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), midi keyboard, computer (pc), daw
- Genres:
- soul, neo soul, rhythm and blues (r&b), Hip-Hop, nu soul
- Influences:
- Jill Scott, Jay Dilla, Timbaland, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Jazzy Jeff, Goapele, D'Angelo, Musiq (Soulchild), Bilal, Donnell Jones, Raphael Saadiq, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Anthony Hamilton, Joss Stone, India.Arie, Raul Midon, Les Nubians, Amel Larrieux, Al Green, Vivian Green, Sade, Floetry, Kanye West
Stephanie Ankner
Wilkes Barre, pa, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, lyricist
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), Hip-Hop, rock, soul
- Influences:
- Usher, P. Diddy, Whitney Houston, Mario, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Rhianna, Pink, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Christina Milian, Mint Condition, 112, Boyz II Men, New Edition, Tupac, Flo Rida, Floetry, Donnie Hathaway, Etta James, Joe, Charlie Wilson
Stephen H.
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter, composer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, voice
- Genres:
- jazz (all), rock, folk, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Derek Trucks, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Warren Haynes, Jay-Z, Cee-Lo, Gnarls Barkley, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Raul Midon, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins, Ne-Yo, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young), Black Sabbath, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Oteil Burbridge, Chaka Khan, Rufus, Foreigner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Beethoven
CJ Lawrence
hattiesburg, ms, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, singer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- synthesizer, computer (pc), piano, sampler
LaTanya Anderson
- Influences:
- Earth Wind & Fire, The O'Jays, Chuck Brown, Frankie Beverly, Minnie Ripperton, ashford and simpson, The Commodores, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Public Enemy, MC Lyte, lil kim, Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Luther Vandross, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Beyonce, Donnie Hathaway, The Dells, Rare Essence, Roy Ayers, The Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Teddy Pendergrass
Steven Frisbey
Los Angeles, Ca., United States
- Instruments:
- trumpet, cajon, voice, midi keyboard, acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- jazz (all), jazz blues, soul, funk (all), hip hop, acoustic, reggae, world, jam band
- Influences:
- Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, Al Green, James Brown, Donnie Hathaway, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jason Mraz, Raul Midon, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Queen, Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Jackson, Aceyalone, Abstract Tribe Unique, Jamiroquai, Zapp & Roger, Stevie Wonder, Portishead, Earth Wind & Fire, Blues Traveler, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, Django Rienhardt, The Pharcyde, Mos Def, Etta James, Guns N Roses, Eminem, War, Freestyle Fellowship, Ozomatli
Featured Artist
St. Paul
Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, musician, mentor, arranger, audio technician, mixing engineer, remixer, marketer
- Instruments:
- drum machine, computer (mac), Keyboard (All), Drums (All), Bass, electric guitar
- Influences:
- James Brown, Pete Rock, The Roots, Jay-Z, Donnie Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Jay Dilla, J Dilla, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Peanut Butter Wolf, Flying Lotus, Bjork, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Gangstarr, Gnarls Barkley, Gza, Madlib, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Lauryn Hill, mr lif, Nas, Portishead, Q-Tip, Sade, Sly & The Family Stone, Waajeed, Black Milk, The Beetles, Thelonious Monk, Billy Idol, Biz Markie, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Black Moon, Bob Marley, Bob James, Bobby Hutcherson, Genesis (With Peter Gabriel)
Ben C.
San Francisco, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), piano
- Influences:
- Pink Floyd, Sander Kleinenberg, Daft Punk, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Phish, Justice, Nightmares on Wax, MGMT, Diplo, Pixies, Seb Fontaine, Beastie Boys, Traxamillion, Roots Manuva, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Elton John, Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Donnie Hathaway, The Bee Gees, KC and The Sunshine Band, John Lennon, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Ulrich Schnauss, Cut Copy, King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cracker, Pavement, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Lil Jon, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, The Roots, Questlove, Rza, Motown, Barry Gordy, Rick James, Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Miles Davis, Keith Jarret
