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Plini
Plini Roessler-Holgate, also known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described him as "the future of exceptional guitar playing", and the website MusicRadar named Plini the best prog guitarist of 2017. Plini has released a trilogy of extended plays (''Other Things'' and ''Sweet Nothings'' in 2013, ''The End of Everything'' in 2015). His debut album, ''Handmade Cities'', which Vai described as "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records e hasever heard", was released in 2016. ''Sunhead'', an EP, was released in 2018, followed by his second full-length album, ''Impulse Voices'', in 2020. Influences One of Plini's influences has been Joe Satriani. Plini stated in an interview, "What I found different in Joe's playing is his ability to craft simple and catchy melodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handmade Cities
''Handmade Cities'' is the first studio album by Australian guitarist Plini. The album was composed, produced, arranged and mixed by Plini. Reception Sputnik Music gave the album 4/5. Peter Hodgson of Beat commented that Plini is "making music of such world-class quality on his first full-length record". Steve Vai described this album as "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records e hasever heard". The title track gained some attention when the guitar rhythm during its solo was claimed to be plagiarized for that of the guitar solo in American pop singer Doja Cat's 2020 metal version of her single "Say So" performed at the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. The next month Plini reported that Doja Cat left him an apologetic message through social media. Regarding the alleged plagiarism, Plini stated "the lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impulse Voices
''Impulse Voices'' is the second studio album by Australian guitarist Plini. Background ''Impulse Voices'' was composed, produced, arranged and mixed by Plini, and recorded in his own bedroom studio. Other members participating in the album include Chris Allison on drums and Simon Grove on bass, both of whom worked remotely and separately due to COVID, with additional production by Devesh Dayal of Indian/American progressive metal band Skyharbor and Aleksandra Djelmash, along with guests Dave Mackay on piano & synthesizer, John Waugh on saxophone, Amy Turk on electro-acoustic harp. While the album was recorded from March to May 2020, it was initially scheduled for release the following month, followed in July by touring in Europe and the United States, but due to the pandemic, the tour was cancelled, recording time was extended, and the album was not mastered until October. Release and promotion ''Impulse Voices'' was released on November 27, 2020. Over a month prior, on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song " So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with which she signed a joint record deal at the age of 17, subsequently releasing her debut EP ''Purrr!'' in 2014. After a hiatus from releasing music and the uneventful rollout of her debut studio album, '' Amala'' (2018), Doja Cat earned viral success as an internet meme with her 2018 single " Mooo!", a novelty song in which she makes satirical claims about being a cow. Capitalizing on her growing popularity, she released her second studio album, ''Hot Pink'', in the following year. It reached the top 10 of the US ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the single "Say So", which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart following the release of a remix featuring Nicki Minaj. This alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intervals (band)
Intervals is a Canadian progressive metal band. Formed in Toronto, Ontario, the band has toured throughout Canada and the United States with bands such as Animals as Leaders, Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me and The Contortionist. Intervals released two EPs, ''The Space Between'' (2011) and ''In Time'' (2012), and their debut full-length album ''A Voice Within'' on March 4, 2014, featuring vocals by Mike Semesky. After the exit of every band member except for guitarist Aaron Marshall, follow-up albums ''The Shape of Colour'' (2015), ''The Way Forward'' (2017), and ''Circadian'' (2020) were released. History Formation and ''The Space Between'' EP (2011–2012) Intervals was formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2011 as a creative outlet for guitarist Aaron Marshall after quitting his previous band, "Speak of the Devil". After releasing two songs online ("Still Winning" & "Duality"), Anup, Lukas and Matt joined the band. Their first EP ''The Space Between'' was recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithu Aye
Sithu Aye ( my, စည်သူမောင်မောင်အေး; born 26 June 1990) is a Scottish-Burmese guitarist, musician, and producer based in Scotland. He began his career with the release of his first album, ''Cassini'', in 2011, which was self-recorded and independently released. He has released five full-length albums and six EPs. His latest album, ''10 Years: Remixes and Reimaginings'', was released November 29, 2021. He has toured in Japan with Reflections and Protest The Hero, the UK and Europe with Skyharbor, the UK with Galactic Empire and the US and Canada with Haken. Music career Sithu Aye started playing guitar at age 12. He wrote and recorded his first album ''Cassini'' using software amp modelers and his laptop in his university's dormitory. Subsequently, many of his following releases were written and recorded while studying Physics at University of St Andrews, such as ''Invent the Universe'', ''Isles EP'' and ''26''. Sithu wrote and produced his EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Live Music Awards Of 2018
The National Live Music Awards of 2018 are the third National Live Music Awards. The event took place on 6 December 2018. The event moved its gala event to Brisbane – following events in Sydney and Melbourne in the last two years. The 2018 event introduced a new award for ''Best Live Music Photographer in Australia'' and a ''Hall of Fame'' equivalent, titled the ''Live Legends''. ''Live Country or Folk Act'' was renamed to ''Live Country Act''. The state based ''All Ages Achievement'' expanded to all states and territories, from only NSW and Victoria in 2017. The event was streamed live and for free via Netgigs. Live Legends * Magic Dirt Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner (musician), Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially for ... National awards Nominations and wins below. Live Act of the Year Live Voice of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Nothings (Plini Album)
To speak "sweet nothings" is a form of flirting. Sweet Nothings or Sweet Nothing may refer to: Dramatic arts * ''Sweet Nothing'' (film), a 1995 film with Michael Imperioli and Mira Sorvino * ''Sweet Nothings'', a 2010 adaptation by David Harrower of ''Liebelei'' (play) by Arthur Schnitzler (1894) Music * Sweet Nothings, an all-female group at Exeter University Albums * ''Sweet Nothing'' (album), a 2003 album by Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses * ''Sweet Nothing'', a 1999 album by Sonic's Rendezvous Band * ''Sweet Nothings'' (album), a 2014 album by Dog Fashion Disco * ''Sweet Nothings'', a 2013 EP by Plini Songs *"Sweet Nothin's", a 1959 song by Brenda Lee * "Sweet Nothing", a 1985 single by Working Week * "Sweet Nothing", a 2012 song by Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch * "Sweet Nothing" (Gabrielle Aplin song), 2015 * "Sweet Nothing" (Taylor Swift song), 2022 * "Sweet Nothings", a 1975 song by Loudon Wainwright III from '' Unrequited'' * "Sweet Nothings", a 2014 son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesseract (band)
Tesseract (often stylized as TesseracT) are an English progressive metal band from Milton Keynes. The band, formed in 2003, consists of Daniel Tompkins (lead vocals), Alec "Acle" Kahney (lead guitar and producer), James Monteith (rhythm guitar), Amos Williams (bass, backing vocals) and Jay Postones (drums, percussion). The band is currently signed to Kscope. They are credited as one of the bands to pioneer the djent movement in progressive metal. As of 2022, Tesseract have released four studio albums: '' One'', '' Altered State'', ''Polaris'' and ''Sonder'', as well as two live albums, ''Odyssey/Scala'' and ''Portals'', and the extended plays '' Concealing Fate'', '' Perspective'' and ''Errai''. History Early years (2003–2009) Tesseract started out in 2003 while founding member Acle Kahney was recording and writing with his band Mikaw Barish. Kahney was also involved in the unofficial predecessor to Tesseract, Fellsilent. French vocalist Julien Perier supplied vocals during T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periphery (band)
Periphery is an American progressive metal band formed in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Their musical style has been described as progressive metal, djent, and progressive metalcore. They are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal. They have also received a Grammy nomination. The band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, Jake Bowen, and drummer Matt Halpern. Since their self-titled debut, the band has released an additional five albums: '' Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'', the double album '' Juggernaut: Alpha'' and ''Omega'', '' Periphery III: Select Difficulty'' and '' Periphery IV: Hail Stan''. They've also released two EPs: ''Icarus EP'' and ''Clear''. All Periphery material is self-produced by the members of the band. History Formation and early line-up changes (2005–2009) Periphery was formed in 2005 by guitarist Misha Mansoor, who slowly gained a reputation on the Internet via a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedras Ramos
Hedras David Ramos Velasquez (colloquially: Hedras Ramos) (born February 3, 1992 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan multi-instrumentalist, specializing in guitar. Throughout his career he has opened for popular bands such as Kansas, Whitecross, Die Toten Hosen, and was chosen by Axl Rose to open for Guns N' Roses on their "Chinese Democracy" show in Guatemala. Biography Music career Hedras began his musical career at age 6 by learning to play the drums. It wasn't until 2005 however (at age 13) when Hedras became interested in learning guitar. He typically practiced 7 or more hours every day, even playing up to 12 hours a day during vacations from school. Entirely self-taught, Hedras pushed himself hard to master the guitar and on December 15, 2009, by the time he was 16 years old, he had composed and produced his first instrumental album New Sounds. Following this release was his instrumental Christmas album The Holy Gift of Shred which became available for purchase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelists (band)
Novelists (often known in print as Novelists FR) are a French progressive metalcore band from Paris who formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Out of Line Music. History Novelists was founded in 2013 by brothers Amael and Florestan Durand. Shortly after, Matteo Gelsomino, Nicolas Delestrade, and Charles-Henri Teule joined. In April 2014, they released a demo with 6 songs. In July 2015, they signed with the record label Arising Empire, and in November they released their debut studio album, ''Souvenirs''. In June 2017, the band released the single "The Light, the Fire". After this, they toured with While She Sleeps and Northlane. A month later, they signed with SharpTone Records, and released their second studio album, ''Noir'', in September 2017. Novelists released their third studio album, titled ''C'est La Vie'', in January 2020. In April 2020, the band parted ways with Gelsomino as vocalist and started an online audition process to find a new singer. On 27 October 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyharbor
Skyharbor is an Indian/American progressive metal band with members from New Delhi and Mumbai, India; and Cleveland, Ohio, US. History The band was initially guitarist Keshav Dhar's studio project, before TesseracT vocalist Daniel Tompkins contacted Dhar with an interest in collaborating with him in October 2010. Around the same time, Dhar and Maryland-based drummer Anup Sastry (Jeff Loomis, Intervals), who had uploaded several videos of himself performing Skyharbor songs to his YouTube channel, discussed the possibility of taking the material to the live stage. Roping in bassist Nikhil Rufus Raj, the band performed for the first time as an instrumental three-piece at the 2011 Bacardi NH7 Weekender festival. ''Blinding White Noise'' (2011–2013) After signing with Basick Records, the band released its debut album '' Blinding White Noise: Illusion and Chaos'' on 23 April 2012 worldwide as a double-disc album (''Illusion'' and ''Chaos''), featuring vocalists Tompkins and Sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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