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Artist: Erykah Badu (aka Erica
Wright) |
| DOB: February 26, 1972 |
Hometown: Dallas, Texas USA  |
| Facts: taught theater arts and dance in Louisiana |
| Album: Live!
(1997), Baduizm
(1997), Mama's Gun (2000) |
| Soundbytes: Southern Girl MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Make The Music 2000) |
| Realvideo: Didn't Cha Know 28k, 56k
(from Mama's Gun) |
Related artists: D'Angelo,
Busta
Rhymes, Roots,
N'Dambi,
Ron
Carter, Roy
Ayers, Marvin
Gaye,
Ashford
& Simpson, Funkadelic,
Bob Marley,
N'Dea Davenport,
Atlantic Starr,
Macy Gray |
Other credits: Have
Plenty (1998), Marvin
Is 60: Tribute (1999), High
School High (1996), Eve's
Bayou (1997)
Make
The Music 2000 (1999)
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Artist: Björk (Björk
Guðmundsdóttir) |
| DOB: November 21, 1969 |
Hometown: Reykjavík,
Iceland  |
| Facts: most recognized international artist |
| Album: Selmasongs
(2000), Telegram
(1996), Debut
(1993), Post
(1995), Homogenic
(1997), Vespertine
(2001) |
| Soundbytes: Amphibian MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Being John Malkovich) |
| Realvideo: All Is Full Of Love
28k,
56k (from Homogenic) |
Related artists: Brodsky
Quartet, Deodato,
Evelyn
Glennie, Hector
Zazou, Funkstörung,
Sugarcubes,
David Arnold,
Howie
B, LFO,
Plaid,
Tricky,
Talvin
Singh, Matmos,
Beastie
Boys, John Tavener,
Radiohead,
Zeena Parkins |
Other credits: Mission:
Impossible (1996), Tibetan
Freedom Concert (1997), Being
John Malkovich (1999),
X-Files:
The Album (1998), Tank
Girl (1995),
Bedtime Stories (1995)
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http:/www.tal.org/tori
Artist: Tori Amos (aka Myra
Ellen Amos) |
| DOB: August 23, 1962 |
| Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
USA |
| Facts: co-founder of feminist group RAINN |
Album: Little
Earthquakes (1991), Crucify
(1992), From
The Choirgirl Hotel (1998), To
Venus & Back (1999),
Under
The Pink (1994), Boys
For Pele (1996), Hey
Jupiter EP (1996), Strange
Little Girls (2001) |
| Soundbytes: Marianne MP3, RA, Media (from Boys For Pele) |
| Realvideo: God 28k,
56k
(from Under The Pink) |
Related artists: Led
Zeppelin, Nine
Inch Nails, Tool,
Nirvana,
R.E.M., Rolling
Stones, Jimi
Hendrix,
Tom Waits,
Slayer,
Black
Dyke Mills Band, Joe
Jackson, Velvet
Underground, Stan
Ridgway |
Other credits: Great
Expectations (1998), Encomium
(1995), Tower
Of Song: Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1995),
Twister
(1996), Toys
(1992), You
Sleigh Me (1995)
|
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Artist: Beck (Beck Hansen) |
| DOB: July 8, 1970 |
| Hometown: Los Angeles, California
USA |
| Facts: his grandfather is a modern art pioneer |
Album: Midnite
Vultures (1999), Mutations
(1998), Odelay
(1996), Mellow
Gold (1993), One
Foot In The Grave (1994),
Stereopathetic
Soulmanure (2000) |
| Soundbytes: Deadweight MP3,
RA,
Media
(Pilot Mix) |
| Realvideo: Mixed Bizness 28k,
56k (from Midnite Vultures) |
Related artists: Jon
Spencer Blues Explosion, Pizzicato
Five, Gram
Parsons, Emmylou
Harris, Charlie
Haden,
Beth
Orton, Moby
Grape, Petra
Haden, Sonic
Youth, Dust
Brothers, Air,
Björk,
Forest
For The Trees |
Other credits: At
Home With The Groovebox (2000), More
Oar (1999), Music
For Our Mother Ocean: Vol. 3 (1999),
Periscope
(1998), Life
Less Ordinary (1997), Kill
The Moonlight (1997)
|
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http://moment1.com/pj/main.html
Artist: PJ Harvey (Polly Jean
Harvey) |
| DOB: October 8, 1969 |
Hometown: Yeovil, England UK  |
| Facts: accomplished sculptor |
Album: To
Bring You My Love (1995), Dry
(1992), 4-Track
Demos (1993), Rid
Of Me (1993), Is
This Desire (1998),
Stories From The
City Stories (2000) |
| Soundbytes: My Beautiful Leah
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Is This Desire) |
| Realvideo: Down By The Water 28k,
56k (from To Bring You My Love) |
Related artists: Bob
Dylan, Captain
Beefheart, Nick
Cave & The Bad Seeds, John
Parish,
Pascal
Comelade,
Mick
Harvey, Jocelyn
Pook, Tricky,
Pere
Ubu, Kurt
Weill, Björk,
Radiohead
|
Other credits: Book
Of Life (1999), September
Songs: Tribute To Kurt Weill (1997), Lounge-A-Palooza
(1997),
Basketball
Diaries (1995), Basquiat
(1996), Dance
Hall At Louse Point (1996)
|
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Artist: Fiona Apple (aka Fiona
Maggart) |
| DOB: September 13, 1977 |
| Hometown: New York, New York USA |
| Facts: avid fan of writer Maya
Angelou |
| Album: Tidal
(1996), When
The Pawn (1999) |
| Sounbytes: Across The Universe
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Pleasantville) |
| Realvideo: Paper Bag 28k,
56k (from When The Pawn) |
Related artists: Van
Dyke Parks, Jon
Brion, Bill
Withers, Greg
Cohen, Beatles,
Jimi
Hendrix, Percy
Mayfield,
Wallflowers, Cole
Porter, Jimmy
Cliff |
Other credits: Rare
On Air: Vol. 3 (1997), Pleasantville
(1998)
|
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Artist: Skin (aka Deborah Anne Dyer)
|
| Band: Skunk Anansie (Ace, Mark, Cass) |
| Hometown: Brixton, England
UK |
| Facts: 'Anansie' is a mythical spider-man in west Indian folk tales |
| Album: Post
Orgasmic Chill (1998), Stoosh
(1996), Paranoid
& Sunburnt (1995) |
| Soundbytes: On My Hotel TV
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Post Orgasmic Chill) |
| Realvideo: Charlie Big Potato
28k,
56k
(from Post Orgasmic Chill) |
| Related artists: Sevendust,
Prodigy,
Henry
Rollins, Soulfly |
Other credits: Welcome
To The Epidrome (1998), Strange
Days (1995), Mission:
Impossibe (1996),
Cruel
Intentions (2000)
|
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http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/HarryConnick/main.htm
Artist: Harry Connick Jr. (Joseph
Fowler Connick Jr.) |
| DOB: September 11, 1967 |
| Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
USA |
| Facts: made his film acting debut in 'Memphis Belle' |
Album: Star
Turtle (1995), We
Are In Love (1990), Lofty's
Roach Souffle (1990), 11
(1978), To
See You (1997),
Come
By Me (1999), She
(1994), Blue
Light Red Light (1991), Harry
Connick Jr. (1987), 25
(1992) |
| Sounbytes: Meet Me In The Harmony
MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Star Turtle) |
| Realvideo: Come By Me 28k,
56k (from Come Bye Me) |
Related artists: Ellis
Marsalis, John
Coltrane, Cole
Porter, Johnny
Adams, Leroy
Jones, Ron
Carter, Ray
Brown,
James
Booker, Ned
Goold, Johnny
Mercer, Wynton
Marsalis, Duke
Ellington, Frank
Sinatra, George
Gershwin |
Other credits: Godfather:
Part 3 (1990), When
My Heart Finds Christmas (1993), When
Harry Met Sally (1989),
One
Fine Day (1996), Sleepless
In Seattle (1993)
|
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Artist: Macy Gray (aka Natalie McIntrye) |
| DOB: September 9, 1970 |
| Hometown: Canton, Ohio
USA |
| Facts: has a degree in screenwriting |
| Album:
On How Life Is (1999),
Id (2001) |
| Soundbytes: I Committed Murder
MP3, RA, Media (from On How Life Is) |
| Realvideo: I Try
28k, 56k (from On How Life Is) |
| Related artists:
Black Eyed Peas,
Jon Brion,
Norman Cook,
Stevie Nicks,
Erykah Badu,
Funkadelic |
Other credits: Heat (1999),
Music From The Heart (1999)
|
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Artist: Luscious Jackson |
| Band: Luscious Jackson (Jill
Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, Kate Schellenbach) |
| Hometown: New York, New York USA |
| Facts: Kate Schellenbach originally
played drums for the 'Beastie Boys' |
| Album: Fever
In Fever Out (1996), Electric
Honey (1999), Natural
Ingredients (1994), In
Search Of Manny EP (1992) |
| Soundbytes: Love Is Here MP3,
RA,
Media
(from Life Less Ordinary) |
| Realvideo: Naked Eye 28k,
56k (from Fever In Fever Out) |
Related artists: N'Dea
Davenport, Daniel
Lanois, Jon
Spencer Blues Explosion, Emmylou
Harris, Josephine
Wiggs,
Indigo
Girls, Kostars,
Dusty
Trails, Petra
Haden, Breeders,
Love
& Rockets, Beastie
Boys, Debbie
Harry, Propellerheads |
Other credits: Titan
A.E. (2000), Saint
(1997), Clueless
(1995), Red
Hot Aids Benefit (1998), Wlir
Bootleg '98 (1998),
Good
Will Hunting (1997), Aint
Nuthin But A She Thing (1995)
|
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Artist: Aphex Twin (aka Richard
D. James) |
| DOB: August 18, 1971 |
| Hometown: Cornwall, England
UK |
| Facts: his major influences are Brian Eno & Phillip Glass |
Album: I
Care Because You Do (1995), Richard
D. James Album (1996), Analogue
Bubblebath: Vol. 4 (1994),
Windowlicker
(2000), Come
To Daddy EP (1997), Analogue
Bubblebath (1991), Analogue
Bubblebath: Vol. 3 (1992) |
| Soundbytes: Bucephalus Bouncing
Ball MP3, RA, Media (from Come To Daddy EP) |
| Realvideo: Come To Daddy 28k,
56k (from Come To Daddy EP) |
Related artists: Mike
& Rich, U-Ziq,
Seefeel,
D'Arcangelo,
Squarepusher,
Nine
Inch Nails, St.
Ettienne, Gavin
Bryars,
Meat
Beat Manifesto, Kinesthesia,
Curve,
DMX
Krew, J.P.
Buckle, Luke
Vibert, Leo
Anibaldi, Nav
Katze, Phillip
Glass |
Other credits: Warp
10: Vol. 3 (1999), Selected
Ambient Works: Vol. 2 (1994), Surfing
On Sine Waves (1992),
Modulation
& Transformation (1994), Excursions
In Ambience (1994), Orbitones
Spoon Harps & Bellow (1998)
|
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Artist: Pitchshifter |
| Band: Pitchshifter (Jon Clayden,
Mark Clayden, Jim Davies, Johnny Carter, D. Walters) |
| Hometown: Nottingham, England
UK |
| Facts: the band encourage
'stealing' music samples |
Album: Submit
EP (1992), Remix
War (1995), Www.Pitchshifter.Com
(1998), Desensitized
(1993),
Deviant
(2000), Ununited
Kingdom (2000) |
| Sounbytes: What's In It For
Me MP3, RA, Media (Live) |
| Realvideo: Genius 28k, 56k (from
Www.Pitchshifter.Com) |
Related artists: Biohazard,
Tool,
Prodigy,
Black Sabbath,
Girls
Against Boys, Luke
Vibert,
Helmet, Fear
Factory,
Stereophonics, Dead
Kennedys |
Other credits: Return
Of The Read Menace (1999), Mortal
Combat: Annihilation(1997), Better
Read Than Dead (1996),
MTV
Amp: Vol. 2 (1998) |
 
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