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Michael E.
Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- Midi Controller (All), software
- Influences:
- Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Ray Charles, J Dilla
ER MR. CAPS LOCK
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, reggaeton, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Isaac Hayes, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Michael Jackson, Smokie Robinson
indy moon
- Influences:
- Tom Waits, tom barman, Timbaland, David Bowie, Muse, Isaac Hayes
sekine kazuyuki
tokyo, 2-23-18 Nishi-Azabu-Minato-Ku, Japan
- Crafts:
- dj
- Instruments:
- cd player, turntables
- Genres:
- soul blues, Hip-Hop, reggae
rl a.
the World's Playground, Jersey, United States
- Crafts:
- remixer, sound technician, video editor, web designer
- Instruments:
- computer (pc), keyboard, sampler, drum machine
- Genres:
- rhythm and blues (r&b), dance, funk (all), neo soul
Rapper Thomas
Columbia, MO, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Eminem, Devin the Dude, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, Rakim, Biz Markie, Craig G., Mellow Man Ace, KRS-One, Nas, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Big L, Grand Puba, Sadat X
Fingertips 3rd
Sacramento, california, United States
- Crafts:
- producer
- Instruments:
- keyboard
- Genres:
- soundtrack, southern rap, hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
Cedswift S.
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), electric bass, Keyboard (All), computer (pc), software
- Genres:
- rock, punk, Hip-Hop, rap, hardcore hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, Dr. Dre, 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, No I.D., Prince, Isaac Hayes, DJ Premier, Westcoast, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Focus
Featured Artist
Ben Flint
Memphis, TN, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter, arranger
- Genres:
- jazz (all), fusion, drum and bass, brazilian, rhythm and blues (r&b), gospel
Doron Polk
Canton, Ohio, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, Pop, pop rock, experimental, eurobeat, electropop
- Influences:
- Timbaland, Stevie Wonder, Musiq (Soulchild), Dr. Dre, Family Force 5, Bangladesh, Kanye West, Sean Combs, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Isaac Hayes
J. Write
Reston, VA, United States
- Crafts:
- mixing engineer, producer
- Instruments:
- keyboard, turntables, sampler
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, electronic, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- God, Life, Underground Hip-Hop, talib, Common, Mos Def, Chino XL, Canibus, KRS-One, Isaac Hayes, Minnie Ripperton, Nina Simone, Earth Wind & Fire, Bobby Blue Bland, Kansas, Chicago, Cream, Gladys, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle
Julian Auringer
Germany
- Instruments:
- grand piano, violin, electric violin, hammond organ, percussion, electric piano, voice
- Genres:
- jazz (all), art pop, latin, indie folk, soul, classical, modern classical
- Influences:
- Serge Gainsbourg, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Amy Winehouse, Nick Cave, Frank Zappa, Ornette Coleman, Adriano Celentano, Paul Kuhn, Isaac Hayes, Julia Hülsmann, Sam Phillips, Herb Alpert, Sergio Mendes, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, Joao Gilberto, Marketa Irglova, Grover Washington Jr., John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Coralie Clement, Arnold Schoenberg, Francoiz Breut, Magma, Richard Wagner, Led Zeppelin, A Fine Frenzy
'JawaRa' Angus W.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, composer, web developer, audio technician, music editor, accompanist, videographer, system administrator
- Genres:
- reggae, rhythm and blues (r&b), World Music, hip hop, jazz-funk, calypso, Soca
Owen Duckworth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, soul, electro, rap, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- J Dilla, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Madlib, Nottz, Afrika Bambaataa, Egyptian Lover, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Black Milk, Sun Ra, alice coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sade, Rza, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Exile, Hi-Tek, Weldon Irvine, Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, Flying Lotus
"Enigma" Alejandro Vallellanes
Puerto Rico
- Instruments:
- sampler
- Genres:
- hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Gil Scott-Heron, Mandrill, Isaac Hayes, The Roots, Roberta Flack, Ray Barretto, Grover Washington Jr., DJ Danger Mouse, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Blu, Evidence, KRS-One, Exile, Eddie Harris, Weather Report, James Brown, Das EFX, Lauryn Hill, Tito Puente, The O'Jays, Cal Tjader, Blackstar, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Fela Kuti
Meshaq Eques
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.....
michael worsham
memphis, tn, United States
- Crafts:
- web designer
- Instruments:
- midi controller
- Genres:
- jazz groove
- Influences:
- God, My Mom, Miles Davis, Prince, James Brown, Steely Dan, Walter Becker, Walter Beasely, Al Jarreau, Nina Simone, Dave Brubeck, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Goodymob, Earth Wind & Fire, Erykah Badu, Rochell F, Isaac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Kirk Franklin, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Winton Marsalis, David Sanborne, Nancy Wilson, Angie Stone, Herbie Hancock, Sly And The Family Stone, Jill Scott, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Sting, Michael McDonald, Ledisi, The Winans
Contest Honorable Mentions
DUBBY DUB
BRONX, NEW YORK, United States
- Crafts:
- mixing engineer
- Instruments:
- Laptop
- Genres:
- experimental, electronica, Hip-Hop, trip-hop, funk (all)
- Influences:
- Portishead, Beres Hammond, Parliament-Funkadelic, Esthero, Bebel Gilberto, Quantic, Last Poets, Beethoven, A Tribe Called Quest, The Notorious B.I.G., Simon & Garfunkel, Jimi Hendrix, The Pharcyde, UB40, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, The Sneaker Pimps, Nirvana, Incubus, Manu Dibango, Tower of Power, Incognito, Bob Marley, Beck, Buju Banton, Linkin Park, Public Enemy, The Temptations, The Kinks, Metallica, Mos Def, Dj Six Seven, Face Defeat, Power, Percise aka Dan Sizzle, Brand Nubian, Cheri Dennis, Run Dmc, electric hellfire club, Gregory Isaacs, does stir?, Ras Kass, Fela Kuti, Isaac Hayes, Bootsy Collins, kc and the sunshine band, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Souls Of Mischief, Juggaknots, The Bee Gees, Garnett Silk, Hall & Oates, Guns N Roses, Goapele, Kool moe dee, ladysmith black mambazo, Otis Redding, Spandau Ballet, supercat, Terence Trent D'Arby, Ultramagnetic MCs, Telepopmusik
MSD ugly
Kent, Wa, United States
- Crafts:
- mixing engineer, producer, MC
- Instruments:
- keyboard, drum machine, turntables
- Influences:
- Dr. Dre, Jazze Pha, DJ Quik, Scarface, Timbaland, Parliament-Funkadelic, Zapp & Roger, Led Zeppelin, NWA, Geto Boys, Quincy Jones, Minnie Ripperton, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Too Short, 2 Live Crew, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Prince, R. Kelly, Rick Ross, Rick James, Cameo, Mr. Mike, E-40, Black Eyed Peas, Black Sabbath, The Average White Band, Larry Graham, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Run-DMC, Ludacris, Earth Wind & Fire, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Heart, Jimmy Hendrix, Isaac Hayes, The Isles, Supertramp, Mandrill, James Brown
Pristine Angie
- Instruments:
- guitar-synth, air guitar, tenor saxophone, drum machine, drums, alto saxophone, synthesizer, sequencer, voice (female), piano
- Genres:
- dance pop, house trance, house, progressive house, deep house, rap, classical, techno, World Music
- Influences:
- Carlo Cox, John McLaughlin, John Cage, Eric Dolphy, William Byrd, Richard Egarr, Chemical Brothers, Club 8, St. Etienne, Saint Etienne, Son of Bazark, Mahalia Jackson, Lin Youren, Miles Davis, Vatche Hovespian, John Adams, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Dudley Williams, Zhigge, Danny Tenaglia, Eddy Dixon, Robert Gordon, Astrud Gilberto, J.S. Bach, Bach, Velvet Underground, Motorhead, Perfect Disaster, Sex Pistols, Gene Vincent, Baden Powell, The Smiths, Joet T. Vanelli, Bill Conti, Orlando Gibblons, Gevorg Dabagian, Sister Marie Keyrouz, N.W.A., Boogie Down Productions, Snoop Dogg, Antranik Askarian, Georgian Choral Music, Gregorian Chant, Isaac Hayes, Cecil Taylor, Minor Threat, Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Call to Prayer, Brazilian samba, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Deep Purple, Pet Shop Boys, James Brown, Glenn Gould, Doris Day
Jawaher A
- Crafts:
- recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Influences:
- Muse, Miles Davis, Al Green, Ry Cooder, Cerrone, Neil Young, Cassius, Chet Baker, Silicon Soul, Isaac Hayes, Laurent Garnier, Leftfield, Nina Siimone, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sebastien Tellier, Faithless, Talvin Singh, Lonnie Liston Smith, Otis Redding, Ennio Morricone, David Bowie, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Craig Armstrong, Nitin Sahwney, Goldfrapp, Jill Scott, Deadmau5, Tosca, Pete Rock, The Cinematic Orchestra, Lupe Fiasco, Tim Buckley, The Game, Talib Kweli, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Eurythmics, David Sylvian, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Outlandish, Queens Of The Stone Age, Sarah Vaughan, Steely Dan, Leonard Cohen
Otrie Barrett Jr
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All), computer (mac), Flute (All), clarinet, alto clarinet, piano, keyboard, voice (tenor), voice (bass)
- Genres:
- jazz (all), gospel, Latin Music, african jazz, World Music, worship, christian
- Influences:
- Billy Harper, Hezikiah Walker, Thomas Whitfield, Prince, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Jesus Christ, Lauryn Hill, The Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Turrentine, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Al Jarreau, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Count Basie, George Duke, John Coltrane, Smokey Robinson, Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Illinois Jaquet, Paul Gonsalves, Nat King Cole, The Beatles, the four tops, Spinners, Sarah Vaughan, George Benson, Tony Bennet, Isaac Hayes, Maceo Parker, Kool & the Gang, James Brown., King Curtis, Sam Cooke, Sam & Dave, Dinah Washington, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Pendergrass, Chicago, Chick Corea, Cannonball Adderley, Jan Garbarek, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bootsy Collins, Paul Simon, Pheobe Snow, Bob Marley, Bob Berg, Hank Crawford, Cat Stevens, Dave Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Oscar Peterson, scott joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, The O'Jays, Bill Withers, The Holy Spirit, God The Father Of Lights
K Lett
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Genres:
- funk (all), jazz, gospel, classical, rhythm and blues (r&b), rhyming spiritual, ambient groove, alternative hip hop, christian hip hop, christian alternative, blues, rock, Pop, reggae, marching band, downtempo, trip-hop, film score, soul, country blues
- Influences:
- God, Life, Love, Beethoven, Quincy Jones, Prince, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, Earth Wind & Fire, Roy Ayers, Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, Kool & the Gang, The Commodores, Commissioned, George Clinton, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Fred Hammond, Kirk Whalum, Sam Cooke, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Muddy Waters, Bob Marley, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, J Dilla, Cross Movement, Fila Brazillia, The Police, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Afrika Bambaataa, The Roots, Mint Condition, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Donald Byrd, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Jimi Hendrix, Patti LaBelle, George Duke, Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, B.B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Betty Wright, Public Enemy, KRS-One, Kraftwerk, Cameo, Slave, Pharrell Williams, R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, Organized Noize, Outkast, Common, Run-DMC, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, scott joplin, John Philip Sousa, Nightmares on Wax, Dr. Dre, Tupac, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq, Maxwell, Devante Swing, Jodeci, Grant Green, ronnie foster, Sweetback, Sade, The Crusaders
Contest Honorable Mentions
The R. Entertainment
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Crafts:
- producer, composer, arranger, songwriter
- Instruments:
- keyboard
- Influences:
- Maxwell, D'Angelo, John Legend, Musiq (Soulchild), Jaheim, Teddy Riley, Michael Bivins, Ryan Leslie, Angie Stone, Kelly Price, SOS Band, The Gap Band, Zapp & Roger, Isaac Hayes, Frank Sinatra, EPMD, Run Dmc, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Keith Sweat, Joe, Raphael Saadiq, The Roots, Public Enemy, Deadmau5, Mylo, The Prodigy, Marley Marl, Bob Marley, KRS-One, Redman, Method Man, T.I., Barry White, Bill Withers, Cafe Del Mar, Dru Hill, Alicia Keys, The Sugar Hill Gang, Marvin Gaye, Masters At Work, Dazz Band, Ohio Players, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Ne-Yo, Eric B. & Rakim, Lords Of The Underground, Common, DJ Premier, Ice Cube, Hi-Five, Erykah Badu, Ll Cool J, Masta Ace, Master P, Lauryn Hill, Blu Cantrell, Kool G Rap, Outkast, N.W.A., Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Souls Of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MCs, Dr. Dre, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Babyface, Aaron Hall, Boyz II Men, Brian Mcknight, Carl Thomas, Eric Benet, Jodeci, Luther Vandross, Paula Deanda, 112, Tyrese, Blur, The Chemical Brothers, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Dido, Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, India.Arie, Metallica, System Of A Down, Morcheeba, Prince, Michael Jackson, Rob Thomas, U2, The Verve, Gloria Estefan, Angie Martinez, Booka Shade, Massive Attack, Portishead, Joss Stone, Nat King Cole, Glenn Miller, Anthony Hamilton, Will Smith, Sunshine Anderson, Roxanne Shante, Slick Rick, Royksopp, The Temptations, Mary Mary, Thomas Newman, Hans Zimmer, Jazmine Sullivan, Heavy D, Donna Summer, Busta Rhymes, Miles Davis
