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Lobelia

In these days of musicians counting myspace plays and friend requests as a way of measuring popularity, it's easy to forget that not too long ago the much lamented MP3.com was making stars of its own (and paying them, no less!) with independent artists racking up ten of thousands of plays. And some whose play count went from tens to hundreds of thousands, and then to millions. Enter singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist Lobelia, whose profile on that original indie music portal lead her to places most independent musicians only dream of - lucrative sponsorship deals...

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Jason Yarde

Composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist Jason Yarde writes music that has been described as powerful, spiritual, evocative, rhapsodic, hair-raising and formidable. He composes across variety of styles (progressive jazz, classical, hip-hop fusion, free improvisation, broken beats, R&B, reggae, soul, song writing) and for a variety of media (orchestras, chamber ensembles, big band, dance, film...

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Kerry Leatham

Female guitarist and Singer/Songwriter, Draws Influence From the Likes Of Ani Difranco, Ane Brun, Kings Of Convenience etc.
Just completed first album, not due for release yet.
Keep a look out for her gig listings on 'www.myspace.com/kerryleatham' Listen out for her Track 'Run Dry' which appears on the new 'Adulthood' film (sequel to 'Kidulthood'), also on the album soundtrack which is now on sale in all good record stores and online.

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In The Wake

There are a few bands with the name In The Wake. Hopefully you can tell our musics apart [1] In The Wake, a four piece band from Wichita, Kansas, performs/writes/records original music. With each member of the band having different musical influences the music that ITW writes has a unique sensibility that appeals to a broad audience. In The Wake's live shows are very high energy, the band demands attention with raw, but refined performances.

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