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Juliette Commagere
Juliette Commagere is a Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter who was formerly the lead singer and keytar player of the band Hello Stranger. In 2008, she began a solo career with the release of ''Queens Die Proudly''. Commagere has also performed with Maynard James Keenan of Tool (band), Tool's project Puscifer, The Bird and the Bee, Nick Lowe, Ry Cooder, Linda Perry and Liz Phair. She has opened for Air (French band), Air, Foo Fighters, The Bird and the Bee, Pete Yorn, Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe, and played the Latitude Festival with Bat for Lashes as well as co-headlining the 2nd annual Manimal Festival in Joshua Tree, CA with Warpaint (band), Warpaint, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Hecuba (band), Hecuba. Her solo work has been featured in numerous television shows and films including ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice'', ''Emily Owens, M.D.'', ''Drop Dead Diva'', ''Femme Fatales (TV series), Femme Fatales'', ''The Power of Two'', ''Good Dick'' and ''All t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keytar
A keytar (a portmanteau of ''keyboard'' and ''guitar'') is a keyboard instrument similar to a synthesizer or MIDI controller that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, similar to the way a guitar is held. Overview Though the term "keytar" has been used since the introduction of the instrument, it was not used by a major manufacturer until 2012, when the Alesis company referred to the "Vortex", the company's first product of this type, as a "USB/MIDI Keytar Controller”. Keytars allow players a greater range of movement onstage, compared to conventional keyboards, which are placed on stationary stands or which are part of heavy, floor-mounted structures. The instrument has a musical keyboard for triggering musical notes and sounds. Various controls are placed on the instrument's "neck", including those for Pitch (music), pitch bends, vibrato, portamento, and sustain. Keytars may either contain their own synthesizer engines, or be MIDI controllers. In either c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
