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Fryderyk François Chopin (1810 –1849) is one of the most famous, influential, and admired composers and virtuoso pianists of the Romantic era. He was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, of Polish and French parentage, on 1st March 1810 in the village of Żelazowa Wola, Poland. In Warsaw he was hailed as a child prodigy and as the "second Mozart" for his piano and composition skill, for which the composer Robert Schumann complimented the talented pianist: "Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!" Due to the political situation in Poland, he left his country for France at the age of twenty. There he composed...

Henri Chopin (1922 - 2008) is a little-known but key figure of the French avant-garde during the second half of the 20th century. Known primarily as a concrete and sound poet, he created a large body of pioneering recordings using early tape recorders, studio technologies and the sounds of the manipulated human voice. His emphasis on sound is a reminder that language stems as much from oral traditions as from classic literature, of the relationship of balance between order and chaos. Some of Henri Chopin's (de)compositions can be downloaded fee & legally for private use from UbuWeb. .

Hopie is a rapper from from San Francisco. Hopie Spitshard was born in Manila and raised in SF's Sunset District and Daly City. At 11, Hopie started rapping and composing music as "Kae Hope." By 19, Hopie was a seasoned singer/songwriter. Throughout college, she performed monthly with a cover band its lead vocalist/drummer and had regular recording sessions around the Bay Area. At 22, Hopie joined the rap duo, "The Wrong Hands," and released a collaborative album, We All Fall, in February 2008. Hopie then teamed up with respected Vallejo producer, 6Fingers, and released her solo album, The Diamond Dame,...

Meet Mix Chopin, a 19-year old producer/DJ from Toronto. He is an innovative producer with bass lines to die for. Formed in early 2010, Mix Chopin’s nouveau approach to production has been singled out as highly innovative, stellar and very fresh by his use of analog synths, funky micro-samples, heavy composition, filters, and lots of groovy bass lines. Mix Chopin started off at an early age, spending all his time in record shops crate diggin’ and immersing himself in the most amazing records he could find. He also plays an array of instruments including bass, guitar, drums, synthesizers, vocals and...