Rufus Johnson, better known by his stage name Bizarre, is an American rapper, best known for his work with the Detroit-based hip hop group D12.
The Black Mages were a Japanese instrumental rock band formed in 2002 by Nobuo Uematsu, Kenichiro Fukui and Tsuyoshi Sekito, who were three video game composers for Square and Square Enix. The band arranged Uematsu's Final Fantasy video game series-based compositions in a hard rock style often similar to progressive metal, achieved with the additional use of synthesizers. A year later the band expanded to six members with the addition of Keiji Kawamori, Michio Okamiya and Arata Hanyuda. In August 2010, Uematsu announced the band had been disbanded, but he would continue to perform rock arrangements of his music as a part of another similar band, known as the Earthbound Papas.
Celldweller is an electronic rock project by American multi-musician Klayton. Celldweller's songs have been featured in many films, movie trailers, television shows and video games.
Ferry Corsten is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim and Gouryella. In recent years, he has shifted to a broader electronic music style, playing everything from progressive house to uplifting trance; and hosts his own weekly radio show, Resonation Radio. Corsten routinely plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland, and many others, and has been consistently ranked among DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll, having placed at rank 5 in 2004 and 2005, 6 in 2006 and 2008; and most recently at 89 for 2023.
The music of the video game Final Fantasy VI was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version, a compilation of all the music in the game, was released in Japan by NTT Publishing in 1994 and re-released by Square Enix in 2004. The album was released by Square Co./NTT Publishing in North America in 1994 under the name Kefka's Domain. Selected tracks from the official soundtrack were later released as part of the Music From FFV and FFVI Video Games album that was included with the release of Final Fantasy Anthology, and two EPs were produced containing character theme tracks entitled Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. A special orchestral arrangement of selected tracks from the game, arranged by Shiro Sagisu and Tsuneyoshi Saito, and performed by the Milan Symphony Orchestra, was released under the title Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale by NTT Publishing in 1994 and 2004, and a collection of piano arrangements, arranged by Shirou Satou and performed by Reiko Nomura, was released under the title Piano Collections Final Fantasy VI by Square/NTT Publishing in 1994 and by NTT Publishing in 2001. Additionally, a single containing unused and remixed tracks from the game was released as Final Fantasy VI Special Tracks by NTT Publishing in 1994.
Misguided is Argyle Park's only album under that name. The album was released in 1994 by R.E.X. Records into the Christian rock market, and sits alongside other early 90s work by Circle of Dust and Mortal as being instrumental in introducing industrial music to the Christian music scene. The album was nominated for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album at the 27th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 1996.
Blue Sky Black Death was a production duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It consisted of Ryan Maguire, better known by his stage name Kingston, and Ian Taggart, better known by his stage name Young God, or, later, Televangel. They are known principally for their hip-hop and instrumental music, made with a mixture of live instrumentation and sampling. Their name is "a skydiving phrase alluding to beauty and death."
Scandal is an all-female Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 2006. Although all four members have provided lead vocals, their primary roles are Haruna on vocals and rhythm guitar, Mami on lead guitar, Tomomi on bass guitar, and Rina on drums. With numerous overseas performances and anime theme songs, Scandal has built a considerable international fanbase. The band has been voted by fans across the world into the top ten of the "Most-Requested Artists" category of the J-Melo Awards every year since 2010, taking first place in 2014.
Blue Stahli is an American electronic rock music project by Bret Autrey. Blue Stahli has released 10 studio albums and his music has appeared in a number of movie trailers, shows and games. Additionally, he composes music for video games.
FiXT is an American independent media company with several divisions including a record label, an online music store, and a film/TV/video game music licensing arm. FiXT was founded and is owned by Klayton, the sole member of the electronic rock project Celldweller.
Impulse Tracker is a multi-track music tracker. Originally released in 1995 by Jeffrey Lim as freeware with commercial extensions, it was one of the last tracker programs for the DOS platform.
"ULTRAnumb" is the third single by the American multi-genre project Blue Stahli. It remains as Blue Stahli's most popular song to date. A music video for the song was released on 7 February 2013.
Antisleep Vol. 01 is the debut studio album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, released in 2008. The majority of the tracks are instrumental. The album was produced by Klayton of Celldweller and it was mixed by Klayton and Bret. The cover artwork was made by Shawn Landis of Virocity.
Blue Stahli is the self-titled second studio album and the first vocal album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli. It was released on March 2, 2011, however, most of the tracks had previously been released as singles. The cover artwork was created by Grant Morhman, the producer of the debut Celldweller album.
Antisleep Vol. 02 is the third studio album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, and the second instrumental-based album, after Antisleep Vol. 01, the digital album was released on December 9, 2011 and the CD was released on December 16, 2011. Like its predecessor, the majority of the tracks are instrumental-based, with the exception of "Let's Go" and "So So Bad".
The Complete Cellout Vol. 1 is a remix album by the American electronic rock project Celldweller, which is essentially a compilation of old and new remixes by Klayton himself, Blue Stahli, Drivepilot, Josh Money and many others. It was released alongside Blue Stahli's Antisleep Vol. 02 on December 16, 2011. The instrumental version of the album, titled The Complete Cellout Vol. 01 Instrumentals was released on June 25, 2013.
Antisleep Vol. 03 is the fourth studio album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, and the third instrumental-based album, after Antisleep Vol. 01 and Antisleep Vol. 02, pre-orders became available on November 22, 2012, all pre-orders came with "Atom Smasher", the first officially released song on the album, and the full album was released on December 18, 2012.
B-Sides and Other Things I Forgot is a compilation album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, released on May 7, 2013. The album is composed of cover songs, outtakes from Blue Stahli's Antisleep album series, and alternate versions of previously recorded songs.
The Devil is the fifth studio album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, and the second vocal album following Blue Stahli. It was released in chapters, the first of which was released on December 17, 2013. The full album was released on October 2, 2015. The album features guest appearances from Australian musician Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies and American singer Mark Salomon.
Blue Stahli is a Los Angeles, CA-based electronic rock project that was created by multi-instrumentalist Bret Autrey. He has released 9 studio albums, 5 of which are instrumental based, and the other 4 are vocal based. He has also released 5 compilation albums, 25 singles and has released 7 music videos. Most singles have been released already onto albums, and there is currently 1 re-release.
