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There are 7 artists/bands under the name of Renaissance: 1) A British progressive rock band - The first incarnation of Renaissance came out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in early 1968 when drummer Jim McCarty and guitarist/vocalist Keith Relf formed an acoustic based band. They added keyboardist John Hawken, bassist Louis Cennamo and vocalist Jane Relf (Keith's sister). This band released two albums (Renaissance (1969) and Illusion (1971)) before breaking up. Some of the members reformed as Illusion. McCarty then reformed the band with singer Binky Cullom, bassist Jon Camp, keyboardist John Tout, drummer Terence Sullivan, and guitarist/composer Mike...

Renaissance Noire was a darkwave band from France. Members: Thierry Duclos - vocals, percussion Olivier Picart - drums, percussion Kristian Dernoncourt - keyboards, sampler, bass Laurent Hardouin - guitar, percussion .

Renaissance Sound was a band from Dekalb, Illinois, featuring former members of Loose Lips Sink Ships. The band features vibraphone, violin, bass, drums, and occasionally vocals. The first release, the 'Renaissance Sound' EP, was self-recorded in November 2011 and released in early 2012. A follow-up EP was recorded in late 2012 and was released as 'Renaissance Sound II' in March of 2013. This band existed briefly, as geography has prevented continuation of what we'd love to still be doing. We encourage you to download our music for free, or donate if you're feeling particularly kind. Giving away copies to your...

Being born white, male and scandinavian prepares you for a bleak future. However two Helsinki DJ's Downtown and Jaxxon made it through the jungle; although without house music these guys would already be dead or in lower management. Hailing from the new breed of Helsinki club survivors they bless the world with a mixture of all things kick drum and a bassline fused into their concept of contemporary dance music. As a start they treated Helsinki with their monthly night NOW! bringing over such contemporaries as Boy 8-Bit, Radioclit, Duke Dumont, Mowgli and Zombie Disco Squad. That led to a...

Finland (2008 – 2010) Revolution Renaissance was a power metal band founded by guitarist Timo Tolkki after he left Stratovarius in 2008. The band released three studio albums before disbanding in 2010. Last line-up: Timo Tolkki - guitar (2008–2010) Gus Monsanto - vocals (2008–2010) Bruno Agra - drums (2008–2010) Magnus Rosén - bass (2009–2010) Bob Katsionis - Keyboards (2010) The first record from the new band, aptly entitled "New Era", includes the vocal talents of Michael Kiske (ex HELLOWEEN), Tobias Sammet (EDGUY, AVANTASIA) and Pasi Rantanen (ex THUNDERSTONE) plus Mirka Rantanen on drums (Thunderstone), Pasi Heikkilä on bass (45 DEGREE...