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Artist Name |
Artist Bio |
Instruments |
Genres |
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Annie Lennox |
Ann Griselda Lennox was raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and was the only child of a shipyard worker and a cook. She began playing the piano at age 3, and by the time she turned 7 became a member of Miss Auchinache’s choir. She started playing the flute at age 11 and a few years later she was admitted… Read More_» |
piano, voice |
alternative, electronic, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional |
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Brian Wilson |
Brian Wilson is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, the main creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in rock history. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most influential composers of the last century.
Wilson’s remarkable journey … Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
alternative, electronic, pop, rock |
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Christopher O’Riley |
Born in Chicago and raised in Evanston, Illinois, Christopher O’Riley grew up with an interest in music and went on to study with acclaimed pianist Russell Sherman at the New England Conservatory of Music.
As a prestigious artist, pianist and national media personality, O’Riley has dazzled t… Read More_» |
piano |
classical, rock |
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David Garrett |
Violin virtuoso David Garrett was born in Aachen, Germany in 1980 to an American prima ballerina mother and a lawyer father. He began playing the violin at age four and by the age of seven, David studied violin at the Lübeck Conservatoire. At 12, Garrett studied with the distinguished Polish violin… Read More_» |
strings |
classical, metal, pop, rock |
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Gabriel Kahane |
Composer and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane writes string quartets, musicals and pop songs. What unites all of his musical efforts is the desire to communicate honestly and without pretense.
Equally at home as a performer as in the composing studio, the two-time MacDowell Colony Fellow was hailed … Read More_» |
composition, guitar, voice |
classical, folk, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Jeff Beck |
Eight-time Grammy Award-winner Jeff Beck is one of the UK’s leading artists and one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock history. Making music in a place beyond categories and genres, Jeff can coax from his guitar sounds that few others can. Perhaps best known for his contributions to… Read More_» |
guitar |
classical, jazz, r & b, rock |
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Jon Anderson |
British musician Jon Anderson is one of the most recognizable voices in progressive rock as the lead vocalist and creative force behind the band Yes.
In his early career, Anderson joined The Warriors in 1962 and released his first solo singles in 1968 under the pseudonym Hans Christian Anderson, and… Read More_» |
guitar, voice |
alternative, rock |
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Judy Collins |
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes for over 50 years. Judy claims that her mother named her after Judy Garland. Her father, Charles “Chuck” Collins was a Seattle-based 1950s American radio presenter whose tastes… Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
folk, pop, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Justin Hayward |
Best known as the vocalist and lead guitarist of the Moody Blues, Justin Hayward has just released a new solo record Spirits of the Western Sky. He has collaborated and performed with rock luminaries around the globe, and, perhaps lesser known, worked with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
From t… Read More_» |
guitar |
rock |
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Keith Emerson |
Keyboard legend Keith Emerson has been one of the most important figures to emerge from the thriving UK rock scene of the 1960′s and 70′s. He is a leader in the progressive rock movement, fusing rock ‘n’ roll with a myriad of musical styles, such as classical, jazz and world … Read More_» |
piano, synthesizer |
classical, electronic, jazz, rock |
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Maya Beiser |
Described by the New Yorker as a “cello goddess” and by the Washington Post as “the diva of the cello,” Maya Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine her instrument’s boundaries. From playing Bach to Philip Glass… Read More_» |
strings, voice |
alternative, classical, ensemble, rock, world |
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Michael Daugherty |
In 2011, composer, pianist and teacher Michael Daugherty won three Grammy Awards for the piano concerto “Deus Ex Machina,” a sonic tribute to trains, and Metropolis Symphony, an album inspired by Superman. According to the League of American Orchestras, he is one of the ten most performed contem… Read More_» |
composition, piano |
classical, electronic, jazz, orchestra, pop, rock |
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Natalie Merchant |
Singer-songwriter and pianist Natalie Merchant was born in 1963, in Jamestown, New York. Her father was a jazz musician and her mother, a classical music devotee, was a secretary. She studied the piano, spent free time in the library and dreamed of becoming an artist. Participating in an accelerated… Read More_» |
composition, guitar, piano, voice |
folk, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Owen Pallett |
Born in 1979, Owen Pallett, the son of a church-playing organist, began playing the violin and piano at the age of three and composed his first piece at thirteen. While studying composition at the University of Toronto, he joined the band Picastro. He went on to form Les Mouches who gained early fam… Read More_» |
composition, piano, strings, synthesizer, voice |
alternative, classical, rock |
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Sting |
Born in 1951, in Wallsend, north-east England, Gordon Sumner’s life started to change the evening a fellow musician in the Phoenix Jazzmen caught sight of his black and yellow striped sweater and decided to re-christen him Sting.
Sting got his start playing bass with local outfits The Newcastl… Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
classical, jazz, pop, rock, singer-songwriter |
