Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band’s original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. The group has … Read more
Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂, Umebayashi Shigeru, (born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese composer. Once the leader and bass player of Japan’s new wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit and is perhaps … Read more
Russell Shaw is a BAFTA nominated British composer and sound designer. He is known for his work in many video games, particularly those designed by Peter Molyneux. Shaw was exposed to music at the age of 5, when he was given a guitar by his uncle. He trained himself in music playing in various bands … Read more
Isaiah Faber (born March 31, 1999), known professionally as Powfu, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and the son of Dave Faber from the band Faber Drive. He amassed popularity following the release of his first charting single, “Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)”, which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Paolo Buonvino (born 1968) is an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger. Born in Scordia, Sicily, Buonvino graduated in piano at the Conservatory Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria, then he started his career as a musical assistant of Franco Battiato. From the late 1990s, he began to compose film scores and in 1999 he won … Read more
Noriyuki Asakura (朝倉 紀行 (formerly 浅倉 紀幸), Asakura Noriyuki) is a Japanese music composer and vocalist. He is famous for composing the soundtracks to the anime series Rurouni Kenshin and the popular video game franchises Tenchu and Way of the Samurai. He is well known for combining traditional Japanese music with elements of rock, jazz, … Read more
