2003 ARTIST GLOSSARY
Agent K: Kaidi Tatham, techno-house artist/producer from London
Ellen Allien: Techno DJ/producer/vocalist from Berlin
Anberlin: Rock quintet from Orlando, Fla., led by vocalist Stephen Christian
Antenne: Electronic/post-rock project of Danish musician Kim Hansen
Aphrohead: Alterego of Felix Stallings, Jr. (aka Felix da Housecat), techno DJ/producer from Chicago
Apparat: Laptop electronica artist from Berlin
Appliance: Art-rock trio from England featuring vocalist James Brooks
Richard Ashcroft: English singer/songwriter, former leader of The Verve
Basement Jaxx: Simon Ratcliffe & Felix Buxton, techno-house duo from London
Bettie Serveert: Guitar-pop quartet from Amsterdam led by vocalist Carol van Dijk
Bleu: Boston rock collective led by singer/songwriter William (Bleu) McAuley
Haley Bonar: Canadian-born folk-pop singer/songwriter from Rapid City, South Dakota
David Bowie: Veteran English singer/songwriter/actor
Broadcast: Psychedelic electronic pop trio featuring vocalist Trish Kennan
Broken Social Scene: Eleven-person rock collective from Toronto
BT: Brian Transeau, classically trained electronica artist/DJ/producer from Washington, DC
Cave In: Rock quartet from Boston led by guitarist/vocalist Stephen Brodsky
Celebrity: Rock quartet from Nashville led by guitarist/vocalist Lance Black
Cibelle: Jazz-electronica vocalist from Sao Paolo, Brazil
Clatter: Vocalist/bassist Amy Humphrey and drummer Joe Hayes, Missouri-based rock duo from Seattle
Clue To Kalo: Mark Mitchell, post-rock/electronic-pop musician from Adelaide, Australia
Dashboard Confessional: Rock quartet from Boca Raton, Florida led by vocalist Chris Carrabba
Detalles: Andres Bucci and Kate Simko, Chilean-American electronica duo
Kevin Devine: Acoustic-based singer/songwriter from New York City (ex-Miracle of ‘86)
Dinky: Pseudonym of Alejandra Iglesias, techno DJ/artist from Santiago, Chile
Kathleen Edwards: Rock singer/songwriter from Ottawa
808 State: Veteran electronica trio from Manchester, England
Evanescence: Rock quartet from Little Rock led by vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody
The Exies: Rock quartet from southern California led by former sound engineer Scott Stevens
Fiction Plane: Rock trio from London led by guitarist/vocalist Joe Sumner
The Fire Theft: Seattle rock trio led by vocalist Jeremy Enigk; three-fourths of Sunny Day Real Estate
Firewater: Multi-genre New York rock collective featuring vocalist Tod A.
Fleetwood Mac: Veteran Anglo-American pop group based in Los Angeles
Four Tet: Pseudonym of Kieran Habden, British post-rock/electronica artist, Fridge guitarist
Further Seems Forever: Rock quintet from Pompano Beach, Fla., led by vocalist Jason Gleason
Dave Gahan: English electronic rock singer/songwriter, Depeche Mode vocalist
Groove Armada: Multi-genre electronica duo from London
Gemma Hayes: Singer/songwriter from Ballyporeen, Ireland
Helicopter Helicopter: Boston alt-pop quartet featuring vocalists Chris Zerby & Julie Chadwick
H_Foundation: Eric Galaviz and Brian Varga, San Diego-based techno-house duo
Kristin Hersh: Singer-songwriter from Newport, Rhode Island; co-founder of Throwing Muses
Idlewild: Rock quintet from Edinburgh featuring vocalist Roddy Woomble
Imitation Electric Piano: Chicago jazz/post-rock collective led by Simon Johns of Stereolab
Jane’s Addiction: Rock quartet from Los Angeles led by vocalist Perry Farrell
Adam Johnson: Electronica artist from Minneapolis
Kenna: Ethiopian-born US-raised multigenre singer/songwriter
Alexander Kowalski: Techno artist from Greifswald, Germany
Annie Lennox: Singer/songwriter from Aberdeen, Scotland; Eurythmics co-founder and vocalist
Georg Levin: Deep-house artist/producer from Lüneberg, Germany
The Lithium Project: Jason Farrall and Kenny Clarke, avant-jazz/electronica duo
Living Colour: New York rock quartet led by guitarist Vernon Reid and vocalist Corey Glover
London Elektricity: Drum-and-bass collective led by Londoner Tony Colman
Longwave: Rock quartet from New York led by vocalist Steve Schiltz
Lowfish: Gregory de Rocher, electro composer and synthesist from Toronto, founder of Suction Records
Mae: Alt-rock quintet from Norfolk, Virginia, featuring vocalist Dave Gimenez
Daniel Magg: Techno-house DJ/artist from Germany (ex-Wordless People)
Manitoba: Pseudonym of Dan Snaith, Canadian electronic musician
Massive Attack: Seminal chillout-electronica trio from Bristol, England
Sarah McLachlan: Singer/songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tom McRae: Folk-influenced singer/songwriter from Chelmsford, England
John Mellencamp: Veteran rock singer-songwriter from Seymour, Indiana
Metallica: Veteran heavy-rock quartet from San Francisco led by drummer Lars Ulrich
Metric: Canadian-American electro-rock quartet featuring keyboardist/vocalist Emily Haines
Midwest Product: Electro/post-rock trio from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alton Miller: Techno-house DJ/producer from Detroit
Mull Historical Society: Alt-pop collective led by Glasgow multi-instrumentalist Colin McIntyre
Nada Surf: Rock trio from New York City led by guitarist/vocalist Matthew Caws
Leona Naess: New York-based singer/songwriter from Norway
MeShell Ndegeocello: Acoustic funk/folk singer/songwriter/bassist from Virginia
New Amsterdams: Lawrence, KS, studio rock quartet led by vocalist Matt Pryor (Get Up Kids)
The Notwist: Post-rock/electronic trio from Weilheim, Germany
OSI: Techno-rock quintet featuring current and former members of Dream Theater and Fates Warning
Paloalto: Rock quartet from Los Angeles led by guitarist/vocalist James Grundler
Park: Rock quartet from Springfield, Illinois led by guitarist/vocalist Ladd Mitchell
A Perfect Circle: Los Angeles rock quintet fronted by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan
Placebo: Multinational punk-influenced glam-rock trio led by English vocalist Brian Molko
Plaid: Ed Handley and Andy Turner, electronica duo from London
The Pleased: Rock quintet from San Francisco led by guitarist/vocalist Noah Georgeson
Rachel’s: Louisville-based chamber/post-rock collective
Radiohead: Rock quintet from Oxford, UK led by vocalist Thom Yorke
Rainer Maria: Rock trio from Madison, WI, featuring bassist/vocalist Caithlin De Marrais
Revis: Rock quintet from Carbondale, IL featuring vocalist Justin Holman
Rithma: Pseudonym of Etienne Stehelin, techno artist from Topanga Canyon, California
The Rum Diary: Jam-rock/post-rock quartet from Cotati, California
The Sea And Cake: Jazz/post-rock quartet from Chicago featuring vocalist Sam Prekop
Seal: Singer/songwriter from Paddington, England
Sense Field: Rock quintet from California featuring vocalist Jon Bunch; disbanded in 2003
Sloan: Veteran alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Slow Coming Day: Rock quartet from Huntington Beach, Calif., featuring vocalist Orion Walsh
Slowpho: Christian Watkins and Hilde Drange, downtempo electronic pop duo from Norway
Slowride: Rock trio from Dallas led by guitarist/vocalist Dan Phillips
Some Girls: Rock trio from Boston led by vocalist Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies)
South: Rock trio from London featuring vocalist Joel Cadbury
Stars: Alternative pop quartet from Toronto featuring vocalist Amy Millan
Steadman: Rock quintet from Hastings, England led by vocalist/guitarist Simon Steadman
Steely Dan: Donald Fagen & Walter Becker, veteran jazz-rock duo from New York
Stereophonics: Rock trio from Wales led by vocalist Kelly Jones
The Stills: Rock quartet from Montreal featuring vocalist/guitarist Tim Fletcher
Sting: Veteran English singer/songwriter, ex leader of the Police
Third Eye Blind: Rock quartet from San Francisco led by vocalist Stephan Jenkins
Throwing Muses: Alt-rock band from Newport, Rhode Island led by vocalist Kristin Hersh
Tipper: Dave Tipper, progressive electronica breakbeat/electronica artist from London
Travis: Folk-inspired rock quartet from Glasgow led by vocalist/songwriter Fran Healy
Trüby Trio: Techno-jazz trio from Munich, Germany
Turin Brakes: Folk-influenced alt-pop duo from London
Paul van Dyk: German techno/house electronica artist and producer
Via Tania: Australian multi-genre vocalist/songwriter Tania Bowers
Year Of The Rabbit: Rock quartet from Los Angeles led by Ken Andrews (ex-Failure leader)
Yellowcard: Ventura, CA-based rock quintet featuring vocalist Ryan Key and violinist Sean Mackin
Zeromancer: Electro-industrial rock quintet from Oslo, Norway
Zwan: Chicago rock quintet led by vocalist Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins); disbanded in 2003
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