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Alan Whitney
Buffalo, New York, United States
- Instruments:
- voice, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, electric guitar, percussion, 12 string guitar
- Genres:
- country, country blues, rockabilly, americana, blues, rock and roll
- Influences:
- Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Willie Dixon, David Lanois
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Luis Ferreira
Lisbon, Portugal
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- blues, country blues
- Influences:
- Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, elmore james, Ry Cooder
Jeff S.
- Instruments:
- slide guitar
- Influences:
- Little Feat, Sonny Landreth, The Allman Brothers Band, Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks
isaac young
Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Genres:
- jam band
- Influences:
- Trey Anastasio, Duane Allman, Derek Trucks, Jerry Garcia, Ravi Shankar, Ry Cooder
Rick Cinquemani
- Crafts:
- songwriter
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), Guitar (All), voice (tenor)
- Genres:
- roots rock, free jazz, gospel, acoustic
- Influences:
- The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Steve Reich, Miles Davis, Ry Cooder, Harry Nilsson, Keith Jarrett, John Fahey
Robert Hoke
Phoenix, AZ, United States
- Crafts:
- composer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Mandolin (All), slide guitar, dobro guitar, harmonica, Percussion (All), Piano (All), Bass, ukulele
- Genres:
- instrumental, film score
- Influences:
- Bill Frisell, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Pat Metheny, Leo Kottke, Jorma Kaukonen, Warren Zevon, Tom Waits
Michael Fredriksson
- Crafts:
- musician, multimedia artist, art director
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, keyboard, synthesizer, harmonica, voice, drums, drum machine, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Genres:
- blues-rock, folk rock, rap, acoustic, instrumental, instrumental rock, new instrumental, Alternative
- Influences:
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Hendrix, Mike Oldfield, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Lynott, Ry Cooder, Billy Gibbons
Ned Selfe
Kalaheo, Hawaii, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, session musician, studio operator, producer, songwriter, recording engineer, record label project manager
- Instruments:
- pedal steel guitar, dobro guitar, lap steel guitar, Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- rock, Pop, country, instrumental rock, jazz
- Influences:
- Ry Cooder, Jerry Douglas, Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, The Police, The Pretenders, Lowell George, David Lindley
Bill Thompson
Pottstown, PA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, audio technician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
chris hampton
santa barbara, ca, United States
- Crafts:
- composer, producer, arranger, musician, transcriber
- Instruments:
- alto saxophone, keyboard, accordion, Bass
- Genres:
- reggae, rhythm and blues (r&b), world, electronic, Pop, rap, latin, reggaeton, cumbia, jazz, blues
- Influences:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Los Tigres del Norte, sa-ra, Ry Cooder, Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert
Doug Scudder
Lompoc, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, music collector
- Instruments:
- fretless bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass, voice
- Genres:
- blues-rock, folk, country
rich cox
lafayette, indiana, United States
- Crafts:
- luthier
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Genres:
- blues-rock
- Influences:
- Neil Young, Jimmy Hendrix, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Pink Floyd, Jim Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin
Ryszard ..
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Crafts:
- radio producer, producer, composer, live sound engineer, musician
- Instruments:
- guitar-synth, electric guitar, voice (tenor), acoustic guitar, electric bass, voice, computer (pc), midi keyboard
- Genres:
- acid jazz, electronic, blues, ambient, space, space age pop, psychedelic, post-rock, jam band, space rock
Mark Lee
Lahaina, Hawaii, Hawaii
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- blues, folk, country blues, blues-rock
Olivier Zahm
Phoenix, AZ, United States
- Crafts:
- arranger, writer, production manager, producer, composer, programmer, executive producer, music consultant, studio operator
- Instruments:
- hammond organ, electric guitar, percussion, piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, voice
- Genres:
- acoustic jazz, americana, film score, alternative rock, art rock
Steed C.
- Crafts:
- actor
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), voice
- Genres:
- blues, blues-rock, Alternative, jazz (all), rock
- Influences:
- The Police, Django Rienhardt, Eric Clapton, U2, big sugar, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Grant Green, Ry Cooder, Elvis Costello, too many to mention
Stone ^
Mountain Top, Pa, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, mastering engineer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- riq, tar, djembe, conga, washboard, bodhron, computer (mac), Drums (All)
Catfish Daniels
Austin, Texas, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, lyricist, jingle writer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, Keyboard (All), Drums (All)
- Genres:
- rock, country, blues, soul blues
Ulf S.
New York, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, composer, music editor, video editor, photographer, videographer
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), synthesizer, Percussion (All), cello, Ethnic Instrument (All), computer (mac)
- Influences:
- Weather Report, Chick Corea, Yo-Yo Ma, Al Di Meola, Bela Fleck, Thomas Newman, Astor Piazzolla, Miroslav Vitoua, Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin, Edgar Meyer, Egberto Gismonti, Pat Metheny, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Bill Frisell, Ry Cooder, Dave Holland, John Surman, King Sunny Ade
Hubert Osterwalder
- Crafts:
- composer, musician, session musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- instrumental, ambient, Pop, singer-songwriter, jazz
- Influences:
- Pat Metheney, Peter Green, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Neil Young, Little Feat, Simon & Garfunkel, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Coldplay, Sophie Zelmani, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Debussy, Andreas Vollenweider, Shania Twain, The Allman Brothers Band, The Eagles, Bireli Lagrene, Wes Montgomery, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, The Doors, Santana
Wayne Murphy
Kalispell, MT, United States
- Crafts:
- recording engineer, label owner, studio operator
- Instruments:
- 12 string guitar, resonator guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Genres:
- jazz-funk, indie folk, alternative country, americana, jazz blues, country blues, progressive bluegrass, delta blues, bluegrass, jump blues, folk rock
- Influences:
- Doc Watson, Dave Ray, John Mayall, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Leadbelly, Son House, John Hiatt, Los Lobos, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dave Van Ronk, Bruce Cockburn, The Waterboys, Dave Alvin, Gillian Welch, Jeffrey Foucault, The Allman Brothers Band, Kelly Joe Phelps, Ry Cooder, Van Morrison, Steve Earle, Willy Porter, Tony Glover, Hot Tuna, Taj Mahal, Jerry Garcia, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Leo Kottke, Mississippi John Hurt, Pat Green, Paul Westerberg, Robert Earl Keen, Robbie Robertson, Rodney Crowell
Gabe Oram
Utica, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- electric guitar
- Genres:
- rock, progressive rock, modern rock
- Influences:
- Duane Allman, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Kirk Hammet, Kurt Cobain, Jerry Garcia, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Johnny Ramone, Jack White, John Frusciante, Richard Thompson, James Burton, George Harrison, Warren Haynes, U2, Tom Morello, Mark Knopfler, Stephen Stills, Buddy Guy, Dick Dale, Steve Cropper, Bo Diddley, Brian May, Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa, Les Paul, Dave Mustaine, John McLaughlin, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Ritchie Blackmore, Roy Buchanan, Dickey Betts, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Vernon Reid, Steve Howe, Eddie Van Halen, Trey Anastasio, Johnny Winter, Adam Jones, Robbie Robertson, Derek Trucks, David Gilmour, Neil Young, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Dave Davies, Robby Krieger, Angus Young, Robert Randolph, Kim Thayil
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
Mark D.
Asheboro, NC, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, electric bass, mandolin, accordion, banjo
- Genres:
- folk, jazz (all)
- Influences:
- Ry Cooder, Martin Simpson, Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Charlie Christian, Chet Atkins, Ravi Shankar, U2, Rem, Luka Bloom, Richard Shindell, Richard Thompson, Woody Guthrie, Alejandro Escovedo, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Blind Willie Johnson, Cry Cry Cry, Charlie Poole, Daniel Lanois, Django Rienhardt, Los Tigres del Norte, Geoffrey Oryema, Gillian Welch, Yothu Yindi, Mark Dillon, Hank Williams Jr., James, John Denver, Keb' Mo', Mary Chapin Carpenter, Michelle Shocked, Son House, Nick Drake, Neko Case, The Carter Family, Patty Larkin, Paul Simon, Phil Ochs, Robin Holcomb, Steve Gillette, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson
Stu Smith
Chicago, IL, United States
- Crafts:
- composer, musician, mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- trumpet, Synthesizer (All), midi keyboard
- Genres:
- electronic, jazz, funk (all), ambient, indie rock, trance, ethnic, Hip-Hop, trip-hop, ambient dub, breakbeat, funky breaks
- Influences:
- Miles Davis, Animal Collective, Frank Zappa, The Flaming Lips, Sun Ra, Tricky, Caribou, Ravi Shankar, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, The Fiery Furnaces, Funkadelic, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kool Keith, Brian Eno, Broadcast, Serge Gainsbourg, James Brown, The Velvet Underground, Thelonious Monk, Woody Shaw, Jaco Pastorious, Redman, Method Man, Wu-Tang Clan, Tom Waits, Fela Kuti, Sly & The Family Stone, Dizzy Gillespie, Digable Planets, Black moth super rainbow, David Bowie, Neutral Milk Hotel, Charles Mingus, Jackie Mittoo, Dead Meadow, Mos Def, Common, Mercury Rev, Curtis Mayfield, Paul Pena, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, John Cage, Philip Glass, T Rex, John Zorn, Nels Cline, Sonic Youth, Shakti, Stevie Wonder, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Bob Marley, Bob Moog, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Lightin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Smith, Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon
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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
