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Slim Moon (b. ], United States) is the founder of the independent music label, Kill Rock Stars. He also started its sister label, 5 Rue Christine. Slim and his wife, who now runs KRS, decided to make 5RC dormant, and in 2007 5RC released its final records for the present time.
Moon is a partner in...
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Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as simply Brian Eno (pronounced /ˈiːnoʊ/), is an English musician, composer, record producer, music theorist and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known as one of the principal innovators of ambient...
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Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington, USA. Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, Dub...
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Matt Black (real name Matthew Cohn) is a British DJ and one half of music duo Coldcut (along with Jonathan More).
As a college student, he was a member of a band called The Jazz Insects, whose first single was played by John Peel in his radio show.
Black is widely regarded as one of the most...
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Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.
Lee was born in Orange County, California, the son of Carol (née Weaver), a homemaker, and Greg Lee. He was...
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Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and, as of mid-2009, the co-head of Columbia Records.
One of the most prominent names in popular music, Rubin came to prominence in the 1980s as the original DJ of the Beastie Boys, and for co...
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Berry Gordy, Jr. (born November 28, 1929) is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.
Gordy, Jr. (born in Detroit, Michigan) was the seventh of eight children born to the middle class family of Berry Gordy II (a.k.a. Berry Gordy, Sr....
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Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer. His best known character in the United Kingdom is Alan Partridge, the grotesque sports reporter-turned-television chat show host-turned-regional radio presenter who featured in several television...
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Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿, Miyazaki Hayao, born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a prominent Japanese filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company.
He remained largely unknown to the West, until Miramax released...
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Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 in Los Angeles, USA – November 22, 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an American jazz music impresario and producer.
Granz was a fundamental figure in American jazz, especially from about 1947 to 1960. He was the founder of five record labels: Clef, Norgran, Down Home,...