Rick Wakeman
English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, author, and actor. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised in West London, Wakeman intended on being a concert pianist but quit his studies […]
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, keyboardist, and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994. Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down and five solo […]
Montserrat Martí
Montserrat Martí Caballé was born in Barcelona and is the daughter of the renowned Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé and the Spanish tenor Bernabé Martí. She made her debut as a singer in 1993, performing alongside her mother in London. In 1998, she moved to Germany, where she began her solo career and secured the role […]
Luis Santana
Luis Santana is one of the most respected baritones in the Spanish lyrical scene, specialising in Rossini and Spanish chamber songs. He has performed in the finest concert halls and theatres across Spain and Europe. As a co-founder and artistic director of the production company OperaConcert, he has collaborated with notable figures in opera, theatre, […]
Stuart Morley
Stuart studied piano and conducting at Trinity College of Music and Musical Directing at the Royal Academy of Music where he was made an honorary Associate in 2012. Musical Director credits include We Will Rock You, Les Misérables, Elf, Big, Only Fools and Horses, Tommy, Sleepless, Brian May & Kerry Ellis’s Anthems, Starmus VI, VII […]
Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is a US-based English jazz, pop and rock drummer,[1] songwriter, and record producer. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie […]
Sons of Apollo
Sons of Apollo is an American progressive rock supergroup formed in 2017 and composed of drummer Mike Portnoy (ex Dream Theatre), bassist Billy Sheehan (ex Mister Big), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (ex Dream Theatre), vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex Journey) and guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex Guns and Roses). Sherinian and Portnoy played together in progressive […]
Andrey Makarevich
Andrey Makarevich is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and the founder of Russia’s oldest still active rock band Mashina Vremeni (Time Machine). He is often considered as Sovet Union Paul McCartney. Makarevich was born in Moscow to mixed heritage parents of Belarusian, Polish aristocracy, Greek and Jewish origin. He graduated from Moscow Institute of […]
Tigran Hamasyan
Tigran Hamasyan is an Armenian jazz pianist. He plays mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and modalities. In addition to Tigran’s folk influence, he is influenced by American jazz traditions and to some extent, as on his album Red Hail, by progressive rock. His solo […]
Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band. […]
