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L Stinkbug formed in 1997 by bassist Steurart Liebig and guitarists Neils Cline and GE Stinson They eventually found drummer Scott Amendola and began to work on experimental ways to play music
A gifted South Indian counterpart of Jean-Luc Ponty on the electric violin, and endlessly curious about all kinds of music, Subramaniam has been a pioneer in exploring intelligent fusions between European classical music, American jazz, rock, and South Indian music
Los Angeles based latin/rock band LA Carpool has been able to combine traditional Latin rhythms, mainly Salsa, rock, and funk ,in a particular way, getting its own place in the local scene
Rudy Pardee, a Cleveland native, and Los Angeles’ Chris Wilson formed the LA Dream Team in the early ’80s The times were rife with experimentation and the dance-rap hybrid of electro was still a new form — not yet firmly aligned with dance, with dance itself still capable of embracing hip-hop
LA Guns was formed by former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Tracii Guns in 1987 Teaming with ex-Girl vocalist Phil Lewis, former WASP drummer Steve Riley, bassist Kelly Nickles, and guitarist Mick Cripps, Guns adhered to the Aerosmith-derived raunch of his former band
The LA Mass Choir was one of the most popular choral groups of the early ’90s The group sang a variety of gospel styles, ranging from traditional gospel to contemporary Christian material
In 1990, LA Star provided a woman’s perspective on the gangsta life at a time when there weren’t many female rappers willing to operate in that arena At the same time, she also included some material with a romantic side, though she couldn’t afford to juxtapose vulnerability too close to combativeness
LA Style made chart history in 1992 when their single “James Brown Is Dead” became the first rave track to appear in Billboard’s weekly pop rankings Primarily the work of producers Denzil Slemming, Maxx Mondino and Fonny DeWulf, L
Launching the careers of Korn members David Silveria, J Munky Shaffer, Fieldy, and Brian Welch, LAPD was a far different beast than what its members would move on to By incorporating elements of funk into their thrashy stew, L
The younger brother of Sam Cooke, LC Cook was also a singer, although he achieved his greatest prominence on paper, as a songwriter, thanks to his more famous brother’s tangled contractual relationships