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Musician & Songwriter
John Ganimead

Ganimead is a one-man project, with its own original style, making a difference in the endless sea of professional and amateur artists in electronic music. Goals: real analogue sound, professional sounding mix, ORIGINALITY!
Band History:
British born John Ganimead started composing professionally in August 2000. He received top reviews on his composition "Eclipse ?" and the very haunting "KURSK". The follow up "Cosmos" also received equal attention. Since then he has received numerous high rankings for his compositions which have earned him the title of "King of the Abstract charts".

Achievements:
MP3 Grammy Awards winner in 2001 and three nominations in 2002 gaining him two further awards. Most recently Ganimead's Soundscape music was featured on a cable network station in New York, and "Eclipse?" was featured in a PBS documentary depicting the "Trail of Tears". Ganimead has also composed background themes for the popular CBS series 'Navy CIS'
As recently as April 2008, Ganimead's song "Space Rock's" was voted top song on WSVN-Radio and will be featured on their upcoming CD "Best of WSVNRadio"
Equipment used:
Arp Axxe, Yamaha CS-20m, Yamaha DJX,, Alesis S4 QuadraSynth, Alesis QS 6.1, Korg MS2000, Korg Poly-61M, Roland Juno-106, Roland JD-990, Kurzweil K2000RS, Guitar & Flute. - Recording software: Pro Tools.
CD Albums:
Cosmic Tides - New Horizons - The Atmosphere Collection - Space Rocks! - 28 Christmas Music Classics - The Russian Connection - Classical Soundscapes & soon to be released "Nemesis"
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Member Since: 6/19/2006
Band Website: WWW.GANIMEAD.COM
Band Members: John Ganimead
Affectionally known as "G"




Influences: Jean Michel Jarre, Hector Zazou, Bjork, Genesis, Kitaro, Mike Oldfield, Enya, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, AC/DC, Chukimai, Tom Rush, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis, Alkana, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan & John Lennon. Just to mention a few!
Sounds Like: Jean Michel Jarre, Hector Zazou, Bjork, Genesis, Kitaro, Mike Oldfield, Enya, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk.
Record Label: Mirage [BMI]
Type of Label: Indie