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Rynatta Rynata’s ambition is to ‘take the listener on a journey’: “I will use whatever it takes to get my vision across. Besides, I love so many different styles of music, that I can never stay with just one thing. People think of me as a ‘shredder’ and yes, I love that more than anything.…

Janet Robin Janet Robin can be defined in a single word: musician. Many people attempt to make music, but few earn that illustrious title. Those in this business reserve that label for the rare individuals who consistently demonstrate a high level of talent, perseverance, taste and sensitivity over a period of time. To these people…

Amy Schugar Amy Schugar – An artist whose time has come… Before working with Michael Schenker and getting Japanese Record Deal, Amy Schugar had been developing her skills as a songwriter, arranger, singer and guitarist. Amy seemed to come from a musical background from the start. Her God Mother is the very famous Amalia Mendoza…

Poison Ivy It would be almost impossible to have never heard of The CRAMPS. Their career has been the stuff of legend. Dangerously bizarre but most of all cool, The CRAMPS represent everything that is truly reprehensible about rock’n’roll. Founding members Lux Interior (the psycho-sexual Elvis/Werewolf hybrid from hell) and guitar-slinging soul-mate Poison Ivy (the…

The case for online-only promotion by Brian Hazard I promote to establish and nurture a genuine relationship with my fans. I measure my success by the number of subscribers to my mailing list. Notice I said mailing list, not Twitter followers or MySpace “friends.” I’m talking about the people who grant me permission through a…

Lita Ford At age 11 Lita was given a nylon string guitar and taught herself to play along with her favorite records with alot of encouragement from her parents who made her practise. She went to her first concert to see Black Sabbath with her cousin at age 13 and was totally blown away, deciding…

Feist Feist launched her solo music career in 1999 with the release (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), which failed on charts worldwide. Her subsequent studio albums, Let It Die, released in 2004, and The Reminder, released in 2007, were critically acclaimed and commercially successful, selling over 2.5 million copies. The Reminder earned Feist four Grammy…

Kelley Deal Kelley Deal was born 11 minutes before her sister. The Deal twins grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. The sisters first played together in their late teens, Kim playing guitar and both sisters singing Hank Williams songs in biker bars. They both had an opportunity to join the…

Lori Linstruth Linstruth first came to prominence in the late eighties when she was featured in Mike Varney’s “Spotlight” column in Guitar Player magazine. She moved from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and, after a short stint in local band Jaded Lady, formed Warbride along with former Rude Girl drummer Sandy Sledge. Linstruth left Warbride…

Patty Larkin Patty Larkin grew up in a musical and artistic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Descended from a long line of Irish American singers and taletellers, her mother was a painter, her sisters both musicians. She learned at a young age to appreciate the beauty and magic of the arts. She began classical piano studies…

Joni Mitchell A singer, composer and lyricist of exceptional talent and unmatched influence, Joni Mitchell has crafted an extraordinary body of work spanning more than 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the brightest musical lights of recent generations. Fans, fellow musicians and critics have delighted in an ever-evolving creative journey, with songs…

Teena Marie Teena Marie was an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was known as Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie, and rose to prominence in the late 70s and 80s, striking a musical and personal partnership with funk legend Rick James. It was then that she acquired the nickname of Lady Tee…

Liz Phair Phair’s entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there. After being unsuccessful as an artist in San Francisco and moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs…

Joan Armatrading 3 times Grammy nominated British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading is the first female UK artist to have debuted at number 1 in the Billboards Blues charts. She is also the first female UK artist to be nominated for a Grammy in the blues category. One of Britain’s female artists who has stood the test…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joan Baez 2008 was a landmark year for Joan Baez, marking 50 years since she began her legendary residency at Boston’s famed Club 47. She remains a musical force of nature whose influence is incalculable – marching on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King Jr., inspiring Vaclav Havel in…

Lemon James Lemon’s interest in music was inspired by soul-stirring guitar work from a Pink Floyd album. Her inspiration to express herself through music has since become Lemon’s one desire that lives down to her soul. Dissatisfied with the guitars available to her, Lemon built her first guitar in 1989. Starting with hand-drawn sketches she…

Kaki King I never made records for other people,” she says. “My evolution from record to record has been personal, not commercial. For example, there’s none of the “guitar tapping” that I’m known for. There not a single bit of it on the record except for a half a second on ‘The Hoopers of Hudspeth.’”…

Cari Dell Cari Dell, born and raised in Austin, Texas, knows what it takes to compete in the,” Live Music Capitol of the World”. Cari took her first guitar lesson at the age of 12 and has never looked back! Cari fronts her three-piece band with crystal clear vocal and mind blowing guitar work. She…

Sue Foley Sue Foley is considered to be one of the finest blues/roots artists working today. Born in Canada Sue was signed to the legendary Texas blues record label Antone’s when she was barely out of her teens. There she became a mainstay in the Austin music scene for many years as an accomplished guitarist,…