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Hiromi Uehara (上原ひろみ, born 26 March 1979) is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of jazz with other musical genres such as progressive rock, classical and fusion in her compositions. She performs as a trio alongside bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora. On October 19, 2006, the trio added guitarist David Fiuczynski (from the Screaming Headless Torsos), to form Hiromi's Sonicbloom. Hiromi first mesmerized the jazz community with her 2003 Telarc debut, Another Mind. The buzz started by her first album spread all the way back to...

ROMi (Ron Verboom) has always been interested in making his own music. In the 90's he released his 'Ego-logic EP' with 4 clubby sounding tracks on it. In 1995 he decided to take part in a Moby remixcontest. His 'Dementia Remix' became one of the winners of the 'Everytime You Touch Me' remixcontest which came as a big surprise for him. It was after a break of 8 years when he picked up his hobby again and started making trancemusic. He was very impressed that it now was possible to make cool music with a computer only. He then learned...

#1 Promise Shepherd (born on September 16) is a Canadian hip hop artist known for his conceptual songwriting and potent lyrical content that focuses primarily on life, love and the consciousness of mankind. He is probably best known for his successful online mixtapes ‘Kanye West Presents Promise’ Vol. 1 & 2. His debut studio LP, titled ‘More Than Music’ was released in August of 2008 to critical acclaim. #2 A straight-edge hardcore band from Syracuse, New York, who existed from 2001 to 2005. They released a full-length album, “Believer,” on Indecision Records. #3 Soul/Jazz/Funk band from the UK, released album...

Romica Puceanu (1926-1996) was a Romanian gypsy singer. Greatly admired by those who knew her singing, she was the unfortunate victim of a number of circumstances which prevented her receiving the acclaim which she deserved. By the 1960s and 1970s she had become in Romania the unrivaled interpreter of the cintec de pahar, that form of urban Romanian Gypsy song, a combination of Turkish and Romanian elements in a unique Gypsy setting. She possessed an exquisite voice and was singer of great sensitivity and depth. Romanian state policy in effect during most of the years during which Puceanu was in...