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Alex Gaudino
Alex Gaudino begins his adventure in 1993 in the music business at the famous Flying Records and UMM;
In 1998 with the support of Giacomo Maiolini, owner of Time Records, Alex founds Rise Records, which soon becomes one of the most respected European labels, signing hit records like The Tamperer and Black Legend (Alex is the only Italian A&R who had two # 1 in the UK sales chart ) and the super -hit of Robbie Rivera “Bang”, which allowed him in 2000 to get the nomination as best European A&R at the European Music Awards in London.
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Shut Up And Dance
Shut Up And Dance - british breakbeat pioneers from scratch. Started with Hip Hop tunes and set up a soundsystem with DJ Hype but soon they integrated House and Techno influences and sped up the beats. With Reinforced SUAD could count as inventors of UK Hardcore. Early classics like Lamborghini, 10 Pounds To Get In, Greenman, The Art Of Moving Butts or the famous Raving I'm Raving saved them a place in the Hall Of Fame of UK Hardcore. After having problems with several unauthorized samples their own label "Shut Up And Dance" disappeared - but rose again from the dust in the last few years.
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Chris Dave
“Chris Dave is probably the most dangerous drummer alive. He is totally reinventing just what you can do with drums.” – ?uestlove Chris Dave has been around the world and back playing for and recording with some of music’s most established and iconic artists including: Adele, Maxwell, D’Angelo, Beyoncé , Kenny Garrett, Terrence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Donald Brown, MF Doom, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Me’shell N’Degeocello, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Sonny Rollins...
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Stealth
There are two bands with the name Stealth and one selfpromoted dj. The first is one of the aliases of happy hardcore producer Nick Arnold, whose recordings as Bang! are more familiar to listeners. Stealth have appeared on Sy's Bonkers 6 Mix as well as Happy2BHardcore 4. The second is a 5 piece metalcore band from Whittier, California. Stealth started off as a 3 piece band with no vocals that consisted of Nik Ontiveros, Jimmy Saavedra, and Josh Parker. After a search for a vocalist initially failed, they decided to bring in Josh's brother, Jon Parker.
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Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American drummer primarily known as the former drummer and backing vocalist for the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his drumming prowess, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. He has co-produced the last six Dream Theater albums with John Petrucci, starting from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy has been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics, filling the void left by Kevin Moore, who left the band after the release of Awake.
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Euphemiser
Euphemiser is an electronic music producer who welds beats, vocals and original modular synthesis into a vehicle suited to exploring the heavier, grindier side of the electro jungle. Based in Tasmania, Euphemiser's influences range from Junkie XL to classic NIN.
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Clay Statues
Clay Statues are a frenzied, dance-punk-noise 2-piece from the heart of the South Wales Valleys, made up of Dorian Holmes (vocals, bass) and Dorian Adkins (drums, vocals), and signed to Tantrum Records. Buy the new EP - "Yay, Volcano!" here, for just £3!: http://claystatues.bigcartel.com/ Or visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ClayStatues Or even on oldschool MySpace: www.myspace.com/claystatues
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Leon Parker
Leon Parker (born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz drummer. He studied drums from age 11 and had classical training in his teens. He went on to study jazz under the tutelage of Barry Harris. His recording debut would be with Harvie S, His wife Lisa is a flautist and he had worked with her musically. He often plays "pared down" drum kits, sometimes consisting entirely of only one cymbal.
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Jim Black
Jim Black has been playing drums for twenty-eight years. Born in 1967, he grew up in Seattle, WA, playing music ranging from garage rock to big band swing. In 1985 he went to Boston, MA to attend the Berklee College of Music. During this time he recorded numerous albums, performed in Europe and taught summer classes at Berklee. In 1991 he moved to Brooklyn, NY, and has since become one of the most in demand drummers in the jazz/new music scene today.
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