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Starsailor

Starsailor is a British post-britpop band that was heralded on the release of their debut single, "Fever," in February 2001 as "Britain's best new band". Since then Starsailor has continued the rich lineage of its predecessors such as Travis, Stereophonics and many others. Formed in Wigan, UK by music students James Walsh (vocals/guitar), James Stelfox (bass), and Ben Byrne (drums), the band went through several guitar-heavy embryonic lineups before the arrival of Barry Westhead (keyboards) cemented their sound.Influenced by Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album gave the band their name), Van Morrison, and Neil Young, they played their first London show at......

Sparkee

1) Electronic music producer from Canada2) Sparkee was born of the eclectic atmosphere of the Brighton (UK) music scene in the late '90s.Once described as "Indie Lounge Pop" the melodic and haunting vocals coupled with intricate compositions and compelling shifts of time signature gives the band a presence that enraptures and relaxes the soul.The core membership consisted of songwriter and keyboard player Will Calderbank, lead vocalist and flute player Hilary Jones, Russel Bond on drums, the bassist Steve Last and vocals plus percussion brought by Fiona Stokes.At Church Road Studios in Hove in May of 1998 the band recorded the "Sparkee Get Lucky"......

Stella

There are multiple artists with this name:1) A rock quintet from Finland.2) A psychedelic band from Estonia.3) Stella Zelcer, a.k.a. Stella Vander, a 1960s pop singer from France.4) An electronica artist from Ipswich, England.5) An experimental band from Hamburg, Germany6) Stella Maessen, Belgium’s participant at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.7) An American indie / emo band from Nashville, Tennessee known as Stella-US8) Stella Mwangi, a Norwegian hip-hop artist.9) An indie band from Clonmel in Ireland.10) A hardcore punk band from Poland11) An American comedy troupe12) A noise rock/post-punk rock band from the United States13) Stella is a hardcore band from Surrey, BC,......

Superlover

Superlover aka Ferri Borbás, working previously under the moniker M_Ferri, is a producer and dj from Berlin. He is also founder and manager of Berlin labels Kassette and Autist, making a mark on the Berlin music scene with their techno / house / minimal productions since 2006. He was raised in Berlin and after the fall of the Wall was enormously influenced by the budding techno culture of the early/mid-1990s. His early productions mirrored the influences of the rough, industrial and dark sounding techno sound that was brought to Berlin by artists like Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier and Joey Beltram. Simple, radical sounding and functional: tracks such as......

Savage

There are at least six artists with the name Savage:1) Savage is a rapper based in virginia, usa.2) SAVAGE is an artistic pseudonym of Roberto Zanetti (born in 1956) - the composer, vocalist, producer and also businessman all in one person. His debut on the artistic scene took place in the end of '70s. when he was part of the group called Santarosa (one of the most famous track by this group was "Souvenir"). From the early '80s he decided to pursue his solo career. His first Italo records were by the group he established called Taxi: "to Miami" and "Kapsi cum". He produced these tracks by himself and released them in 1983 under the......

Scarlet

There is more than one artist with this name:1) Formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2000, Scarlet are a technical metalcore band who also utilize electronic elements. They released the EP 'Breaking the Dead Stare' in 2000 which was followed in 2003 by the more complex and experimental 'Something to Lust About' shortly after signing to Ferret Music. They released the concept album 'Cult Classic' in 2004 before deciding to call it a day.However, in 2005, the group re-united with a revised line up to release 'This Was Always Meant to Fall Apart'. Thier last lineup consisted of Andreas Magnusson (Drums/Electronics), Brandon Roundtree......

Shake

Nine artists:1) Dato' Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad, also known as SHAKE and Dato Shake, was a very popular Malaysian singer in the 1980s Malay music scene.2) Alias for Detroit producer Anthony "Shake" Shakir who is one of the more underrecognized, underappreciated names in American techno. A bedroom producer since 1981, Shake had an important role in helping shape the early Motor City sound associated with artists such as Juan Atkins / Model 500 and Derrick May. He worked with May and Carl Craig as a producer, writer, or engineer on several early tracks on Metroplex, and worked in management and A&R for the label (as well, he's often joked, as being the......