MELODIC ENERGY COMMISSION was formed many centuries ago to investigate and experiment with the energy caused by melodies, portrayed through sound patterns often classified as music.
Their original sound patterns were inscribed into clay cylinders and later, vinyl platters then distributed throughout the galaxies. Eventually, the investigations expanded to rhythmic and atonal pattern interpretation. So, more recordings have been created during these investigations and began appearing around planet earth.
On their recent plastic discs the Commissioners have placed advanced communications, disguised as songs and elaborate soundscapes.

•  Interesting, very colorful.

AdDM : An ordinary decent guy, likes: minimalism, radios, 9v batteries, senselessness, cigarettes, things that go up and down, sugar, no-budget films, beer, windows in general, doors in particular, pretty things, almost-pretty things, sitdowntragedy, amplifiers, mickey mouseshaped clouds, candles, sockets, cables, helicopters, supermarkets, trees, big cities, dusty old analog stuff, National Geographic Channel, squirrels with attitude and fishing.
Likes to make: a futile attempt at producing new sounds and music in a coherent way, clutching at straws of coolness, celibrating the new cliche, delibrately rattlin' the emotional chain, creating uhm... something.
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The story of AdDM:

"PCM consumer audio recording began in June of 1978 with the introduction of the PCM-1 14-bit Betamax accessory for recording and playback of digital audio with an 80db dynamic range. One month later AdDM was born. Not soon after that the digital revolution hit the globe.

Influenced by musicians such as sonik youth and glenn branca, AdDM started experimenting with tonality and songwriting at the age of 14. All songs where recorded on consumer casetteplayers with built-in microphone.

7 Years later AdDM bought a harddiskrecording-system to
be able to record better demo's. By accident he discovered his skills in electronic music, and decided to try his hand at electronics for a few years, always, in the back of his mind, wanting to return to the music that started it all.

AdDM's debut was an mp3-release called "Six feet down to earth", a selection of sketches where he experimented by various compression-techniques
In 2004, Preocupado saw the light, and all was full circle again.

AdDM's studio, apart from some expensive hi-end recording-gear, could be described as stuck in time in 1982. 85% of AdDM's gear is as old or older than AdDM. Which is exactly the way he likes it. AdDM doesnt own an ipod. AdDM doesn't like hi-tech. AdDM likes cables and knobs."
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Other releases by AdDM:
Chamber music: selected works and sketches (2005)
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upcoming release:
+5volt trigger suicide..

•  interesting
•  weird
•  Ahaha
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I'm a drummer/guitar player turned music producer. As a means to perform my tracks with artists when a band is not possible I became a DJ. With the added turntablism I've been able to come up with what i think is some very interesting stuff.

Pablo Collado is an inspired artist born in Guatemala City in the 1960's. He began his self-taught studies of flute at the age of 8 years and guitar at the age of 11, when his father Santiago Collado taught his first knowledge of acoustic guitar, his mother Alicia Collado provides moral support for all his projects. He began to compose music at the age of 12 and began to perform in concerts for guitar. He continued his practices of flute and guitar with his father and brother Ulises Collado with whom they formed a group of mystic acoustic music.

Pablo also formed musical groups with his sisters Varinia Collado (guitar and voices) and Clarita Collado (voices). Later, Pablo continued his musical career in the National Conservatory of Music in Guatemala where he received knowledge of harmony, piano, traverse flute, musical notation, and history of the music. Pablo has given an immense amount of presentations and concerts in several countries apart from Guatemala. He has traveled to Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Germany, and Switzerland. At the moment Pablo enjoys his stay in Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Belize, where he has brought up an extensive experience in culture and music.

Pablo has recorded a total of 10 albums which are now for sale through various gift shops and record stores throughout Belize and Guatemala. He continues to produce music and now he has found out about his new and improved painting skills.

I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and my earliest musical influences include fretting over the fate of the Nowhere Man, a ‘Graceland' tape that was stuck in the family car's cassette player for three years, and far too many viewings of the movie Labrynth. I'm now living in Banff, Alberta - jamming on hallway pianos, doing a radio show on Radio90 fm, and writing and recording new songs.

SUPERFUNKTION are the biggest thing to hit Tokyo since Godzilla. They’ve had more hits on MySpace than James Brown’s kissed himself, and are currently cutting up more Asian disco floors than Kool & The Gang at a breakdance competition. Masterminded by chief songwriters, Canadian lead singer, Todd Shymko (aka Toddy), and Dutch-born backing vocalist and percussionist, Marcel Albert (aka Von Groovemeister), this explosive duo first hooked up in the summer of 2006, laid down their first FUNK-flexing tunes in spring 2007 (mini album "disfunksonfire!"), and will be one of the bands to watch out for in 2008.
Greatly complimented by some of Tokyo`s finest up-and-coming musical talent in the line-up: - Minato Hattori (bass); Chris "Tree-Top" Wells (drums); Saito Hirotsugu (guitar); Kai Ruthrof (keys); Marcus "Hitman" Pittman (sax) - and are, in their own words “Going to be the first multi-cultural band to break out of Japan and entertain the world.” And who would doubt it? Full of in-the-pocket grooves and with more hooks than a butcher`s meat locker. Every gig is a party, every performance a high-energy affair guaranteed to put love in your heart, a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
The band carry an old-skool aesthetic with a nu-skool edge, and are heading down the FUNK freeway. So, hitch a ride, as SUPERFUNKTION eat up those white lines on the road to Groove City. Get in and strap yourselves down. The engine’s already started.

•  Loving this song
•  That fresh sound I've wanted

Autobiography of an Unsigned Artist
David Anderson and How Twilight's Edge Began

David played his first guitar at age 20. It was an acoustic that basically introduced him to chords and notes on the fret board. Then it was shortly after that, he purchased his first real electric guitar, a Fender Stratocaster. A couple of years later, a Les Paul custom and to add the icing on the cake, a hand made Boogie Amp manufactured by Mesa Engineering around 1982.

Since he began playing, David was in and out of garage bands, always maintaining the Rock Genre. With the discovery of Michael Schenker, his dream was to play like Michael, but was just not capable of shredding, so instead, he created his own style of playing that has become his signature sound. In the beginning, lots of negativity came his way, but that didn't stop him pursuing the guitar.

His style seemed to become more refined as time went along. Emotion seemed to become more prevalent in his playing. His guitar playing has achieved a level of certain viturosity and giving him the ability to venture out as a solo artist with songs that are beautifully layered track on top of track with different guitar sounds all in synchronization with each other. Thus Twilight's Edge has been created.

Twilight's Edge is a musical entity that explores new areas of Rock/Metal. It is an alternative to commercial Rock & Metal music and is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the core of Twilight's Edge is Artist, Recording Engineer, Producer and Manufacturer, David Anderson. David's playing is a translation of 70's and 80's Rock guitarists and culminated into a distinctive style that truly is his own. As you listen to David's playing, you just might catch glimpses of Leslie West (Mountain), Ronnie Montrose (Hagar), Paul Kossoff (Free), Brian May (Queen) or even Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) and many other rock Legends of the 70's and early 80's.

On the other side of Twilight's Edge is Nick Anderson, a young guitarist usually found in the Thrash/Death Metal realm. Nick took time out of his busy schedule to contribute a very tasty piece of Metal with an eerie instrumental that will surely catch your attention.

Around 1988, David bought some studio gear and began experimenting around with recording. Learning what the equipment was capable of and stretching it to the limits. After a few short months, things came to a halt and the equipment sat for about 15 years.

Then during the winter of 2003 David had an inspiration in music and was able to capture
some very tasty Rock/Metal sounds. In about 8 consecutive weekends, David came up with enough material to cover 2 CD's. 8 of those songs ended up on the Simply Guitar album. The rest will end up on either the 2nd or 3rd CD's.

And so began a 3 year journey into the creation of a very unique and quite different CD titled Simply Guitar.

It was through the Simply Guitar journey that provided the experience needed to self produce and self manufacture a CD. This all provides a basis for future projects that may also involve other musicians and/or artists.

David has produced a CD that is unique and different than any other of its kind. Only the electric guitar is used to produce the basic beat, a passion and a melodic drive that the end result is nothing less than music with a life of its own.

David Anderson has proven that he has the ability to go solo on a CD project without the assistance from any production group or groups to get the job done. This then becomes a labor of love for the craft as well as the music produced by that craft.

This phase of the journey is now over and has morphed into a more complex Twilight's Edge, a more mature artist has emerged.

Cheers and Best Regards,
David Anderson
Twilight's Edge & d.e.a. music

(*** PLEASE READ ALL OF BIOGAPHY & SEE OUR PICTURES FOR CONTACT INFORMATION - THANKS! ***) THE BUSH LEAGUE was born on a cool March night in 2007 on a front porch in a cloud of cigar smoke and optimism. THE BUSH LEAGUE is ROYCE (bass), JOHNJAY (lead vocals), THE CHI (emcee, second vocals, tambourine), BEN H. (guitar), and JOHN-D (drums). THE BUSH LEAGUE plays the music that influences its members. They call their style of music FuB&RR, which stands for Funk, Blues & Rock and Roll!!! The FuB&RR sound is then given a healthy slathering of soul and hip hop and the result is something like a bowl of Muddy Waters coated with hot Funkadelic sauce with some Public Enemy sprinkles on top. Then the whole thing is garnished with a sprig of Otis Redding to complete the sonic feast. The mission of THE BUSH LEAGUE is to make people feel good and dance and they will do that by any musical means necessary... (*** Don't Forget To Check Out Our Pictures To See Our Contact Information! *** )

Derek and the Wonderdogs were formed in the winter of 2007 for a brief one-off show, playing just one song. Formed just an hour prior to showtime, the musical chemistry quickly showed itself, and they quickly learned the song just in time for the performance. It all went well, and the musicians decided to make this more than a one-off thing. Since then, they have played at a number of events, namely their school's film festival, and their multiple Improv Night events, for which they have become the house band. They soon began to forge their own sound, a unique blend of heavy blues-rock, jazz-influenced jamming, and a 70s singer-songwriter writing sense. Soon to be playing around LI during the summer.

The term "justmegan" plain and simply began as a stage name that was used to represent an 18 year old girl, Megan Carlson, a singer/songwriter from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This name has remarkably evolved from a one-woman-band to a tight, rock and blues group, with each member offering an essential, irreplaceable talent.

You might ponder, "is that a typo?" No! You have read correctly. "justmegan," all lowercase letters and one word, to boot, is completely deliberate. What started as a clear indication of a young woman establishing herself in the musical world, has grown into a close-knit group of musicians completely using their individual talents to accentuate her original songs. Together, they have created a very unique sound that blends blues, rock, and indie music with influences from various other genres to become quite the musical force. The name was originally intended, "Just Megan." to be certain people would know there was, in fact, just Megan: her guitar, her vocals, and her raw implausible gift for writing deep, melodic songs of well beyond her years. Her paradigms were entirely shifted, as her hopes of having a full band to support her music had finally come to pass. "I love to create independently. But, by no means am I the lime-lighter type. I firmly believe that as an artist, you have to be willing to be a team player and work together and compromise. You can't do it all on your own. When that begins, sadly, it's reflected in your music. They don't say two heads are better than one for nothing!" Carlson chuckles. "Besides, there's no feeling better than other musicians wanting to play TO you! It's easy to go strictly acoustic all the time," she articulates.

In June of 2006, the band released their first album as a unit, Blue Avenue, gaining a whole new entourage of fans and radio stations, as well as a well-known author from Alabama, "Quillan." "[The album] is a well "put-together" project [with] excellent music, well written lyrics, and good photo work. I highly recommend it," he raves.

In addition to writing and performing inimitable tunes for all types of listeners, the band is extremely passionate towards using music to benefit assorted organizations. In the past, a track off their debut album was featured on a compilation disc to benefit cancer research. Most currently, the band is working with Illumina Records. Their latest endeavor was participating in a "Rockers for Life" campaign to promote drunk driving awareness.

As if this now 22 year old front woman for "justmegan" isn't busy enough with creating music, she is a recent college graduate teaching elementary students, in addition to creating digital art for an accomplished author, while continuing to photograph as a side hobby. Her vocals have been compared to those of Pat Benatar, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, Tracy Chapman, Chrissy Hynde of the Pretenders, Blondie, Joan Jett, Jewel, Ani Difranco, Lisa Marie Presley, and most recently, Aimee Mann.

Currently, the band has just released their second album, I Get What I Want, and their music is being played on over 100 FM radio stations, as well as numerous Internet stations, podcasts, and XM/Satellite radio. For more information, or to hear sample tracks, visit www.justmegan.net or check out their myspace site at www.myspace.com/justmeganmusic.

We are also currently on TONS of sites so please be sure to check them all out! (listed below)
Visit www.justmegan.net to see them all!

Stacy Wray and Gus Austin are Tumble: an acoustic duo whose gutsy, mood-driven songs swing from pensive and melancholy to playful and sassy. Their music is cinematic, haunting, poetic, highly visual and gorgeous.

Tumble spent five years in Seattle searching for their niche in between post-grunge rock and neo-geek pop. In 1998, they recorded and co-produced their debut album Gravity on their own label PepperAlley Records. After years of enduring rain, mold and complaints about those damn Californians taking over the wild Pacific Northwest, it was time for a warm change and a new millennium. And so, it was time to become a damn Californian. Stacy and Gus moved to Los Angeles in the spring of 2000.

Tumble just released their new EP Sleeping Makes You Stronger on PepperAlley Records. They currently perform at very intimate venues around Los Angeles, and are busy writing music for placement in independent films.

•  Tori Amos All The Way
•  Love it
•  Great Voice
•  Shades of Mae Moore

Plunkett: an English boy and an Italian girl.
Both Ian and Lara had a love for music from a very early age.
After studying music at Rome, writing and recording with the ambient project Ex Machina and alternative electro pop group Otero, Lara became a partner and A&R of the Dune Records, an independent italian label based in Florence.
Ian had always played in bands and after finally finding like minded musicians the electro pop/rock band ‘Pukromo' was born. In late 1999 Pukromo signed to Dune Records recording their debut album ‘Promise Me Kill Me' during 2000.
Life’s funny sometimes and although the label and band folded, Ian and Lara got together.
Frustrated by the mechanisms and ties of the music biz and tired of their ‘electronic’ past, they focused on their emotions, on themselves. Without any thought or the pressure of trying be anything other than that. Themselves.
In 2006 their debut album ’14 Days’ was released. An acoustic orientated, intimate album of alternative contemporary folk rock. The album received an unexpected critic and listener's acclaim through the internet leading them to being featured artists on some of the most important independent music sites throughout the world. Many of the songs have also since been used in two American independent films: Dave's Date (Forbidden Foot) by Natasha Guruleva (Accent Works) and A Hell Shared by Karl Rose (Current Production).
2008 sees the release of Plunkett’s second album ‘Folk Songs’. Contrasting its predecessor, although still remaining alternative contemporary folk rock, the sound and feeling of the album is much more direct with as much emphasis on the lyrics as on the music.

With a desire to only write songs and move people, Plunkett choose to remain independent artists and work outside of the mainstream music business.

Plunkett make Independent music for independent minds.

To know more about Plunkett and their upcoming releases visit their website www.plunkett-music.com.

•  Short and Sweet.
•  Simon and Garfunkle Like
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Tallyho is the side project of the brother's Lambert. We don't usually practice too much. Kobra writes the songs and Kobra Jr. slams them out on the skins of sin in the studio. We're helped along the way by Jesse, Stromer and some new members for the next album. Hopefully 2006 will bring another album and a live show.

SkyRyder was created as a jam band in the summer of 2006 when Greg Pierson on bass, Kevin Pierson on lead guitar and Cody Campbell on drums got together. After a year of searching Tanner archer added the last piece of the puzzle on vocals. We have recently started doing more live shows and hope to expand our fanbase as much as possible. SkyRyder combines old school classic rock licks and vocals with new age and more aggresive percussion. We are here to bring back the legitimacy of Rock and Roll in this world.

THE SHORT
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-the man cable- is the pseudonym that I use in my guise as a music producer and electronic music artist. For my drumming gigs, I usually just go by Robert Cummings.

In recent years, I’ve worked deeply with Steinberg Nuendo, my current favourite audio platform in the digital realm. My expertise includes mixing (digital/analog) and mastering, group and vocal tracking, live and studio drumming, drum programming, arranging and editing. I also have contacts to a wide range of pro musicians around the world. The music projects I’ve worked on or performed with have ranged from electronics to rock to jazz to everything in between ... even childrens’ CDs!

THE LONG
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Born and raised in winter-blasted Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, I began drumming in 1983. I studied privately there until 1986 when I moved to the mild coastal climes of Vancouver, BC. After studying with jazz drum instructors there (Jim Chivers), I gained initial playing experience with touring/recording acts such as People Playing Music and Juno award-winning Alpha Yaya Diallo from Guinea, Africa. After an intermediate stop in Paris, France, I moved to Berlin, Germany in 1992 where I continued working as a drummer/percussionist in several groups.
In Berlin, I recorded percussion on two CDs by Genetic Drugs (”Karma Club” in 1993 and “Karma Pharma” in 1996) and became interested in the possibilities of electronics in music through work with Janek Siegele (Jayrope, Hardman, Girls United, The Sighs, klikklak records). The two co-founded the half-live, half-electronic avant pop band Rope in 1996 and completed “Rope Hotel” in 1997 for Alec Empire’s Geist imprint. A follow-up CD, “It’s No Fun To Compute”, was released in 2000. In the meantime, he started his solo project as the man cable and released a debut CD entitled “derouting” in 2000. This project continues to this day and a new release is planned for 2005.
From 1999 to 2001, I performed and recorded as drummer/percussionist with the renowned Die Geschwister Pfister, a comedy and music act that played to full houses throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland. “The Voice of Snow White” was released in 2000 on Traumton records. During this period, I also contributed live electronics to the well-known 17 Hippies on their project The Sexy Ambient Hippies. This culminated in the release “17 Hippies Play Sexy Ambient Hippies” (Hipster Records/ Soul Food) in 2003.
I joined Klaus Janek’s electro-acoustic jazz-dancefloor project DeeQ in 2001 and worked on the CD “Fresher Than Air” in 2002. Also in 2002, I started production on Alpendub—a wild mixture of German alpine sounds with dubbed-out grooves that has aroused interest throughout the world. Alpendub has two releases thus far: “the man cable presents Alpendub” in 2003 and “Jo-Delay” in 2004.
I perform live on a regular basis as a drummer/ percussionist in settings ranging from jazz trio (Matias König Trio) to cajun/zydeco (Colinda) to straight-of-the-saddle country (The Maplewood Boys) to live electronic collaborations (the man cable vs. NBI) to crooner swing jazz (The Swingin Bohemians). As of fall/winter 2006, I will be performing with Denis Fischer in Six Strings That Drew Blood.

Dreaming in Silence
Mexican Guitarist Singer Songwriter with Cuban roots performs a spirited hybrid of African and Latin rhythms exuding Dogma and Ritual. He is an entirely compelling performer and continues to reap fans internationally with his powerful songs and authentic solid guitar playing.

KlezFactor has been percolating under the radar of the Toronto music scene since 2004, and is becoming one of Toronto's most musically accomplished bands.

Creating a fusion of rock, jazz, classical and klezmer (Eastern-European Jewish folk) music, KlezFactor highlights 6 of the finest up and coming musicians in Toronto.

Featuring a sound never heard before, KlezFactor's debut CD, "The Golem of Bathurst Manor", has been called "daring and creative" and "well off the beaten path". The album features 6 original tracks by bandleader (and saxophonist/clarinetist) Mike Anklewicz as well as re-invisionings of 4 traditional Klezmer tunes. Joining Anklewicz are pianist Ali Berkok, drummer Gregg Brennan, guitarist Mark Pellizzer, bassist Steve Gotlib and violinist Jennifer Burford.

KlezFactor has played shows at the Renaissance Cafe, the Free Times Cafe, The Bagel, the Tranzac Club and Markham Theatre, and they will be featured at the City of Toronto's "Tuesday Night Live" concert series in June of 2006.

"The style is called Nouveau Flamenco and Langley acoustic
guitarist John Gilliat is blazingly good at it. Light a candle,
pour some camomile and don't wonder how he
moves his hands so fast or you'll just stress."
John P. McLaughlin, The Province Newspaper

When John Gilliat holds his acoustic guitar he holds technique and emotion in melodic balance and holds his audience in the palm of his hand.

He didn't come by his gift overnight of course. The Canadian-born musician picked up the guitar when he was just 9 years old. By the time he had graduated from High School, he was ready to take the show on the road, touring across Canada and the United States with various pop groups playing venues such as Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

After several years touring North America John took the time to formally study his art. He took private lessons with various teachers and later majored in jazz at Capilano College, where he received a scholarship and graduated with top honours. In the guitar, John had found his instrument but he was still searching for his muse.

At age 26 he immersed himself in Flamenco guitar tradition, inspired by the teaching methods of Juan Martin and listening to the incredible sounds of Paco de Lucia, Paco Pena, Sabicas and many others. John spent the next 6 years studying Flamenco, practicing 8 to 10 hours a day. The effort would pay off and the accolades would follow. In 1995, John won "Best Acoustic Guitar Performance" in the Music West Star Frets Competition. He won Vancouver's Unplugged Competition in 1996 and, in 1997 he became a finalist in Vancouver's Global Star Quest.

Like all great performers, John feeds off the energy of a live audience. The stage is where his heart soars and his music flows. As a 'guitar for hire', John would find his way onto the stage, performing for the Vancouver Playhouse, Michael Barabas, Radio Europe, Alyssa Nielsen, Gypsalero and opening for such notable artists as Cirque du Soleil, Mae Moore and acoustic guitar masters, Strunz and Farah.

Practice makes perfect and passion makes magic.

In May of 1999 John released his own independent instrumental CD titled "Freedom". A showcase for his considerable guitar talents, Freedom embraced world beat musical elements of flamenco, Latin and Jazz. Above all, Freedom was recorded with the hope to share the peace, joy and excitement John feels when performing for audiences around the globe.

In 2002 John released his second CD called "Peace". Picking right up where Freedom left off, Peace forges further still down the path John has carved out for his music. Passionate and fiery flamenco guitars and beautiful melodies intertwine with exotic percussion, bass and drums. The 2002 West Coast Music Awards nominated Peace as "Best Instrumental Release - Non Classical".

In 2003 John released his 3rd CD titled Christmas, A wonderful collection of holiday classics played on flamenco guitars, accompanied by bass and percussion.

The corporate world has embraced John's music as well, through recent performances for prestigious clients like MasterCard, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Verizon, Lehman Brothers, Sun America. He's also had the distinction of playing for Canada's Head of State, Prime Minister, Jean Chretien.

Over 14,000 copies of John's albums have been sold to date.

John Gilliat continues to offer new direction and contemporary expression to Flamenco, Nouveau Flamenco and Flamenco Rumba, touring festivals and headlining concerts with his quartet (bass, 2 guitars, and percussion). He even finds time to perform regularly with Vancouver's hot gypsy jazz club quartet, "Gypsalero".

Now following four successful Japanese tours, including the first-ever concert on an open-air train, performing live on NHK Radio along with various other Japanese radio and television programs and playing Expo 2005 in Aichi. John has released his latest CD in Japan and Canada titled "Beyond Boundaries". The new CD continues to offer new direction and contemporary expression to Nouveau Flamenco, Flamenco Rumba and Jazz. Included in Beyond Boundaries is a very special composition titled "Onishi", created from the beautiful images, sounds and excitement John experienced during his performances at Fujiyama Koen Park in Onishi, Japan.