To listen to more of my collaborative work, go to:
https://soundcloud.com/cutleri
https://soundcloud.com/littlebones
https://soundcloud.com/plasticshores
https://soundcloud.com/the-grind-4/sets/carpe-diem


“Engages with discourses of memory and nostalgia...a relationship to history, and to artistic tradition, is a central factor in the way the music means. Shaffer chooses to employ a well established, ‘folk’ creative lexicon. She combines its signifiers according to a grammar of her own making, however, one of a decidedly modern, culturally self-aware cast. This applies equally to her musical materials, her performances and her lyrical content. She plays mandolin, some violin...and she sings; stylistically, it is clearly located in a folksong tradition, but it’s a curiously mid-Atlantic one. There are obvious elements of Americana, but a lot more than a nod to European sounds, and there is a gleeful affinity for the expressive potential of dissonance (as in the keening ‘Keen’). Her words are mysterious, delicately balanced possibilities of meaning, often clearly yearning in character, but also disturbing (‘I lost my limbs/ while you were sleeping’), and not without humour (‘Keeping my bloomers on for now’). ‘Pinwheel’ applies cut and paste techniques to Shaffer’s materials, in a brief outbreak of experimental folktronica. For me though, the creative highlight is ‘Gnarled’, where a simple, austere, unaccompanied vocal arrangement is shot through with astringent harmonies that remind me of the arresting opening to Rose Kemp’s Golden Shroud (although it’s a lot less mental, unsurprisingly). This is a lovely, thought-provoking set of recordings.”
-Oliver Arditi (www.oliverartditi.com)


"Ms Shaffer is based in Brooklyn/USA and records with mandolins and violins along with nice harmonies. It is the perfect music for rainy days in autumn! If you're listening to her music, you will not think that she is from the USA. The sound is in the tradition of Scandinavian singers and songwriters! Lean back and enjoy!" 
-KALTBLUT Magazine (http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/)

"Om jag hade fört någon slags geografisk statistik över hamnarna vi besökt är jag ganska säker på att Brooklyn skulle hamna i topp. Den här gången åker vi med på en vegetationstät och akustisk resa, där vindarna från mandolinen och violinen styr farten."
-Skogsgospel (http://skogsgospel.blogspot.com/)

As SoundClouder of the Day, 10/7/11 !!! :
http://www.facebook.com/soundcloud/posts/202913026447241
https://twitter.com/soundcloud/status/122402383560056835
http://soundcloud.tumblr.com/post/11149579423/scotd-jessie-shaffer

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Brandon Dyke grew up in Seminole, FL. He holds both A.A. and B.S. degrees in music performance from St Petersburg Jr. College and Toccoa Falls College respectively. During his studies, he played lead guitar in the band Enconium with Dove Award winning artist Aaron Shust.

He now lives in the Greenville, SC area where he teaches guitar and plays music professionally. Brandon has recorded a cd with his guitar duo Spatha entitled "Music for Two Guitars," and just released his debut solo guitar EP entitled "Timeless Moments."

Brandon is a guitarist/composer committed to artistic integrity. His music is from the heart, and he is not afraid to use his imagination to take chances with his compositions. His compositions usually convey a story or message so the audience can share in a unique experience during a concert.

Brandon's playing is marked by rich warm tone and expressive lyricism. Brandon plays everything from classical music to progressive rock, jazz, gypsy jazz, fusion, blues, Latin, and funk. These styles all influence his solo guitar compositions and give the listener a great variety of moods and sounds.

minimalist power ballads & art-rock 
DON'T LET THE DOG YEARS CASH IN ♥ 
New EP - The Dog Years - out May 25

2016: This year, I plan to release a few thematic LPs of original folk/americana songs.

2013: The (Half) Year of Jazz. Like Project 52 Songs, I intended to post one song per week - the difference being that these were all to be jazz standards. However, life got in the way, so I had to stop this project after about four months. http://yearofjazz.wordpress.com/

2012: "The Robot". The album is best described as experimental-vocaloid-folktronica with a touch of ambient. The album is available for name-your-price download at the-robot.bandcamp.com.

2011: Project 52 Songs: I spend this year writing, recording, and producing a song each week. I was thrilled to be made "SoundClouder of the Day" (#SCOTD) during this project. Many of the songs are still available here.

In addition to this work, my folk/protest album, “Traitor” was released on August 9, 2011. It is available at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/traitor/id455176631

https://www.facebook.com/mawanaafrobeat
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Singer, songwriter, Mawana was surrounded by music from an early age inspired by the rhythms and sounds of the entire African continent like Afrobeat, the Juju-music and the Highlife, it is also active member of the Pan-africanisme.
1st Prize for Song (Mayotte) and Prizewinner of Comores Music Awards.
Three albums to his credit: «Woza Moya», «War for Oil» and «L'union fait la force»
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Musicien, chanteur, auteur compositeur , Mawana a baigné dans la musique dès son plus jeune âge en s'imprégnant des rythmes et des sonorités de tout le continent Africain. 
Deux fois lauréat prix music: 1er prix de la chanson à Mayotte et aux « Comores Music Award » édition 2008 pour son Album
«War for Oil» .
3 Albums a son actif, «Woza Moya» , «War for Oil» et «L'union fait la force»
Dans son style, l'Afrobeat, la Juju-music et le Highlife se marient pour animer un message engagé, celui du panafricanisme.



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