Pitch Black is the New-Zealand band formed by artist Michael Hodgson and Salmonella Dub producer Paddy Free. Combining musical journeys and genres, its distinctive sound ranges from organic ambient openers, layered soundscapes, cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves, with dub as the glue that holds it all together. Their tracks take on an added dynamism when experienced live, thanks to...
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Paul Rudy is a composer, performer, healer and teacher. The recipient of multiple awards and fellowships, he creates music with sounds from all over the world, exploring it deeply “for purposes higher than mere listening.” He has composed for orchestra, chamber music, electroacoustic, site-specific installations and sonic journeying. He teaches at the University of Missouri at Kansas...
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Kaya Project is the musical incarnation of Seb Taylor and Natasha Chamberlain, a UK-based duo. Seb plays slide guitar, zheng, xylophone, tzoura, banjoud, flute, darbouka, harmonica and the fender precision bass on many of the compositions, while Natasha contributes vocals, keyboard and flute. Seb and Natasha have performed live sets at events in Japan, Canada, the US and Australia. Seb also...
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Known as the musical activist branch of Reverend Billy’s Church of Stop Shopping, The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir is an all-ages choir of 35 representing a diverse array of economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Laura Newman has sung with the Stop Shopping Choir on hundreds of stages. Highlights include soloing at Burning Man and singing a gospel rendition of the First...
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Gaudi is a producer whose innovative approach has kept him at the forefront of his field throughout a prolific career. His three decade musical exploration has seen him foray into punk, new wave, dub and reggae, world, experimental electronica and ‘stuff that rocks dancefloors’. Tripswitch is the moniker of UK-based electronic producer Nick Brennan, most strongly associated...
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Liquid Stranger (aka Martin Stääf) is a Swedish-born, Arizona-based electronic musician and producer whose wide-ranging sound has firmly established him within trans-national dubstep, covering everything from Latin, Asian, Eastern European and Jamaican Dancehall dubs. Known for his experimental approach to composition, he is one of the most sought-after dubstep producers from coast to coast....
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