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Beck, original name Beck David Campbell, was a world renowned folk/alternative artist who incorporated sampling and other mixing techniques. Hit hit song "Loser" topped charts and was played on the radio constantly.  Much of the music that Beck made has a special sound to it that was known for being unique and creative. The style that Beck used involved different forms of both folk and electronic elements. This creative style helped with the popularity of his music and becoming a world wide star.

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The group Nirvana is arguable one of the most popular and influential grunge/rock bands of the 20th century. They produced a wide range of music during the time of their career which was the reason to their everlasting support from fans and even after their career. The term "nirvana" in Buddhism is most commonly used to refer to the religion’s ultimate spiritual goal of attaining a state of enlightenment which releases one from the cycle of reincarnation (Briony Edwards, June 14, 2018). Nirvana was so inspirational that they didn't just inspire other rock bands but many DJs and entrepreneurs as well.

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Award winning EDM artist Steve Aoki has made a name for himself in techno history. His album "Wonderland" landed him a Grammy nomination for the best EDM album in 2013. Not only is Steve Aoki a world renowned DJ, he has made moves in the entrepreneur life style with his clothing brand/label 'Dim Mak". Aoki is also known for his interests in technology and futurism, and using his creativity to incorporate both themes into his music and performance work. His creativity has inspired other artists to follow in his foot steps.

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Bob Dylan, who's original name is Robert Allen Zimmerman, was an American folk singer who transitioned into rock music during the 60's. Bob Dylan was a symbol back in the 60's contributing to inspiration, style, and achievements. Dylan was perceived as a singer of protest songs and "a politically charged artist with a whole other agenda" (Al Cooper, 1999). In the year 1965, Dylan produced an album which involved electronic instruments, which is frowned upon in folk culture. This decision cased many of Dylans folk fans to decrease while is rock fans grew by the numbers. Dylan was an inspiration for many by showing others that making music is solely based on what you wanna do and not what others want to hear.

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Rakim Athelaston Mayers (AKA A$AP Rocky) is renowned for his experimental approach to music, his flair for fashion, and his passion for psychedelic drugs. Rocky's music has been heard world round and has caught the likes of many other artists. His career kick started after earning a 3 million dollar contract with Sony/RCA back in 2011. His music manly raps about drugs partying and sex however compared to other rappers, Rocky takes time to create his music with a passion and style that not many other artists incorporate. His style has lead for many other upcoming rappers to follow his lead in creating well thought-out songs and lyricism.

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Malcolm James McCormick, known by his stage name Mac Miller, was a famous American singer, rapper and record producer. In his younger years, he would go by the alias "EZ Mac while bing in a musical duo called "The Ill Spoken" with Pittsburg rapper "Beedie" in 2008. Mac got interested in hip-hop while still in his school and learned a number of musical instruments on his own. He learned to play the piano, drums, bass, and guitar along side of singing. In the year 2010, Mac Miller entered into a recording deal with the independent recording label ‘Rostrum Records’. His first album ‘Blue Slide Park’ debuted to number one on the Billboard 100.

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Sonny Moore, stage name Skrillex, motivated the scene of dubstep and electronica to more of a known culture rather than an underground sub-genre. Sonny began his musical career as the head signer of the screamo band "From First to Last". His career kick started by making dubstep "different" when compared to other artists of that genre at the time by implying rock and other metal attributes to the mix. An example of his early work would be a single called "Get Up!" with the heavy metal band "Korn". His popularity in the music scene landed him big opportunities such as creating the soundtrack for the motion picture "Wreck it Ralph" and dating pop star Ellie Goulding. Although skrillex did not become as rich and famous as other Djs, he has won an outstanding six Grammys!

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Where to begin. This duo has has an insane impact on the house and techno scene ever since the release of their singles "Da Funk" and "Around the World". The two artists, who's names have been confirmed to be Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, meet in Paris while attending high school. Before the techno, the two briefly preformed in a metal band known as "Darlin". The two then went on to create multiple album and worked on the sound track for the Disney movie "TRON: Legacy" The song "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was such a hit that it was sampled by non-other than Kanye West himself.

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Lorin Ashton, better known as Bassnectar, has a heavy impact of punk-style/rave music in the community of song writers, Ashton was first into metal, but eventually broadened his underground tastes and merged into the rave scene. This led Ashton to create wild and insane music that many can't even put into a specific genre. He mentions that "I’m just trying to create a soundtrack for people to freak out in. It’s simply natural expression" (Lorin Ashton, 2009) The meaning behind his name comes from an old bumper sticker from the 90's stating "Butterfly beings drink bassnectar". Bassnectar himself is a huge inspiration to not just deadmau5 but to myself as well.

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The artist known as Calvin Harris has had a major impact on me from producing to creative music style. As far back as 2007, Harris has been created EDM style music for many to enjoy. In recent years, Harris has created a new project under the alias name "Love Regeneration" producing Acid House. Personally, I believe that the acid house scene has been so much more inspirational to me rather than the radio and more mainstream side of Calvin Harris that he's known for.

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Being more of a New-School Hip-Hop style rapper, I enjoy Post Malone for his lyricism and creative style. Out of the 2 times I've seen him live, each time was very amazing and crazy to see how much he has changed from 2015 to 2021. His music has also helped out with getting through school and tougher times throughout my life. In his early years, Post Malone always wanted to become more of a rockstar rather than a hip-hop artist.

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An EDM artist who has been producing since 1998 and has influenced my sound engineering career thanks to the wide range of styles he's known for, especially his earliest work under the stage name "Halcyon 441" (Video linked below). My first time seeing Deadmau5 was at a carnival back in California and it was insane to see the creativity of his live sets. His influence to me is driven from his personality and and approach to making music as a whole. A dream of mine would be having the opportunity to be signed to his record label "Mau5trap" with many other outstanding artists such as "i_o" and Jay Robinson. Two of his most inspirational albums to me that he's produced so far would have to be "Random Album Title" and "4x4=12". Both of these albums capture quality use cord progression and complex synthesizers that I hope to one day master. As of now, Deadmau5 has helped me reach a goal as an artist to produce quality rather than quantity.

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deadmau5 circa 1998-2002 - 2006 compilation by Halcyon441