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Jay Stansfield

Jay Stansfield was born in 1980 in Nelson, Lancashire in the North West of England. Signed to White Label Music founded by Ann Shenton and Marc Hunter. Blessed with childlike high notes and a terribly sweet English accent with an 8 octave range, he has been called an upbeat Jeff Buckley with elements of George Harrison. http://www.wlmusic.co.uk/
http://facebook.com/jaystansfieldmusic
http://www.jaystansfield.co.uk/
http://youtu.be/gqh9YDgQGbM video for the single

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Rectal Smegma

Goregrind from Holland Rectal Smegma started late 2003 under the name Carnal Rancidity. After a month or 2 we deceided to continue under the name Rectal Smegma.
After a few line-up changes and some weeks we remained as: Yannic: vocals Frans: guitar, Robin: bass and Walter: drums.
After a load of gigs and the recording of our debute album Licking a Leper Robin left the band due to amputated limbs.

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23 Skidoo

23 Skidoo cross , , , , and elements. The band had interests in martial arts, and drumming, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets, William S. Burroughs, as well as the emerging confluence of industrial music, and funk. 23 Skidoo was formed in North London, UK in 1979 as a post-punk trio. By 1980 they had grown into a quartet consisting of Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull, Sam Mills and Patrick Griffiths.

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Dirty Blonde

Style : Hard Rock
Status : Active
Formed : 1986
Country : U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California) Current line-up :
Brad Williams : Drums
Ray Riendeau : Bass
Kezzy McCafferty : Guitar
Jimmy Saint James : Vocals, Guitar Former/Past members :
Mark Morrow : Drums
Stevie M. : Bass Albums :
Dirty Blonde (EP - 1988)
Passion (CD - 1989)

Read more about Dirty Blonde on Last.fm.

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Avalon Drive

Brisbane band Avalon Drive’s Damion Page (vocals), Wil Morris (former guitar/backing vocals), Ryan Kennedy (bass), Shane ‘Holmesy’ Holmes (drums) and BJ Dillewaard (keyboards) played in various bands over the last four years and finally came together in early 2005 under the guise of Avalon Drive. In early 2007, Wil Morris left the band for pesonal reasons, although this was not announced until October 2007. Replacing Wil on guitar/backing vocals is Shane O'Keefe, formerly of Brisbane band St. Lucia.

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Mozez

His album THE ABSOLUTE due for release 2012.
Mozez is perhaps best known as the singer for the British down tempo group Zero 7.
His first major break came in 1996 as part of the duo Spirits, which brought hits that included ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ and ‘Spirit Inside’.
He was recruited by Zero 7 and worked on their first two albums, ‘Simple Things’ and ‘When It Falls’. His debut solo album ‘So Still’ came out in October 2005, a soulful album that became an international success working with Madonna producer Guy Sigsworth, and collaborations with Nightmares On Wax and Henry Binns of Zero 7.

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Duarte Lobo

Duarte Lobo (1565? in Alcáçovas?-September 24, 1646 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese composer of sacred music. He was among the most prominent figures of the "golden age" of Portuguese polyphony, along with such names as Manuel Cardoso and Filipe de Magalhães. Lobo, also known under his latinized name Eduardus Lupus, began his musical career studying under the famous Manuel Mendes. He thence worked his way up to the position of mestre de capela at the Lisbon cathedral, one of the most prestigious musical appointments in Portugal.

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Number 9

Stefan Bruinsma (17-08-1982), a.k.a. Number 9, was born and raised in the north of the Netherlands in a city called Groningen. At the age of 9 he discovered music was his passion, and he took his first piano lessons shortly followed by his first guitar lessons. After developing as a musician he encountered people that shared his vision on making music and performing on stage. At the age of 18 he chose the Rockacademy in Tilburg to develop as an artist and entrepreneur in the music industry. Up till now his life resulted in the following music projects:

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Telegrams

Part whimsical troubadours, part sonic engineers; Telegrams are a London-based indie/electro-folk four-piece who mix exotic rhythms, mathematical guitars and delicate melodies to produce highly crafted songs which are often haunting, always memorable. To celebrate the release of their first album, an eponymous collection of seven self-produced tracks recorded over a nine-month period, Telegrams are holding a launch party on the 11th December 2009 at The Flowerpot in Camden. Entry is free! For more details, visit www.

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