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Black Violin is an American hip-hop duo from Florida composed of two classically trained string instrumentalists. Kev Marcus plays the violin and Wil B. plays the viola. Both members attended Dillard High School of Performing Arts. After high school Kev Marcus attended Florida International University and Wil B enrolled at Florida State University. At FIU, Kev met their manager Sam G and the three of them co-founded the production company DKNEX which stands for Di-Versatile Music. The group name "Black Violin" is derived from the influence of a famous jazz violinist, Stuff Smith; six months before Smith's death, he recorded...

There are at least three groups/artists called Silvio 1)One of them is a Finnish indie-rock band, consisting of five members: Ilmari Pohjola (singer), Jyrki Väisänen (guitar), Juhani Ahola (guitar), Verneri Pohjola (drums, rhodes), Antti Lötjönen (bass). 2)The other artist is Silvio Di Taranto, a solo electronic artist who is currently making his first song, it's still referred to as "Beta". His mixes have fallen in taste with electrolovers. His mixes go from electro to techno and dance (and all it's subcategories), occasionnaly some other genres too (Rock, ...). Some of his mixes can be found online. "Beta" has no set...

X Japan drummer and pianist (Yoshiki)'s current solo project. While no official release were marketed prior to 2005, the original idea for Violet UK had already been thought off in early 1997 before X Japan disbanded. Yoshiki planned on releasing the first album in 2002. Unfortunate incidents (hide's death) and his general obsession with perfection pushed back that release date. As of September 2006, a major release by Violet UK has yet to see the light. A single song, Sex and Religion Demo, was released on Itune in September 2005, preceeded by a DVD in that same year. The DVD...

Ultraviolence a underground old school NYHC band Ultraviolence is a British gabber act headed by Johnny Violent (born Jonathan Casey, 1970). The Ultraviolence sound incorporates elements from various styles including hardcore techno/gabber, breakbeat hardcore, industrial techno, power noise, metal and rap, with lyrics often telling a story in a concept album format. Johnny Violent has worked with several female vocal artists on different releases, but as of 2005, singer and angle grinding stage performer Allezbleu has become a permanent member of the band. Ultraviolence is popular within the cyber community of the UK with the track "Hardcore Motherf****r" often being...