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Throbbing Gristle was formed in London, UK in 1975 out of the ashes of international performance art group COUM Transmissions. Founding members Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson and Genesis P-Orridge, as well as artist Monte Cazazza (a collaborator and friend of the band), coined the phrase "Industrial Music For Industrial People" to describe the dehumanization and mechanization of music making they in part wanted to evoke. Aside from inventing a completely new musical genre (Industrial Music) Throbbing Gristle also founded their own record label, Industrial Records, which became home to artists such as Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA, SPK,...

There are several bands or artists using the name Ambergris: 1. Rock band from the 70s with Jimmy Maelen as lead singer. 2. The musical project of comic artist Matthew Thurber. 3. An experimental, dissonant black metal duo from San Diego, California. .

Stockholm punks Grisen Skriker (The pig screams) was formed in the autumn 1978. They played live for the first time that year. The band made only two EP's in the year they existed but still managed to make a buzz on the swedish punk scene. The first EP is a swedish classic with songs like "Sextifem (Sixtyfive)" about getting old and the punk anthem "Ett tusen punks (1000 punks)". They played 52 gigs all in all before breaking up in august 1979. Most of their recorded songs are on the compilation "Grisen Skrikers 1:a & 2:a EP + 4 Låtar...

Originally from Los Angeles, California, pianist/composer Danny Grissett is a relatively new addition to the New York jazz scene. He started playing the piano at age five, and began studying classically when he turned six. Danny continued his classical training through high school and college, earning his B.A. in Music Education in 1998, while developing a love for jazz along the way. He further explored his love for jazz in graduate school, earning his M.F.A in Jazz Performance from Cal Arts in 2000, and completing studies at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute in 2001. There he studied with jazz masters...

Veteran mandolin virtuoso David Grisman has pioneered a music style he named “dawg:” a t(w)angy, innovative blend of swing, Latin, bluegrass, jazz and gypsy, influences drawn together through a long and varied career that has included playing as a session man with the likes of Bela Fleck, the Grateful Dead, Stephane Grappelli, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, and Maria Muldaur. Uniqueness, independence and “home-made music” are important parts of Grisman’s career: a strong force for artist-owned labels, Grisman founded his record company, Acoustic Disc, in 1990 and has been particularly prolific in producing recordings since: 55 and counting, with 5 of...