April 28, 2010

fran6 parkin

Fran6  è uno scrittore,un compositore ed un interprete.

I musicisti che lo hanno influenzato di più sono i Talking Heads, Men at Work, Joe Jackson, David Bowie, L'affaire Louis Trio, Kent, Richard Gotainer, Peter Kröner ... Jazz, musette, swing, funk, world music ....
Le sue canzoni sono brani di vita in cui il protagonista è il tipico antieroe che calpesta il tappeto che non dovrebbe.
Suona molti  strumenti quali il basso, la chitarra, le tastiere, le percussioni, la batteria, ha registrato due albums negli ultimi due anni con il suo migliore amico, il pianista  Mr Philippe Mayne.

Bassista in una band di musica orientale per due anni, nella sua musica è possibile ritrovare molti tipi di influenze musicali , con una costante venatura jazz ..probabilmente ereditata da suo padre e da so zio, rispettivamente sassofonista e flautista nell'orchestra di Ray Ventura.

"La mia amante è la musica ...non mi mente mai e mi fa capire quando qualcosa non va in me..." Fran6


Fran6 is a writer , a composer interpreter

Influences: Talking Heads, Men at Work, Joe Jackson, David Bowie, L'affaire Louis Trio, Kent, Richard Gotainer, Peter Kröner ... Jazz, musette, swing, funk, world music ....

His songs are slices of life where the character he created is the "notorious anti hero", which puts the feet in the carpet when it should not .... Leaving the greater part to women ...

Multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, keyboards, percussions, drums ...), he recorded two albums in the last two years with his best friend and pianist multi instrumentalist, Mr Philippe Mayne.

Bassist in a band of oriental music for two years, there are all sorts of musical influences, with a jazzy side always present. Without doubt inherited from his father before the war saxophonist and his uncle flutist in the orchestra of  Ray Ventura.

"My mistress is the music .... it never lies and told me straight away when I am not good..." Fran6

hazideon zarco





Hazideon Zarco, conosciuto in real life come Will Jones,  si esibisce sui palchi armato della sua chitarra e della sua voce suscitando sempre una grande ammirazione nel suo pubblico.
Da quando era ragazzo Hazi compone parole e musica delle sue canzoni.
Le parole di Hazi toccano dentro e ti fanno meravigliare coinvolgendoti completamente.La sua chitarra lo fa parlare anche senza parole, la sua speranza è quella di toccare la nostra vita con la sua musica.
Il suo stile comprende il  rock, blues, folk ed alternative creando un suono del tutto originale ed affascinante.


Hazideon Zarco, known in real life as Will Jones, takes the stage armed with his guitar and his voice and leaves the audience in awe.   At a young age Hazi mastered the guitar and began writing his own lyrics.  Hazi's lyrics reach deep and catch you by surprise and totally draw you in to the song.  His guitar speaks volumes without ever saying a word.  His hope is to touch your life with his music.  His style bridges rock, blues, folk and alternative for an amazing sound all his own.
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April 23, 2010

mitch triellis

Mitch suona in RL da oltre 15 anni ed ha all'attivo tantisime serate e concerti in tanti posti del sud America e dei Caraibi.
 Mitch interpreta i pezzi classici del genere jazz e swing di grandi autori quali   Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin ed altri .
Durante i suoi segutissimi show ama anche cantare famose covers pop spaziando dagli anni '50 agli '80 ma non tralascia di eseguire anche suoi pezzi originali cheè possibile ascoltare e scaricare dal suo sito 


 He sings Jazz and Swing the old school related to songs that Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others made famous. He also sing spop music mainly from 50's to 80's.
He's been a performer in RL for more than 15 years and he performed mainly at casinos all around South America and the Caribe.
You can listen and download some songs from his site

April 22, 2010

trowzer boa


Trowzer Boa aka Dave Renz è un sassofonista e compositore di San Francisco: nei suoi concerti in Second Life ricrea l'atmosfera cool e vibrante dei locali jazz della sua città.
Trow inworld si fa accompagnare dalla sua Robot Band:in realtà i Robot sono la riproduzione in 3d dei programmi di software utilizzati dal musicista per creare gli arrangiamenti che fanno da sfondo al suo sax, rigorosamente suonato live.
Musica e tecnologia si coniugano ancora una volta per dare vita in Second Life a godibilissime performances live

Trowzer Boa is rl saxophonist/composer Dave Renz.  Dave Renz performs on the east Coast, playing mainly acoustic jazz.  For information about his latest projects and products check him out at www.daverenz.com.  (You can listen to samples and buy original music there, and find out when he will be in your area!)

The Robot Band symbolizes the music programs used to create the sounds you hear tonight...any voice and sax you hear is me, live...any other sound is created through a series of software packages.  Working with the robot band allows me to provide a great sound in sl, yet still play my instrument live and  spontaneaously.

It is my hope that as I gain comfort with the technology we will bring a variety of jazz related music to SL, including cooperative projects with other live SL musicians from across the globe.

waltkeys faith



Walt dice che il motivo per cui suona il Jazz al pianoforte è a causa del fatto che il  Jazz comprende praticamente tutti gli stili musicali.  La sua musica trae ispirazione da anni di esperienza suonando rock, funk, blues, swing, e musica latina . 
suona in RL con Trowser Boa nella famosa Robot Band.  Li vedrete insieme presto in SLin un gruppo chiamato  ~ 2N2. 
Il suo CD, Il Marinaio, è disponibile qui 

maximillion kleene

Maximillion Kleene è un esperto musicista che suona in diretta da Niagara Falls, Canada,
eseguendo musica Rock/Pop/Alternativa.

Il suo stile è versatile e va dal rock a tutto tondo a suoni dolci e morbidi groove, intessuti di punk e ,naturalmente, di parecchio ROCK!

Nei suoi concerti inworld ripropone ,accompagnato dalla sua chitarra acustica in un mix eclettico ed accattivante sia alcuni classici molto amati sia i pezzi più recenti tratti dalle top charts.

Il suo è uno stile vocale versatile , con un suono che comprende un ampio spettro di toni dal soft al melodico al pulsante ed energetico rock.

Ogni suo concerto rappresenta una esperienza unica e piacevole per le sensazioni che Max è in grado di offire ai suoi fans.





Rock/Pop/Alternative solo acoustic stylings, covering well loved
classics to newer, hip stuff and an eclectic mix in between...
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A versatile vocal style, with a full toned acoustic sound...
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...a seasoned musician hailing from Niagara Falls, Canada
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...is a versatile, all-around rock performer with a sugary sound,
smooth groove, a little punk edge and alot of in-your-face ROCK!
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"is a FUN, PLEASANT, LISTENING EXPERIENCE!"
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"The essence of a song is it's heart and soul"
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JooZz Magic

 JooZz (Brad Monnett)  è un musicista olandese , che ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale all'età di 6 anni suonando il pianoforte.  Ha fondato la sua prima band al liceo ed il suo amore per la musica è stato sempre intenso e totalizzante.

Nel 1982 è entrato al  Conservatorio di Rotterdam, ma ha dovuto interrompere gli studi per motivi di famiglia.  Ma adesso , anche grazie a Second Life, è di nuovo tempo di pensare alla musica, tempo per una seconda carriera e ...per una seconda vita!

La musica di JooZz è stata descritta in modo molto efficace come una musica che "viene dal nulla e va in una qualche direzione". Ininziando dallo  scratch, JooZz ci accompagna verso destinazion molto eccitanti , trasformando panorami  mozzafiato in gioielli incastonati di suoni brillanti.Talvolta  i suoni che produce sono adatti anche per essere ballati, corposi ed arricchiti da intense dosi di malinconia e lezioni di vita.
Utilizzando il piano come principale punto  di riferimento, le composizioni di JooZz, independenti da qualunque stile musicale , fanno viaggiare la nostra mente fino all prossima volta in cui schiacceremo nuovamente il pulsante  ‘play’ .

JooZz compone e registra la sua musica.




JooZz is a Dutch musician, who started his musical career at the age of six. Playing  the recorder first, which was replaced  by the piano a year later.  First band was formed at highschool  and ever since JooZz is deeply in love with Music.
In 1982 he entered the Rotterdam Conservatory, but family business needed him badly.  Now, a few years later, it's Music Time again. Time for a second career...and hey, a Second Life as well !


Have a look around at JooZz Music Club or visit one of the other exciting JooZz locations in Second Life.  Or even better, visit a JooZz live performance!  You are welcome to join group JooZz to get concert info.

The music of JooZz is best described as "coming from nowhere, going places". Starting from scratch, JooZz takes you along to many exciting musical destinations, transferring breathtaking vistas into jewels of brilliant sound. Sometimes danceable, always rich, spiked with healthy doses of melancholy and lessons of life. Using the piano as a base point of reference, JooZz’s compositions, independent of any music style, keep your mind in motion until the next time you hit the"‘play" button.


For more infos clik here

April 20, 2010

roberto tardito

Roberto Tardito is a  young Italian singer and songwriter:he's born and raised in Torino.
He started studying music when he was five, so definitely almost all of his life has been involved in music.

He plays mainly  piano and guitar but he has  a deep passion for ethnic  instruments  whose sound you can easily  recognize in his albums.
Roberto considers himself as a sort of craftsman:  he composes and writes  his songs putting together his thoughts and his feelings with all the music and the literature he has absorbed so far.
His lyrics are rather inspired by his fantasy and by all the novels and poems he has read


He discovered SL at the end of 2007 and since he's always been very curious about new communications media he decided to do a sort of test, starting to do some live music concerts in-world.
 He considers SL  above all a social network that allows any musician to share his music in a very easy way and a valid showcase for his RL works.

  He's been always listening to all kind music so it's possible to recognize many influences in his sound:among his favourites he includes international artists as Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Genesis, Deep Purple, Yes.
The Italian musicians he likes the most are Franco Battiato, Ivan Graziani, Angelo Branduardi, Ivano Fossati, Francesco De Gregori,Fabrizio De Andrè, Francesco Guccini..


He  started doing a few concerts in order to promote the album "Controvento" in 2007 and due to a good feedback of the audience he finally did up more than 100 live gigs.What  he likes the most  in SL live music concerts is the chance  to reach with ease in the same moment people living in different parts of the world
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In 2008, December 22nd he released "Otrebor".In this CD he published the songs written during his youth, as Roberto says :"I simply performed those songs  through the technical means on which I can count now, a sort of tribute to my teen years music".


In 2010 he released his third cd "Se io fossi Dylan" both in an italian and in an English version "If I were Dylan".

April 17, 2010

enniv zarf

Enniv Zarf (Paul Kwo) ha studiato pianoforte sin da quando aveva 5 anni ed  ha ricevuto un  Bachelor of
 Music degree in Piano and a Master of Music in Composition dalla University of Southern California.

In Second life, Enniv Zarf ha tenuto tanti concerti ed a tutti gli effettti considera le sue esibizioni inworld un'estensione naturale della sua carriera RL, che lo ha condotto ad esibirsi sotto la bacchetta di Stanislaw Skrowaczewski,Robert Reynolds, Carl St. Clair ed a fianco di famosi artisti cinesi quali Yo-Yo Ma e Wei Wei e molti altri.

 La sua musica ha ricevuto molti premi e riconoscimenti ed ha suonato in orchestre e formazioni musicali in tutto il mondo.

Ha composto musiche anche per varie campagne pubblicitarie per aziende quali Verizon, Honda, MacDonald's ed altre.

Un'ultima curiosità sulla sua carriera artistica:Enniv-Paul ha anche prestato la sua voce alla Mummia nell'episodio " Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" della serie musicale dell NBC " Scrubs"!

Ascoltate la sua musica qui
 
Enniv Zarf's (Paul Kwo) has studied piano since he was five and have received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Southern California.

He has studied composition with Frank Ticheli, Tamar Diesendruck and David Fick; piano, with Norman Krieger, Lucinda Carver, Francois Regnat and Charles Fierro; Jazz voice, with Matt Falker; Jazz piano, with Russ Ferrante. He has also had the opportunity to work with Bernard Rands, Steven Hartke, Menachem Wiesenberg, David Tcimpidis and Chen Yi. Paul has also studied acting with Joseph Hacker, Jack Rowe, Michael Keenan, Palmer Fuller and Jan Hennigan, and playwriting with Velina Houston.

As a composer, his piece Nanking 1937- recieved the Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize, Endowed by Lucille Meyers at USC. The piece also was placed among the top seven by the New York Youth Symphony's 2006 First Music Competition receiving a special recognition. Also in 2005 Paul's Ancient Sacrament for the Organic Machine was placed among the top seven by NYYS's 2005 First Music competition. The piece led him to be a finalist in the 2004 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Awards . Furthermore, ERM Media's has awarded his Ancient Sacrament for the Organic Machine to be included in their 'Masterworks of the New Era' Volume Ten, recorded with the Kiev Philharmonic to be released in 2007. Even while he was a senior in Gabrielino High School , Paul was given the opportunity to provide the arrangement of the Alma Mater for the Band. His symphonic poem Maganddore was accepted by USC's New Music for Orchestra concert in 2006. His music was also performed at the Society of Composer Inc. Region VI Conference at Rice University Syzygy Concert (New Music at Rice) 2006, and his solo piano work Surge has been performed by Chenny Gan at Wintergreen Performing Arts on February 25, 2006 at Wintergreen, Virginia, and has been recorded and released on her 2006 Solo Piano Album.

His career as a pianist has allowed him to perform several of his own compositions at various venues. In addition, he has performed under the batons of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Larry Livingston, Robert Reynolds, Carl St. Clair, Shelly Berg, Don Crockett and Timothy Su, and alongside Yo-Yo Ma and Chinese singer Wei Wei. He is also very active as a pianist and teacher in Southern California. He has recently released his first freestyle piano improv ablum Rebirth [live] performed live inside Second Life available for purchase at most online music outlets.

As an actor, he has been in various commercials for companies such as Verizon, Honda, PG&E, Wal-Mart, MacDonald's, Hyundai, Washington Mutual. He has done various plays and appeared on TV including NBC's Scrubs, NBC's Knight Rider & TLC's Untold Stories of the ER.. He has also appeared in a number of indie short and feature films with his most recent work as a voice performer on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Xbox's You're in the Movies video game.

He is currently working in Los Angeles as an Actor/Filmmaker/Musician/Educator along with being inside the virtual world of Second Life as the above along as a Pianist and Theatre Director

euterpe queller

Shelly Phelps è il vero nome di Euterpe Queller.
Combinando insieme vari generi musicali quali  Jazz, R&B, Pop, Rock e Soul, Shelly Phelps rappresenta il paradigma della versatilità, rendendo onore con le sue performances appassionate e versatili alle influenze della vecchia scuola ed ai cantanti e autori classici.
Shelly  Phelps rappresenta un elemento di spicco nella comunità musicale dell'Oklahoma dove è nata e cresciuta all'interno della comunità rurale di Byars.
si è esibita  sui palche sin dalla tenera età di 6 anni ed è stata allevata con una dieta di  country tradizionale e gospel ,ha imparato a cantare le armonie con le sue numerose sorelle e fratelli.  
Ha risentito delle influenze di vari artisti dai e Rolling Stones ai Beatles  a cantanti ed cantautori quali Carole King e James Taylor. Ma è stato quando ha scoperto il Jazz e Motown che ha cominciato ad assorbire il sound di artisti come Billie Holiday ed Ella Fitzgerald , Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, e Martha and The Vandellas.
Agli inizi della sua carriera, Phelps ha suonato in molte bands il cui genere andava  dal country al rock al R&B ,ha suonato perfino in una Latin Jazz band, Salsa Nueva. Nel 1997, ha formato la R&B/Rock band “Shelly Phelps and The Rhythm Junkies”.
Nel 2003, Phelps  col chitarrista Rhythm Junkies , Rob Vollmar e col  bassista, Warren Roach ed il batterista   Erol Coulter ha formato The Shelly Phelps Band, focalizzata essenzialmente sulla  musica originale rock con venature soul  e jazz. Nel 2004 la  band  ha raccolto una collezione di  canzoni  nel loro album “Girl on the Wire" in cui si combinano vari stili dal funk  al country, dal samba al rock  e R&B. La fumosa voce di Euterpe  affronta ognuno di questi generi aiutata dal suo solido backup ma qualcosa di speciale avviene soprattutto  quando  affronta il R&B, il genere che padroneggia in modo assoluto, come scrive  il critico  Kevan Breitinger di Indie-Music.com.
 Nel 2008 la band si è sciolta e attualmente Phelps  sta registrando una nuova collezione di  edgy jazz pop  dal titolo “A Distant Notion” nel quale esplora il lato jazz delle sue doti vocali e mette alla prova le sue capacità di compositrice. 




 Combining Jazz, R&B, Pop, Rock and Soul, Shelly Phelps is the epitome of versatility. Phelps honors old school influences and classic singer-songwriters with passionate performances of her eclectic brand of original music. Based out of  Oklahoma City, OK, USA,  she is recognized for her soulful vocals that range from visceral to velvety. Phelps' intuitive and emotionally connecting lyrics seek self-enlightenment, explore the intricacies of relationships, take a passionate stand on social issues, and articulate a preference for authentic-living.

Phelps, a notable element of the Oklahoma Music Scene, was born and raised in the tiny rural community of Byars, Oklahoma and has been singing on stage since the tender age of six. She was fed a steady diet of traditional country and southern gospel and learned to sing harmonies with her seven brothers and sisters. She was influenced by the music of her older siblings, ranging from the Rolling Stones and The Beatles to singer/songwriters like Carole King and James Taylor. But it was when she discovered Jazz and Motown that she began to absorb the sounds of artists like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald and Motown greats like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Martha and The Vandellas. In her early career, Phelps performed in several bands ranging from country to rock to R&B and frequently fronted the Latin Jazz band, Salsa Nueva. In 1997, she formed the R&B/Rock band “Shelly Phelps and The Rhythm Junkies”, an Oklahoma City favorite for more than six years.

In 2003, Phelps teamed up with Rhythm Junkies guitarist, Rob Vollmar along with bassist, Warren Roach and drummer, Erol Coulter to form The Shelly Phelps Band, focusing on original rock music with a soulful and jazzy edge. In 2004 the band released a collection of versatile original songs with their album, “Girl on the Wire” to enthusiastic reviews. Preston Jones of the Oklahoma Gazette wrote, “Working with the rock-solid rhythm section, Phelps’s distinctive smoky vocals wrap themselves around these barroom vignettes like so much satin.” The band paid tribute to the music that shaped their musicianship, resulting in a hybrid of their artistic influences. “Girl on the Wire” has it all as far as song styles, from a touch of funk to country, from samba to rock solid R&B. And Phelps’ smoky vocals handle each one, aided by her strong and steady three-piece backup. But something special happens when she goes to R&B, the genre that she absolutely owns.” writes Kevan Breitinger of Indie-Music.com.

Acknowledging their accomplishments and successful musical collaboration, The Shelly Phelps Band disbanded in 2008. Phelps is currently recording a new collection of edgy jazz pop under the working title, “A Distant Notion”. The songs will encompass the inspiration, expression, censorship, and legacy of art and artists. “As with all of my songs, there is also an underlying theme of personal enlightenment, love, life, loss and social issues. Phelps adds, “I’m exploring the more jazzy side of my voice and stretching my songwriting ability.” Phelps expects to release “A Distant Notion” (working title) in the fall of 2008.

Phelps founded The Oklahoma Songwriters Circle in 2004 and in addition to her musical talents, she is also a graphic designer.

andreus gustafson

Tastierista,chitarrista,flautista e vocalist Andreus anj Gustafson ha suonato per vari anni in RL.In SL presenta una collezione sia delle sue canzoni originali che delle covers delle sue canzoni preferita nalla speranza di trovare persone che condividano le sue stesse preferenze musicali popolari ma anche eclettiche.
A un concerto di "Anj" e' possibile ascoltare canzoni di artisti quali i Coldplay,Beatles,Radiohead,Emerson Lake e Palmer,Sting ecc.Insomma ce ne e' sicuramente per tutti i gusti!



Keyboardist/guitarist/flautist/vocalist Andreus 'Anj' Gustafson has been performing in RL for many years.  He now brings a collection of his original tunes and songs that he likes in to Second Life in hopes of finding others who also enjoy the same sort of popular, though slightly eclectic, tastes as he does.  At a typical Anj performance, one just might hear songs by artists such as The Beatles, Coldplay, Radiohead, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Willie Porter, Matchbox 20, Sting.... etc. There is sure to be a little something for everyone



 listen his tunes here!

thumper boucher

Thumper Boucher suona molti strumenti:bassso chitarra tastiere:

il suo stile varia dal funk al jazz, dall'hip hop al reggae, dal rock al pop ma risente anche di influenze new age.

Ama definire il suo stile eclettico col termine di "future funk".

Ha pubblicato un cd autoprodotto dal titolo "AveRage American Dad",completamente scritto,arrangiato ed interpretato da lui.

La sua musica ha subito l'influenza di David Sylviain,Parlaiment, Seal, Jeff Buckley, di cui ama reinterpretare le covers in modo originale durante i suoi seguitissimi concerti inworld.


THUMPER BOUCHER IS ONE OF SL'S PREMIERE UNIQUE ARTIS!

BLENDING BRILLIANT SONG WRITING WITH AMAZING VISUALS!

A SHOW LIKE NO OTHER IN SL!!.

Thumper is a former major label artist for EMI/SBK and Arista records(Currently signed to Bieler Bros. records with his RL band Dirtywormz). Now a one man production company! he writes,records,produces and masters all of his own music.Bass as his main instrument, he has branched out to others. Like: guitar and keyboards.Only a singer for 3 years he is well on his way to being one the worlds unique voices! You can see behind the scenes video here

And to hear some music from his debut solo album,digital dinosaurs...go here..

BE SURE TO LOOK FOR THUMPER IN SECOND LIFE!!

IT IS A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED!!