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Artist: Interactive
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Artist: The Beatles
So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced... [+] Read More
Artist: George Kawaguchi
A slick, technically proficient big band leader that records for Projazz. His band's arrangements and ensemble interaction are sharp, their solos and compositions uneven. Their albums are well recorded, if unambitious. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Martin Bartlett
Martin Bartlett (1939-1993) was a West Coast-based composer who worked with, among others, the composers/performers Pauline Oliveros and David Tudor, but his work, unfortunately, largely eluded wider recognition. As represented on the album Burning Water, he was very involved with interactive electronics, programming both computers and... [+] Read More
Artist: Arcanus
Arcanus is a solo project aimed at free and independent artistic expression, as well as interaction with its listening audience. Its style stems from melodic metal and includes rock, folk, and classical influences in an epic and often heavy setting. [+] Read More
Artist: Greetje Bijma
Vocalist. Greetie Bijma is a vocal improviser, much in the manner of Jeanne Lee or Urzula Dudziak. She doesn't perform ballads, show tunes, standards or blues, instead wrapping her shouts and thrusts around free improvisations and interacting with musicians doing original, involved compositions. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Herbie Steward
A tenor saxophonist best known for being part of Woody Herman's Second Herd section alongside Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff. Steward had a nice tone, interacted well, and was an above-average soloist. He has few albums in print at present. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: kaistcha
Kaistcha is my ID, and it's one man band.I affected musical inspiration from mother majored vocal.studied about MIDI for 10 years for hobby.composed 13 musics.currently as a project manager at Alticast develops interactive digital broadcasting software, contents and equipments and so on. [+] Read More
Artist: Kojiro Umezaki
Kojiro Umezaki was born in Tokyo. He did his graduate studies in the U.S. and has now settled in Montreal. His primary instrument is the Japanese shakuhachi, but he works, teaches, and performs in the field of computer music technology. As a computer scientist specialized in electro-acoustic music, he has done research on audio technology and... [+] Read More
Artist: Botanica
Led by synthesist Sanford Ponder, this group creates music generated by fractal mathematics. The computer programs are connected to numerous synthesizers. The musicians then interact with the resulting soundtracks by overdubbing percussion, sax, flute, and piano. For something created by the seemingly impartial mathematics of "chaos" theories,... [+] Read More
Artist: William E. Duckworth
Composer William Duckworth, who had composed over 100 works by the late 1990s, is often regarded as the founder of postminimalism because of works like his Southern Harmony and Time Curve Preludes. For his education, Duckworth attended the University of Illinois, where he studied with Ben Johnston, and went on to teach at Bucknell. In 1997,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jacques Bekaert
Well-known as an adventurous political news reporter for Le Monde (Paris), English-language papers in Thailand, a counsellor at the Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Cambodia), author of Nixon's the One and several important commentaries on world-politics. He has also been engaged in the aiding of art and music organizations in... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Horton
Studied with Robert Ashley at Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College. Co-founder League of Automatic Music Composers, member of RotaLeague, founding member of Just Intonation Network and the Cactus Needle Project. Currently compiling texts toward a history of experimental music in northern California. Since 1976 has created interactive... [+] Read More
Artist: Mick Millard
Mick Millard is a freelance sound designer/composer passionate about sound in games, films and interactive media.
He is currently working on the sound design for a group of short films being created by Xdream Productions as well as writing material for an upcoming recording of Dead Letter Opener's debut album, Mick's latest metal project. [+] Read More
Artist: Ravemixer
Ravemixer (aka Jonny Ravemixer or DJ Ravemixer) celebrates the love of storytelling by expressing himself through music, visual design, and via the spoken and written word. His repertoire includes short stories, poetry, books, CDs, feature films, web sites, and various interactive installations. He performs in front of this global campfire for... [+] Read More
Artist: Alice Deejay
The club/dance moniker Alice Deejay joined the techno-pop party at the close of the '90s, slicing and dicing in European clubs and whipping up mixes alongside her fellow cohorts like Josh Wink, DJ Rap, and Paul Oakenfold. Judy, who fits the face behind the Alice Deejay name, initially joined the scene when performing at the popular Roxy club in... [+] Read More
Artist: George Lewis
Trombonist and composer George Lewis studied his crafts with Dean Hey and Muhal Richard Abrams. Lewis' compositions and improvisations are found on over 80 recordings, and he has performed with such musicians, composers, and improvisers as Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Count Basie, Derek Bailey, and John Zorn. A Yale University philosophy... [+] Read More
Artist: Daniel Scheidt
Composer Daniel Scheidt is a minor figure of Canadian computer music. His works are essentially written for a soloing instrument and interacting computer software.
Scheidt grew up in the province of Alberta, Canada. He first studied percussion and composition at the University of Victoria (British Columbia), but his interest in technology, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Electric Indigo
DJ Electric Indigo has played a valuable role in the dance music communities of Germany and Vienna since the early '90s, having spent time as an employee at Berlin's Hardwax shop in addition to establishing Female Pressure, an organization set up for the interaction and promotion of females involved as DJs, producers, and otherwise. A number of... [+] Read More
Artist: Robin Eubanks
The older brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks has made his mark playing in his brother's groups, on his own JMT releases, and interacting with many of the top M-Base players, such as Steve Coleman and Greg Osby. Capable of playing anything from bop to free, Eubanks came to New York in 1980, played with Slide Hampton and Sun Ra,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Van Dykes
The Van Dykes were a Texas soul trio whose sound, harmonies, and style were closely patterned after Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Lead singer Rondalis Tandy formed the group in 1964, teaming with tenor vocalist Wenzon Mosley, bass singer James Mays, and falsetto artist Eddie Nixon. But Nixon left before they cut their signature song, "No... [+] Read More
Artist: Rick Rhodes
Keyboardist and composer Rick Rhodes was perhaps best known among fans of daytime soap operas -- his work for series including Santa Barbara, Another World and Guiding Light notched him a total of five Emmy Awards. In addition to also composing material for films including True Lies, Mars Attacks! and McHale's Navy, Rhodes also wrote songs for a... [+] Read More
Artist: Overpass
Overpass grew out of the California punk band Slovenly, which recorded for the seminal SST label in the 1980s. When Slovenly recorded its last album in 1992, three members -- guitarist and singer Tom Watson, bassist Scott Ziegler, and ex-Saccharine Trust drummer Rob Holzman -- decided to attempt a more cohesive, interactive approach to writing... [+] Read More
Artist: Cybele
Norwegian goth rockers Cybele formed in 1994, beginning their career with an all-female lineup. After rehearsing and doing shows in their native country, their first demo caught the attention of independent label Head Not Found. Through the label they released Brightly Blackhearted in 1997. Their growing popularity led to another album, 1999's... [+] Read More
