Results for "synthesizer"

Shueh-li Ong

Shueh-li is best known for the way she melds electronic-pop-rock-jazz, with her fav sci-fi instrument; the theremin, synths, tin-whistle, piano, and sound design. Shueh-li has recorded and produced 4 CDs and several singles to date. Australian born Shueh-li (Shelley) is known as 'Singapore's 1st & only diva of the theremin', and in Nashville as their 'Queen of the theremin'.

Though she has been compared to such self produced artists as Kate Bush, Madonna, and Yoko Kanno, Shueh-li's sound is very much her own.

Shueh-li is also founder & leader of Xenovibes (electronic-prog band.) Artists who have worked with her include Dean Parks, Shelley Carrol, Curtis Randall, Chuck Smith, Mike McKinney. 

Harlequins Enigma

Born: January 14, 1971

Harlequins Enigma is a Bergen, Norway-based band created in 2008 by synth musician, composer, and video producer, Åge Riisnes. Harlequins Enigma is mostly a one-man-band, but Elin Berge, Katie Leung, and Sara Jensen has served as co-members in the past with several album appearances over the years. The primary musical creations revolve around chip-tune, electronica, techno, experimental, video game soundtracks, space, ambient, and new age genres. Åge began experimenting with synth-based music in the early 1990’s. Åge was identified as a medium in in 2000-2001 via a senior psychiatrist at haukeland sykehus post 4 in bergen, norway

Aysel Lennon

Born: June 13, 1979

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Don Lackritz

Born: March 20, 1947

Born March 20, 1947, the son of Sherry and Bob Lackritz and nephew of famous soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy who was said to have introduced the instrument to John Coltrane (and it's true). His Uncle Steve had also played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and countless others in the Sun Ra vein of Post War American Black Jazz. Don played the guitar at age 12 and diguised his youth in clubs with help of the mobbed up managements that controlled liquor licenses in bars and music venues in the 50's thru the late 70's in the New York Metropolitan State area. Don remembers Steve Lacy from family seders in the New York home of his uncle and aunr, Joe and Mildred Lackritz and how they celebrated listening to klesmer music and Charlie Parker Jazz tinged with a little Monk thrown in for good measure at the last call for alcohol

Robert K Walcott

Born: January 1, 1955

Born in Harlem and raised in Queens New York. Robert K Walcott entered the miliary in 1971 and moved to Los Angeles for the next 30 years. Music and film became a passion, with literacy education as an educational pursuit. “After Monterey” is Robert’s first musical debut. Stay tuned.

Tom Hamilton

Born: August 15, 1946

TOM HAMILTON has been composing and performing for over 40 years, and his work with electronic music originated in the late-60s era of analog synthesis. Hamilton often explores the interaction of many simultaneous layers of activity, prompting the use of “present-time listening” on the part of both performer and listener. Hamilton appears on synthesizer in his own ensembles, and has performed as a member of Slybersonic Tromosome and the Noisy Meditation Band (Peter Zummo), The Spinozas (David Soldier), and Analogos (Michael Schumacher). He has recently performed with Thomas Buckner, Lisle Ellis, Bruce Eisenbeil, Chris Mann, Al Margolis, and Jacqueline Martelle. Hamilton was a 2005 Fellow of the Civitella Ranieri Center in Umbria, Italy

Talibam

Active since: 2003

Dear Colleagues: Talibam! is a Fun Band That Entertains. Talibam! is one of the most potent and fascinating bands in today's music scene. The five plus years of interplay between Mottel and Shea has created one of the most unique and exciting live shows and some of the most powerfully recorded documents of any era. At a time when most culture sticks to conservative niche opportunities, Talibam! is interested in expansion and exploration; They manage to part the sea by not sticking to genre, aesthetic predisposition or the usual norms of what being a 'band' is. More inclined to put on a show that any and all will like, and not be stymied by 'avant' type casting, they have won over both unsuspecting and in the 'know' audiences worldwide

The Jazz Apokalypzz

Born: October 2, 1956

Danny Chatmon aka The Jazz Apokalypzz began his career as a guitarist at the age of 8 years old. In his teens he picked up the bass guitar but later in life began DJ work and audio technician work at his local church (for over 17 years). He bought his first keyboard in 1988 and the rest is history. His brand of jazz has morphed from what his brother used to say was "elevator music" to his own genre self-titled "ReJazz"or "Jazz Fonque." ReJazz is the new revolution, revelation, recreation, that utilizes Dr. Robert Moogs instrument creation to produce all instruments. Dan would say that the tour de force of the synthesizer is happening now

Kevin Lee Edwards

Born: November 28, 1967

In the early 2000s, as an artist/songwriter Kevin Lee Edwards started writing and recording tracks that would become his first digitally released album entitled, “Inner Thoughts Volume 1” released through cdfreedom and iTunes 2 February 2007. Kevin is a native of Chicago Illinois. He has been involved in music from the age of an adolescent playing percussion in his Jr. High School band. Kevin has played music throughout his high school years, as a trombonist in the Manley H.S Jazz Band in Chicago Illinois. He released, "Inner Thought" on his independent label KLE Recordings. The entire project was recording using Cakewalk software Sonar 5, Home Studio Sonar 6; and edited with Adobe Audition 1.5 and 2.0

Peggy Richie and the Rock

Peggy Richie was born in 1974 as the youngest of a very talented family. It didn't take long before she started singing in church with the local child chorus Peggy played in many musicals until she discovered the stage. She was 15 when she became front lady of Uncle Bob. She took singing classes with Carolien Goudswaard and Louis de Vries. Soon she started writing her own songs. From 1993 till 1996 she was working with composer/pianist Jan Meiborg. She performed with him on stage as well as in the studio. On her 21° Peggy traveled to the other side of the world. During a year and a half she was the singing barmaid at Café Amsterdam in Auckland (New-Zeeland). In 1998 she came back to Belgium where she worked as freelance singer in different bands and with different artists