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Contest Honorable Mentions
Farzin Darabi Far
Cologne, Germany
- Crafts:
- composer, film composer, educator/teacher, music agent, magician
- Genres:
- traditional, World Music
DJ Discant Project
- Crafts:
- dj, musician, composer, photographer, video editor
- Instruments:
- Persian Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- house, alternative hip hop, tech house, trip-hop, techno, drum and bass, chill-out, electronica
Aziz Abasi
Surrey, BC, Canada
- Crafts:
- singer
- Instruments:
- Persian Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- Pop
- Influences:
- Love
Arshia shariati
tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Instruments:
- Persian Instrument (All)
amar chatterjee
kolkata, wb, India
- Crafts:
- actor
- Instruments:
- Persian Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- ambient house
- Influences:
- DJ SS
Chris Sadrnoori
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Instruments:
- electric bass, electric guitar, Persian Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- funk rock, experimental rock, World Music, psychedelic
Sima A.
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Crafts:
- singer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- voice, Middle Eastern Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- classical
jai _33320
jodhpur, rajasthan, India
- Crafts:
- dj
- Instruments:
- Middle Eastern Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- noise rock
- Influences:
- No Question
Marcus Sassman
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Instruments:
- banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, sitar, drums, djembe, setar, didgeridoo, harmonica, synthesizer, electric guitar
- Genres:
- indie rock, indie folk, bluegrass
JIHAD L.
NEW MEXICO, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, arranger, ghostwriter, composer, producer, voice-over artist, student
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, drum machine, sampler, midi controller, Middle Eastern Instrument (All), mixer, microphone, computer (mac)
- Genres:
- dirty south, memphis rap, ethnic, alternative hip hop, World Music, Hip-Hop, rap, instrumental, reggae, Religious, rhyming spiritual, techno-tribal
- Influences:
- Three 6 Mafia, Bob Marley, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Young Jeezy, Project Pat, Kanye West, Atmosphere, Pastor Troy, Nas, Jay-Z, Ice Cube, The Diplomats, Run-DMC, Pimp C, Kingpin Skinny Pimpy, 2Pac, DMX, The Game, 8Ball & MJG, Rocko, Gucci Mane, DJ Drama, Styles P, Jim Jones
Contest Runners Up
Bobak Salehi
Portland, OR, United States
- Crafts:
- graphic designer, marketer, educator/teacher, composer
- Instruments:
- setar, oud, tar, Guitar (All), santoor, tonbak, darbuka, violin (5 string), electric violin
- Genres:
- flamenco, classical, world, latin, swing, soundtrack, spirituals
linga swamy
vizag, andhra pradesh, India
- Crafts:
- label owner, marketer
- Instruments:
- Reed Instrument (All), Lute (All)
- Influences:
- PE, Liam Lynch
Kevin Smith
Colleyville, TX, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Voice (All), Lute (All), Bass (All), Piano (All), ukulele, tenor saxophone
- Influences:
- John Coltrane, Led Zeppelin, Dave Brubeck, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Aaron Copland
John 'Acoustic J' H.
Cowtown, Texas, United States
- Crafts:
- instrument collector
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- Pop
- Influences:
- Dio
Clankenstein !.
Canberra, Australia
- Crafts:
- session musician, ethnomusicologist, instrument collector, accompanist, composer, musician, arranger
- Instruments:
- cimbalom, harmonium, double bass, jews harp, Ethnic Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- field recordings, world, film score, rockabilly, traditional, gypsy swing, Lo-fi, klezmer, instrumental, roots, minstrel show, ethnic, old-time
Jim Harrison
- Instruments:
- ocarina, Ethnic Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- native american, world
- Influences:
- R.Carlos Nakai, Robert Mirabal, , Vincet Chafin
Count No Count
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Voice (All), Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- indie folk
- Influences:
- Frank Black, Lou Reed, The Feelies, Damien Rice
Nick Zafir
- Instruments:
- Drums (All), Piano (All), bongos, Stringed (All), voice (tenor)
- Influences:
- Radiohead, Pinback, Nightmares on Wax, Kings Of Leon, Crystal Castles, De La Soul
Tom Raley
Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter, singer, recording engineer
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- blues, bluegrass, acoustic rock
- Influences:
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, bb king, The Allman Brothers Band
sam gonzales
- Crafts:
- voice-over artist
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- rap
- Influences:
- T.I., Tupac, Plies, Keyshia Cole, Chris Brown
Kevin Brew
Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
- Instruments:
- piano, Stringed (All), drums
- Genres:
- Indie, progressive metal, classic rock
Matilde Fasciano
Campobasso, Italy
- Instruments:
- Ethnic Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- World Music
- Influences:
- Luigi Dallapiccola
Vlad Pasechnik
Sedalia, Missouri, Sedalia, United States
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), Stringed (All), voice (tenor), vst
- Genres:
- alternative hip hop, irish, ambient, trance
Isaraphun Limsomboon
Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Crafts:
- educator/teacher
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- classical
- Influences:
- Yo-Yo Ma
bruno coon
venice, ca, United States
- Crafts:
- film composer
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- afro-reggae
- Influences:
- Bob Marley
Jahna Moncrief
Alstead, New Hampshire, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, educator/teacher
- Instruments:
- Stringed (All)
- Genres:
- blues, jazz (all), baroque, classical, world
- Influences:
- David Darling, Yo-Yo Ma, Al Jarreau, Chick Corea, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton
Suzanne Teng
topanga, CA, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Flute (All), Ethnic Instrument (All)
- Genres:
- World Music, classical, new age, new instrumental
- Influences:
- Loreena McKennitt, Miles Davis, Hariprasad Chaurasia
