Member Since: 02/05/2005
Band Website: worldgroovemusic.com
Band Members: All music composed and performed by RJ Hampton.---------------------------------
RJ Hampton .
Another of my sites with more music I am working on!
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World Groove Productions .
Misc. Projects from the Studio.
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Lord In Black .
This is another future project of my Heavier music.
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Man or Beast .
a Re-mix project ( re-composed Beastie Boys songs, with completely new music and the original Vocal lines from the Beastie Boys).
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Due out in 2009 the new Selassie I Soldier CD, Produced and composed by World Groove Music and recorded at World Groove Studio.
Selassie I Soldier... Born and raised in Jamacia... a true mercenary of Jamacian Dub, Rap and Reggae.
Selassie I Soldier .
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Check out another Artist I am producing and composing the "Six Star Punk" album for !
Usually at least 2 songs are listed in his MySpace from that album which is under production. ( Most recently "High Steppin" and "Inner Rage" )
Listen to DISFUNKXION drop it like its HOT !DISFUNKXION .
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I also compose music for a wide variety of commercial applications
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I am always interested in session singers, I do produce other Artist, but right now my time is rather limited due to some important projects on the table.
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I also work with bands as a producer on recording projects in My Studio ( when time allows )
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----------Saz, Sitar, oud, Lauta, Lute, Fretless guitar ,Bass, Tamboura, Cumbus,
Balalika, Bouzouki, Middle East Tabla, East Indian Tabla,
Doumbek, Darbuka, Bongo, Conga, Dun Dun, Djembe, Riq,
Frame Drum, Zarb, Bendir, Melodian, Concertina, BonTon, Harmonium,
dulcimer, Santoor, Banjo Dulcimer, Kalimba, Singing Bowl, Triangle,
Donkey Call, Zills, Cow Bell, Agogo bell, Bones (rib),World beat, worldbeat, r.j., jr, j.r.,egypt, persian, algerian, cirque du soleil, sabah, Bellydance, Belly dance, bellydancer, dancer, troupe, scabland, Egyptian, sultana, oriental eastern.
Influences: If I've heard it, it has influenced me. . .
We ARE what we HEAR !
Black Sabbath, Shadowfax, Steve Earle, Peter Gabriel, KIX, AL DiMeola, Blackmore's Night, Genesis, Alabina, The Irish Rovers, Disturbed, Bob Marley, Hossam Ramzy, Queensryche, Loreena McKennitt, RA, Buck Owens, Mozart, Page and Plant ( Led Zepplin ) Stanley Jordan, World Music, Stanley Clarke, Evanescence, Noa, Buddy Holly, Enigma, Marty Robbins, Kitaro, Bing Cosby, Dead can Dance, Les Paul ( as the guitarist, not the guitar maker ) Pino Daniele, Bellydance ( just because, I mean how can you NOT be influenced by Belly Dance ! ) Old School Windham Hill and Narada artist and many many more......
Other musicians I love to hear on albums...
Manu Katche, phil maggini, Stu Nevitt, Azam Ali, Lisa Gerrard, Me, Greg Ellis, Zohar Fresco, Brian Hughes, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yorai Oron, saroyan, Jean Luc Ponty, Paddy Le Mercier, Nigel kennedy, Phil Thornton, Khalid ( Rai music in general ) which brings me to musc. music likes.... Ethnic, Egyptian, Arabic, World beat, worldbeat, Renaissance, medieval, Gothic, sca, & s.c.a Artist,... the list will grow as they come to mind....Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones, Mick Karn, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, George Winston, Mannheim Steamroller, Phil Collins, Shadowfax, Tangerine Dream, Enya, Vangelis and Yanni.
Sounds Like: This, That and the Other Thing... or is it nothing ? or rather everything ?
Manu Katche, phil maggini, Azam Ali, Lisa Gerrard, Greg Ellis, Zohar Fresco, Brian Hughes, Yorai Oron, Jean Luc Ponty, Paddy Le Mercier, Phil Thornton, Khalid, Rai, Egyptian , Arabic, Goth, Shadowfax, Peter Gabriel, AL DiMeola, Blackmore's Night, Genesis, Alabina, The Irish Rovers, Hossam Ramzy, Loreena McKennitt, RA, Page and Plant ( Led Zepplin ) Noa, Dead can Dance, Bellydance, belly, tribal, gothic, gypsy, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, outback, unleaded,Govinda, Enigma, Kitaro, Autumn's Child ,Renaissance, World beat, worldbeat, medieval,Gothic, sca, s.c.a, an unholy marriage of Windham hill and Narada artist, egypt, persian, algerian, cirque du soleil, sabah, troupe, scabland, sultana.
Record Label: World Groove Music / World Groove Studio
Type of Label: Indie