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Emanuel and the Fear

With a sound that derives itself from composers and songwriters across the board, Emanuel & the Fear is an extraordinary 11-piece orchestra-rock band that focuses on intertwining the modern day pop song with extravagant and complex composition. Drawing from romantic and modern composers like Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Glass; and then fusing in a modern rock sound like Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, Daft Punk and Sufjan Stevens; Emanuel & the Fear displays a true understanding of sound all-the-while capturing audiences with their climactic electro/orchestral arrangements and quivering...

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Bad Luck

Bad Luck is a fictional band from the anime Gravitation, by Maki Murakami. Vocals for the band in the anime are done by Kotani Kinya, except for the song "Bird", which is done by Tomokazu Seki. Line-up (names written English style, family name last:
Shuuichi Shindou = vocals
Hiroshi Nakano = electric guitar
Suguru Fujisaki = synthesizer, keyboards

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Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has earned an international reputation for excellence since 1902. This distinguished orchestra participates annually in the Nobel Prize ceremonies. Since 1926, the orchestra has been based in the Stockholm Concert Hall designed by Ivar Tengborn, who envisioned building a classical Greek temple set near the Polar Circle which would honor music. His vision has been fulfilled by this world-renowned ensemble.

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Nobuo Uematsu

Nobuo Uematsu (Born March 21, 1959) is best known for his composition for the Squaresoft (now Square Enix) games company throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most notably on the Final Fantasy series of games. Composing all his work on the keyboards, he has been hailed as one of the most popular and beloved composers of video game soundtracks. Uematsu enjoyed commercial success with the track “Eyes on Me” from Final Fantasy VIII, performed by Hong Kong singer Faye Wong (Wang Fei - 王菲).

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植松伸夫

Nobuo Uematsu (Born March 21, 1959) is best known for his composition for the Squaresoft (now Square Enix) games company throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most notably on the Final Fantasy series of games. Composing all his work on the keyboards, he has been hailed as one of the most popular and beloved composers of video game soundtracks. Uematsu enjoyed commercial success with the track "Eyes on Me" from Final Fantasy VIII, performed by Hong Kong singer Faye Wong.

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Noir

Noir is at least 11 different artists, amongst which: 1) Whether he is travelling the world DJing at some of the finest parties on the planet, or producing tracks that gain support from the cream of the world’s dj elite, Noir (a.k.a. René Kristensen) remains one of the industry’s most respected and hard working individuals.
With over 10 years experience under his belt, Noir gave up his daytime job at the end of 2003 to focus on his dj and production career and hasn’t looked back since.

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sleepy girls and sleepy boys

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Masashi Hamauzu

Masashi Hamauzu (????; Hamauzu Masashi), born September 20, 1971 in Munich, Germany, is a video game music composer who has worked for Square Enix for nearly a decade. Hamauzu

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Susan Calloway

Winner of 12 Detroit Music Awards, the Detroit Based Singer/Songwriter Never Stops ‘Chasin The Sun,’ the Title Track from Her Debut EP That’s Picking up Steam on Top 40 and Hot AC Stations across the Country Susan Calloway grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan and showed early on a great gift for music. Susan is a gifted vocalist, with an extensive range, a deep sultry sound. Susan plays piano and guitar. This multi-talented musician plays on both coasts to a variety of audiences.

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Charles Spearin

Charles Spearin, founding member of Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene and K.C. Accidental released his debut album, The Happiness Project, on Feb. 14, 2009. The Happiness Project mixes music with spoken interviews which Spearin conducted on persons living in his own neighborhood. A theme throughout each interview is the subject of happiness. According to the album's liner notes, after the interviews Spearin would listen to the playback "for moments that were interesting in both meaning and melody," Spearin wrote.

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