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Mr Jahi
- Crafts:
- music philosopher
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Genres:
- soul, alternative hip hop
- Influences:
- James Brown, George Benson, KRS-One, Nina Siimone
Evelyn Champagne
Re-New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Instruments:
- voice (alto), voice (soprano)
- Genres:
- jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Rachel Ferrel, Nina Siimone, Ella Fitzgerald, Lalitha Hathaway
Charlie Tango
United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist, singer, voice-over artist
- Instruments:
- voice
- Influences:
- Robert Miles, Diane Warren, Amy Lee, Anouk, Julie London, Etta James, Nina Siimone
Featured Artist
Natalie Prass
Nashville, TN, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, musician
- Instruments:
- cigar box guitar, piano, voice
- Genres:
- space rock, folk
- Influences:
- My Friends, The Beatles, Nina Siimone, George Clinton, The B-52's, Stevie Wonder, Gillian Welch
C.G J-P
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, singer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Influences:
- Bob Marley, Nina Siimone, Tupac, Lauryn Hill, Toto, Journey, Joe Satriani, Pink Floyd
Larry L.
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Influences:
- KRS-One, Mos Def, Nas, Royce Da 5'9, Eminem, Masta Ace, Redman, Gangstarr, Nina Siimone, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B. & Rakim
Katharine Johnson
- Crafts:
- songwriter, singer
- Instruments:
- piano
- Influences:
- cesaria evora, N.E.R.D., Nina Siimone, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, casia eller, soweto swing, Fela Kuti, timbalada, D'Angelo, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, diana washington , De La Soul, klezmmer
Khia O.
Delran, NJ, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, Piano (All), keyboard
- Genres:
- classical, modern classical, latin jazz, acoustic jazz
Lucy Dougherty
St. Louis, MO, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), trumpet, piano, voice
Robb K.
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
- Crafts:
- magician
- Instruments:
- Voice (All), Guitar (All), synthesizer, Drums (All)
- Genres:
- post punk, folk, experimental, soundscape, rock, metal, art rock
m f.
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- Voice (All)
- Genres:
- soul, nu soul, funk (all), bluegrass, rhythm and blues (r&b), reggae, afro-cuban jazz, big beat
Andrea Laramie
Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, Bass
- Genres:
- a cappella, Latin Music, rock opera, rock and roll, jazz (all), art metal, alternative rock, lounge, ambient groove, spoken word, soul, motown
- Influences:
- Tori Amos, Tool, Nina Siimone, Patsy Cline, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Enya, Annie Lennox, Sarah Mclachlan, Sinead O'Connor, Fiona Apple, Suzanne Vega, U2, Kate Bush, Heart, Depeche Mode, Sade, The Temptations
Kyle Ewalt
New York, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist, songwriter, orchestrator
- Instruments:
- voice
- Genres:
- jazz (all), rock, rhythm and blues (r&b), showtunes
Economusic .
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Crafts:
- audio technician
- Instruments:
- daw, electric guitar, computer (mac), drum machine, sampler, midi controller, turntables
- Genres:
- electronic, techno, house, progressive house, minimalist
Margot Blanche
New York, NY, United States
- Instruments:
- voice (female)
- Genres:
- soul blues, dance pop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Eartha Kitt, The Meters, The Dukes of Dixieland, Mary J. Blige, Donny Hathaway, Jelly Roll Morton, Jill Scott, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Guns N Roses, Nina Siimone, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Bessie Smith, Lauryn Hill, Lou Rawls, Dr. John
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
Brooklyn Zelenka
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Crafts:
- music philosopher, composer, film composer, orchestrator
- Instruments:
- recorder, flute, alto flute
- Genres:
- disco, classical, acid jazz, modern classical, nu jazz, progressive rock, sonata, progressive electronic, baroque, contemporary, post-romanticism, ambient
- Influences:
- Leonin, Richard Strauss, Brahms, Richard Wagner, Beethoven, Alban Berg, Frank Lewin, Milton Babbitt, Hanson, Gustav Mahler, Stavinsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Ed Tavner, Markus Schafer, Fage, Benjamin Britten, Jethro Tull, The Bee Gees, Scissor Sisters, Cole Porter, Nina Siimone, Billie Holiday, Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant, Paul Van Dyk, St. Germain, Bob Marley, Aphex Twin
Alexandra (Ali) Garrison
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- voice
- Genres:
- opera, indie folk, choral, world, jazz, free improvisation, cabaret
- Influences:
- Odetta, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Renee Fleming, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Nina Siimone, Mary Lou Williams, Aretha Franklin, Pete Seeger, Milton Nascimento, Pointer Sisters, Cassandra Wilson, James Taylor, Angie Stone, Seu Jorge, Sergio Mendes, Pat Metheny, Fela Kuti, Zap Mama, Miriam Makeba, Maria Callas, Madness, The Specials, The Beatles, Incognito, Duke Ellington, Massive Attack, Victor Wooten, Carlos Santana, Erika Badu, The Eagles, Luciano Pavarotti, Keith Jarrett, Al Jarreau, The Brand New Heavies, Richard Bona, Randy Weston, Salif Keita, Les Nubians, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, En Vogue, War, The Band, Abdullah Ibrahim, Loreena McKennitt, Feist, Roberta Flack, Sting, Prince
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
jax london
nj, United States
- Crafts:
- actress, writer, film maker
- Genres:
- Alternative, electronica, house, funk (all)
- Influences:
- Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, Nina Siimone, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, The Presets, The Cure, The Wallflowers, Tracy Chapman, Sade, Alicia Keys, Outkast, Antoine Clamaran, The Veronicas, Pat Benetar, Coldplay, Janet Jackson, The Killers, Madonna, Maroon 5, Tool, Zero 7, U2, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Kate Nash, crystal waters, Goo Goo Dolls, Kanye West, Deadmau5, Tears For Fears, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, M.I.A., Sam Sparro, Death Cab For Cutie, under the influence of giants, rodrigo y gabriela, Bon Iver, Santogold, Res, Depeche Mode, janelle monae, Joan Jett, Kelis, Lauryn Hill, sheila e, Stray Cats, TV on the Radio, Rage Against The Machine, Phil Collins, Sting, Paramore, No Doubt, N.E.R.D., Erykah Badu, Tracey Thorn
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B-More, MD
- Crafts:
- photographer, painter, producer, arranger, graphic designer, visual artist, remixer
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), percussion, Piano (All), camera, computer (mac), rhodes piano
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, drum and bass, reggae, funk (all), rhythm and blues (r&b), neo soul, house, latin
- Influences:
- The Abyssinians, James Brown, Bernie Worrell, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, The Roots, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, A Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, Stevie Wonder, Wu Tang Clan, Sly & The Family Stone, Jay Dilla, J Dilla, Saint Paul, Roy Ayers, Herbie Hancock, Eric Sermon, Pete Rock, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Nina Siimone, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Meshell Ndegeocello, King Britt, Juan de Marcos, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Jacob Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Jazzy Jeff, Damian Marley, Buju Banton, D'Angelo, Earth Wind & Fire, Al Green, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Billie Holiday, Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Medeski Martin & Wood
Elizabeth Renee Houston
NYC, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- graphic designer
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar
- Influences:
- Beethoven, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Chet Atkins, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Buddy Holly, Nina Siimone, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Mose Allison, Motown, The Beatles, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, America, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, George Michael, Joy Division, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Inxs, Kraftwerk, Clan of Xymox, Xmal Deutschland, The Sisters of Mercy, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Nirvana, Codeine, Alice In Chains, Tool, The Cranberries, Red House Painters, Stevie Nicks, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Tori Amos, 7 Year Bitch, L7, Hole, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, The Melvins, Rage Against The Machine, Jeff Buckley, Harry Connick, The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Pavement, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Liz Phair, Fiona Apple, Mary Timony, Neko Case, Blonde Redhead, Elliott Smith, Richard Buckner, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Peaches, Imogen Heap, Tegan And Sara, Electrelane
Featured Artist
Simon Houghton
Berlin, Germany
- Instruments:
- double bass, electric bass, keyboard, cello, percussion
- Genres:
- hip hop, jazz (all), soundtrack, electroacoustic
- Influences:
- Richard Evans, Ray Bryant, Prefuse 73, Daedelus, Ennio Morricone, Galt MacDermot, RJD2, Ron Carter, DJ Shadow, The Meters, The Rotary Connection, Sun Ra And His Arkestra, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Cachao, Cal Tjader, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Cymande, Johnny Harris, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, The Roots, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Madlib, JBS, Ahmad Jamal, Kool Keith, Roland Kirk, The Soulful Strings, Ellen McIlwaine, Violent Femmes, Dorothy Ashby, Nina Siimone, Gil Scott-Heron, Bootsy Collins, Eberhard Weber, Sly & The Family Stone, MF Doom, Bill Withers, Terry Callier, Charles Mingus, Graham Collier, Sonic Youth, Freddie Hubbard, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Smith, Thelonious Monk, Young-Holt Unlimited, Ramsey Lewis, The Pharcyde, Elliott Smith, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Scott LaFaro, Primus, Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Shelly Mann, Eumir Deodato, The Headhunters, Keith Jarrett, Breakout, Roy Ayers, Lalo Schifrin, Francois Rabbath, Mudhoney, Frank Zappa, Tackhead, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Jack Bruce, Nick Drake, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Mark Moulin, Eddie Harris, The Fatback Band, Les Baxter, Baden Powell, Lords Of The Underground, Roy Budd, ESG, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Dizzy Gillespie, John Paul Jones
