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There are several artists/bands with the name Dorian: 1) Alton Dorian Clark (born August 2, 1984), better known by his stage name Dorian, is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter and record producer from Indianapolis, IN. Dorian is a hard-working MC-producer with a strong, confident flow and thoughtful lyrics detailing his life experiences, and struggles. His production style and storytelling skills have more in common with '80s and '90s hip-hop than many of his contemporaries (with the West Coast G-funk of Warren G and Dr. Dre being a primary influence), but his sound encompasses more contemporary influences such as...

There are 11 artists by the name of Dorian Gray: 1) DORIAN GRAY was formed in 1982, in Zagreb, Croatia (ex-Yugoslavia) consisting of the frontman Massimo Savić (vocals, guitar), Vedran Čupić (guitar), Emil Krnjić (bass guitar), Toni Ostojić (keyboards), and Branko Terzić (drums), who suggested the name "Dorian Gray" after the Oscar Wilde's fictional character Dorian Gray. Since the group was into art rock, influenced by artists such as David Sylvian's Japan, Bryan Ferry's Roxy Music and some David Bowie's works, the other members found the suggested name appropriate and gladly accepted it. Their early rehearsals and gigs were taking...

This girl's presence is undeniable. Her sweet sounding folk style is belied by an undertow of someone suspended between nostalgia for the past, and uncertainty before a glimmering future. Hers are songs of hope shot through with darkness, bright love serenades drawing shadows behind them. Justine Electra's blue-toned voice is an instrument of extraordinary versatility and power: it sings, drawls, lures and drowns the listener in a world of glistening perfection where the delicious and the dangerous are never far apart. Justine is a musical bowerbird, she collects both instruments and styles. She combines balalaikas with bleeding radio channels, Chinese...

Dorian Wood's rich, haunting melodies and deeply personal tales of heartbreak and working-class fury are elevated by his spiralling warble/wail/battle cry, echoing the raw, early days of Odetta, Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Bryan Ferry. A native of Echo Park, California, Dorian Wood began his career by performing his first piano recital at the age of 5. He received his lessons from his grandfather, a pianist and composer. After graduating from the Conservatorio de Castella in Costa Rica, Wood spent four semesters at the Los Angeles City College Film School, before dropping out. Dorian began experimenting with music, and focused...

Guadalajara is the second largest city in Mexico -- after Mexico City --, and is known as the country’s Silicon Valley. The high-tech surroundings gave birth to the electronic act Sweet Electra. Music that mixes latin beats with lyrics in different languages. Giovanni Escalera forma un concepto de música electrónica Mexicana que mezcla los sonidos sintéticos de computadoras y sintetizadores con elementos orgánicos que pueden variar desde secciones de cuerdas, guitarras acústicas o distorsionadas, timbales, arrabal mayormente aderezados con vocales femeninas, dando lugar a un sonido electromexicano bailable llamado Sweet Electra; quienes EMI MUSIC/Nopal Beat lanzan al grupo con su...