Behind the Stagename
Austin Richard Post
Who is Post Malone?
This X-Factor judge helped create the boyband One Direction.
Who is Simon Cowell?
You can't go over it, you can't go under it, you have to go through it: the chest voice where most singers feel comfortable until they have to switch to their falsetto.
What is the passaggio?
This band from NYC helped revive garage rock music in the 2000s. Their debut album had a scandalous cover, resulting in alternate covers in the US.
Who are The Strokes?
This nerdy alt-rock band had two iconic records in 1994 and 1996, and hasn't topped them since. Say it ain't so!
Who are Weezer?
Belcalis Almanzar
Who is Cardi B?
This singer blended the classiness of jazz with the slick production of contemporary pop music. We lost her too early at age of 27 in 2011 due to her struggles with addiction.
Who was Amy Winehouse?
This difficult techniques involves performing multiple notes at once (on monophonic instruments/singing)
What is multiphonics / overtone singing?
This artist lived uptown at The Dakota until his murder in 1980.
Who was John Lennon?
Prince won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for this 1984 film, which shares its name with one of his biggest albums.
What is Purple Rain?
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Who is Lady Gaga?
It is said that this band killed Hair Metal with the release of their iconic 1991 record, and popularized both them and the Seattle grunge movement almost overnight.
Who was Nirvana?
Con Sordino or Con Sord
What is the instruction to play with a mute?
Known for her loose and conversational approach to jazz, this jazz singer's career spanned the 1930s to the early 1950s, and she recorded her signature song "Strange Fruit" on 5th Avenue.
Who was Billie Holiday?
This recording studio, now owned by Berklee, was built in an electrical plant (hint!) and recorded artists like The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and more recently, the Hamilton cast album.
What is Power Station? (f.k.a. Avatar Studios)
Farokh Balsara
Who was Freddie Mercury?
This song from 1969 is the most sampled drum break in history, and spawned several genres, including drum n bass, breakcore, and jungle. (Bonus points if you guess the artist.)
What is "Amen Brother" by The Winstons?
This controversial piano technique involves putting objects inside the piano to alter its timbre.
What is prepared piano?
This folk duo had a famous reunion concert in Central Park in 1985.
Who are Simon and Garfunkel?
Birth name Richard James, this artist started his career in the 1990s, and is famous for his unique approach to making electronic music. He is always finding new ways to create, and his breakthrough record was Selected Ambient Works, 1985-92.
Who is Aphex Twin?
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Who is Elton John?
This singer-songwriter was at the front of the Laurel Canyon movement in the early 1970s, and her conversational melodies and introspective songwriting make her one of the all time greats.
Who is Joni Mitchell?
The general term for unconventional techniques for an instrument that emerged in the 20th century with the rise of the avant-garde movement.
What are extended techniques?
This famous nightclub was a launching ground for many bands in the late 1970s, including The Ramones, The Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Blondie, The Police, and Television (to name a few!)
What was CBGB?
This iconic venue, located in Asbury Park New Jersey, helped launch the career of Bruce Springsteen.
What is The Stone Pony?