| Influences |
The heavy hitters: Radiohead, Tom Waits, Danny Elfman, Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, R.E.M., Sigur Ros, Daft Punk, Mark Snow, Wax Mannequin, Yann Tiersen, Smashing Pumpkins, Deep Forest, CAKE, Vangelis, Moby, Kanenhi : Io Singers, Beck, Regina Spektor, Yo-Yo Ma, The Decemberists, Jo Hisaishi, and Philip Glass.
And in no particular order: The 5, 6, 7, 8s, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Air, Akiko Yano, Alison Krauss, Allen Ginsberg, Amy Winehouse, Andre Gagnon, Angelo Badalamenti, Aphex Twin, The Arcade Fire, Arvo Part, Ash Ra Tempel, A Silver Mt. Zion, Astor Piazzola, B. A. Johnson, the Barenaked Ladies, The Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beethoven, Bernard Herrmann, Beth Orton, Bill Withers, The Blue Cliff Ensemble, Bob Dylan, Bobby McFerrin, Bonobo, Brad Mehldau, Brian Eno, the Brothers Chaps, Bruce Nicol, BT, Burial, The Chemical Brothers, Chris Thomas King, Clara Rockmore, Clint Mansell, Coco's Lunch, Coldplay, The Cranberries, Crystal Castles, The Crystal Method, Csokolom, Damon Albarm, Dead Can Dance, Debbie Danbrook, Dick Hyman, DJ Shadow, Django Reinhardt, Dumisani Maraire, Eels, Einsturzende Neubauten, ELO, Ennio Morricone, Ephat Mujuju, Eri Sugai, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Paul Hiller, Eugene Mirman, Evelyn Glennie, Fatboy Slim, Final Fantasy, Flight of the Conchords, Frank Mills, Fujiya & Miyagi, Gary Jules, Gavin Bryars, Geoff Berner, Giacomo Puccini, Glover Gill, Greg Keelor, GY!BE, Gyorgy Legeti, Hank and Lily, Hennie Bekker, Herbie Hancock, Ichiko Hashimoto, Imogen Heap, Iron and Wine, Jack Johnson, James Newton Howard, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beal, Jocelyn Pook, John + the Sisters, John Murphy, John Southworth, John Williams, Jonny Greenwood, Josephine Foster, Junior Boys, K-Shan, Kid Koala, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Kodo, Kronos Quartet, Kurt Weill, Lei Qiang, Leo Kottke, Leslie Feist, Les Mouches, Liam Lynch, Lisa Gerrard, London Symphony Orchestra, Lone Gunmen, Loreena McKennitt, Lou Reed, Mark Knopfler, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mika, Mike Oldfield, Mirah, Mitch Hedberg, Mizuyo Komiya, Mogwai, Moxy Fruvous, Mozart, Naoyuki Onda, Neil Young, Neverest Songs, Nick Cave, Nico, Orbital, Orchid Ensemble, Oscar Peterson, The Persuasions, Phish, POTUS, Propellerheads, The Puppini Sisters, R. Carlos Nakai, Radio Free Vestibule, Rammstein, the Rentals, Robert Bruce, Rossinni, Roy Gerson, Rufus Wainwright, Ryuichi Sakamoto, RZA, Sarah Harmer, Sarah McLachlan, Satori, Scott Joplin, Sean Kennedy, Shao Rong, Shigeru Umebayashi, Simone Deahl, Sneaker Pimps, the Soggy Bottom Boys, Stereolab, Sufjan Stevens, Sumumu Hirasawa, Takako Minekawa, Tan Dun, T Bone Burnett, Tenacious D, Thelonious Monk, Thievery Corporation, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Newman, Thom Yorke, Tir Na Nog, Tori Amos, tosca Tango Orchestra, TV On The Radio, Tykwer, Unbekannt, Uttara-Kuru, The Velvet Underground, Wang Xu-Dong, Weird Al, the White Stripes, Wilco, William Shatner, Winter Equinox, Yamato Ensemble, Zamfir and Zappa.
And the music of friends I've worked with: Ben Caplan (the burd in Uvenburd), Dave Bakker (Pachyderm), Joe Boudreau (Jade Greenaway), Annie Shaw (Annie and the Muscle Men & Secret Annie Shaw Songs), etc. And Nature. |
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