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Reol was originally a Japanese music group that featured vocalist and lyricist Reol, music arranger GigaP, and movie director/producer Okiku. Members Reol and GigaP have provided vocals to several Japanese vocaloids including, most notably, Hatsune Miku. The group disbanded in 2017, but Reol still produces music under the same name. Reol mainly writes Japanese pop and hip-hop.
Damaris is an upcoming alternative rock band based in Las Vegas. This group is headed by female vocalist and guitarist Damaris Swails, along with guitarist James Warren, bassist Morgan Wright, and drummer Chad Henley. Their music isn’t meant to be merely listened to; it is meant to be sung and danced to. The vocals are heartfelt cries, the guitar and bass harmonies create emotion, and the rhythm of the drums bring everything together. The group released their debut album in 2019, and are currently working on their second album.
The Sydney Opera House is a venue for performing arts that sits on the Sydney Harbor in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Its conception started in the late 1940s when Eugene Goossens, the director of NSW State Conservatorium of Music, called for a proper venue for theoretical productions. In 1955, NSW Premier Joseph Cahill launched an international design competition to find an architect to design a venue. The winner was Jorn Utzon, a dutch architect.
Jorn Utzon originally designed the structure, but he was later replaced by architect Peter Hall who finished the construction. The project started in March 1959 and took 14 years and 102 million dollars to complete. The final product consists of multiple stages and facilities including a Concert Hall, Proscenium Theatre, Drama Theatre, Recording Studio, and Outdoor Forecourt. Check out a virtual tour below!
Reynolds Hall is a venue located in The Smith Center, a performing arts center in downtown Las Vegas. The Smith Center features a wide variety of performances, ranging from Broadway musicals to local artists.…
Coco & Clair Clair are a pop duo from Atlanta, Georgia. Both girls rap and sing co-written lyrics that take a humorous approach to love and heartbreak. They describe themselves as a, “couple of girls that love to have fun.” Their music can be found on Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify!
Originally constructed in the early 1920’s, the Amargosa Opera House was renovated in 1967 by Marta Becket. This historic building is located in Death Valley Junction, California- just under 2 hours from the Las Vegas Strip. Marta Becket painted the inside of the hall in the early 1970’s to look like a 16th century Spanish court, which can still be seen today. The opera house still hosts performances from October to May. Connected to the opera house is a cafe to grab lunch and a 16 room hotel, also featuring paintings by Becket.
Palacio de Bella Artes (The Palace of Fine Arts) is located in Mexico City. Murals by some of the most famous Mexican artists, along with exhibition halls for sculpture and painting can be found in the performance space. The space is also home to the National Museum of Architecture and even the National Theater. It has held events in opera, dance, music, art, and literature. Its performance hall has 1,000 seats.
The Newton Brothers, Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart, are a pair of composers working together on mainly horror and thriller soundtracks for TV and film. They both started their interest in music at very young ages, and take inspiration from things like Puccini operas. Their work can be seen in Doctor Sleep (2019), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), Extinction (2018), Hush (2016), and Oculus (2013).
Straight No Chaser is a male a capella group from Indiana known for their covers of pop and holiday songs. The group originally formed in 1996 and disbanded in 1999 after graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington. After an old video posted in 2006 went viral, they reunited to record their first album under Atlantic Records. The first album the release in 2008 was titled Holiday Spirits, and have since recorded a total of 7 albums. Their music covers multiple genres and some songs even feature known celebrities.
Simon Grossmann is a Venezuelan-American singer and songwriter who is based in Miami. Like many others, he began his musical journey with a guitar on the edge of his bed but unlike many others he curiously got his first break after performing as a camp counselor at a summer camp. The campers and his co-counselors shared his music, which was enough to inspire Simon to record these songs professionally, giving life to his debut album ”Ciclo” (2017).
His warm voice and powerful songwriting has caught the attention of many, and he has performed all across Latin America and the US. Sometimes described as the “Latin Jack…
