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Pretty Lights is the musical vision of the ultra-versatile Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith, accompanied in the live setting by drummer, Adam Deitch. Together these two achieve a raw energy rarely reached in the realm of electronic music. At a time when music lovers from almost all subcultures and genres are finding common ground in the basic form of bangin' beats, Pretty Lights is giving the people what they want; electro organic cutting-edge party rocking beats that fill venues with energy and emotion and send dance floors into frenzies. And the people are responding. Pretty Lights' three albums, Taking...

Willie Bobo, de son vrai nom Willie Correa, était un percussionniste de jazz américain, né le 28 février 1934 et mort le 15 septembre 1983. Il est le père d'Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), lui-même percussionniste dans le groupe de rap Cypress Hill. .

Willie Ninja (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006) was an American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris is Burning. Ninja, who was gay, was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem's drag balls who took inspiration from sources as far-flung as Fred Astaire and the world of haute couture to develop a unique style of dance and movement. He caught the attention of Paris is Burning director Jennie Livingston, who featured Ninja prominently in the film. The film, a critical and box office success, served as a springboard for Ninja. He parlayed...

Blind Willie McTell était l'un des meilleurs guitaristes et chanteurs de blues. Il est d'abord devenu célèbre à Atlanta dans les années 20 et s'est peu a peu fait un nom dans tout le sud des USA. Dans les années 30 il a sorti quelques disques sous divers noms tels que Blind Willie, Blind Sammie, Hot Shot Willie, et Georgia Bill. Une des choses qui l'ont rendu unique est sa façon particulière de jouer de la guitare à 12 cordes. Immensément doué, deux problèmes ont cependant incommodé sa carrière, la grande Dépression et la seconde guerre mondiale. Une grande partie...

Pretty Balanced played from Nov 2004 to Feb 2010. For the last nine months of their existence, they were known as The Alphabet. They showcased a new sound that's been called piano chamber rock, rock electronica, and finally by the band, Ctrl+Alt+tronica: the amalgamation of classical instruments, primarily piano, violin, double bass, and contemporary ones- vocals, drums and plenty of electronics. On 18 April 2009, the band announced on its site that it was no longer Pretty Balanced, but would instead be performing under the name The Alphabet. On the band's website, Shimer says "it was a long time coming;...