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Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 in NY, NY) is a record producer and entertainment mogul who presides over a media empire that includes the record label Bad Boy Entertainment, the clothing lines Sean John and Sean by Sean Combs, a movie production company, and a restaurant chain. He has taken the roles of recording executive, producer, writer, arranger, clothing designer, actor, singer and rapper.

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Glenn Lewis

Glenn Lewis (born Glen Ricketts on March 13, 1975 in Toronto, Canada) is a soul singer and songwriter. Originally planning to pursue a career in animation as a teenager, Lewis instead decided to focus on music. His father was a member of the musical group Crack of Dawn. Lewis has cited Stevie Wonder as his biggest inspiration, and Glenn has often been compared to him because of their similarities in their tones. Glenn singing first garnered attention when he won a high-school talent contest by covering Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You".

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Nataly Dawn

Nataly Dawn started off in L.A., moved to France at the age of ten, spent a few years in Belgium and then scurried on back to California to pursue an education in art and French literature. She makes music as often as possible, to keep herself sane and happy. She dabbles around with piano, guitar and bass (her favorite instrument), but does not consider herself an expert at any of them. Mostly she enjoys singing and inventing odd harmonies.

Read more about Nataly Dawn on Last.fm.

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alison burns

There are singers and there are jazz singers. There are jazz singers and there are a few artists who bring more to the microphone - their life, love, heartaches and joy. Alison Burns is one of those artists. A lifelong love of music started at home, with an early education in the Great American Songbook from a father who played guitar and a mother who would carry the guitar case into his gigs! As a young girl in Dundee, an industrial city on the east coast of Scotland, the dreams were of singing and acting in Hollywood and the soundtrack was Peggy Lee...

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Ezekiel Butler

Ezekiel Butler are a folk tinged piano and guitar led rock pop band. They were formed in 2008 by Pete Sen, former director of music for Giffords Circus. They are recording their debut album which is scheduled for release later this year.
They have a slightly retro sound which harks back to the seventies when writing melodic, meaningful music was at the top of the artists agenda.
Independent reviewers have cited influences as diverse as Steeley Dan, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Santana, Mika (?!), The Beautiful South, Cat Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, Nick Drake, and The Wondermints.

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Cornell Campbell

Cornell, or Cornel, Campbell started recording in 1956, cutting shuffle and early ska tunes like "My Treasure" and "Don't Want Your Loving" at the ubiquitous Studio One for Coxsone Dodd. His singing style is delicate and ephemeral, making heavy use of falsetto. His stint at Studio One produced some beautiful tunes like Stars, Queen Of The Minstrels, Magic Spell, Trick In The Book and many others. His sister, Cecille Campbell, also sang at Studio One and was a member of the Soulettes with Rita Marley.

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dbClifford

dbClifford is a veteran musician for the young age of 27. Raised in France and England he was surrounded by music his entire life. Labeled a child prodigy, he had already mastered the opera Carmen on the piano at the age of five. At age eleven dbClifford began branching out towards drums and eventually bass, guitar and sax. At age eighteen he attended the prestigious CIAM School of Music in Bordeaux, France.

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