Music from around the world has been changing over the past several years. I'm loving how artists are mixing music genres and creating new sounds and interesting combinations. France has been releasing some great music from such artists as Lous and The Yakuza and others. Singer-songwriter, Bonnie Banane aka Anais Thomas has been an actress in her country and decided to try her hand at singing, by her own account, she is not musically trained but did attend The National Conser

When I first saw a picture this singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, I thought Jackie Brown or Cleopatra Jones but her voice is smooth and earthly. Tanerelle Stevens from California has been making music for quite some time. Her passion for music began at the age of 8 when she knew she wanted to be a musician and started writing songs in her city of birth, Atlanta, Georgia. At 18 she decided to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue her dreams. Obviously, this was a gr

Life is always interesting when you come across a jazz artist whose music has different elements to it that you have to listen to. This electro-piano trio from Ghent, Belgium, De Beren Gieren has been making music since 2009. They have released 5 albums and 2 EPs. In the same year that the band got together, they won the Young Jazz Talent competition at the Gent Jazz Festival. The trio has been playing together for over a decade and can read each other's musical language but

This indie singer-songwriter, composer has been making the rounds throughout Europe and has an interesting combination of sounds. Her name is Rebekka Salomea and her band is her namesake, Salomea from Cologne, Germany. Rebekka Salomea was born in the town of Herbolzheim, Germany, and has been based in Cologne. She does not like to categorize her music and basically labels herself as a "contemporary multi-genre melting pot." The band made their debut in 2018 with their self-ti

I admit that I am a huge lover of dance music, I guess because I love dancing. I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting dance and electronic music. This artist caught my attention, his name known only as BlackLoud has been on the DJ scene for quite some time. Originally from Turkey and now living in Prague, Czechia he is a rising melodic house and tech music producer. He has been making music since 2015 with several releases on the Wold music label. He first started as a D

I've realized in featuring indie artists that I have not focused too much on classical music up til now. This Indie classical cellist really blew me away with several of her songs. Her name is Julia Kent and she was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Since then she has been living in New York City and not only plays classical music but also loops it with electronica sounds. Her songs can be haunting and at times ethereal and that combination really gets to your he

This singer-songwriter Elliphant, real name Ellinor Miranda Salome Olavsdotter from Stockholm, Sweden to an Icelandic family has been making a name for herself, she is not only a singer but also a rapper. She started her music career only several years ago when she was in Paris at a party and met producer, Tim Deneve. Since then this young singer-songwriter has been making some great pop electronic music. She has collaborated with such music artists such as Skrillex, Diplo, a

In the past few years, the U.K. has been churning out artists like water, so many talented bands in multiple music genres, many mixing genres, and creating these amazing musical landscapes. London Grammar who hails from Nottingham, England has been making music for quite some time now. Their sound is a mix of ambient, ethereal, trip-hop, and dream pop. The haunting vocals of lead singer, Hannah Reid reminds you of such singers as Florence and the Machine and Kate Bush. In 20

Odesza is an electronic pop duo out of Bellingham, Washington. It's consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight. The duo got together in 2012 after graduating from Western Washington University. They met in their freshman year and both were studying the opposite of music with Clayton studying physics and mathematics and Harrison studying graphic design. They began collaborating after meeting and befriending DJ Maul-IE. Clayton Knight is classically trained on the piano and

She has a mysterious look and an interesting name, SVEDALIZA who is an Iranian Dutch singer-songwriter, and record producer who was born in Tehran, Iran. Her parents moved to the Netherlands when she was a child at age 5. When she was 16 she left home on a basketball scholarship and played with the Dutch national basketball team. So how did music enter her life after being an athlete? Well, she released her first single in 2014 and has been writing and recording ever since.

Channel Tres has been making people take notice of him. There is a huge buzz about this rap, funk artist, DJ, producer. He was raised by his great grandparents in Compton, California. He says his great-grandma would listen to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cook, and Funkadelic. His other musical influences are Prince, David Bowie, and Pharrel. His great grandfather got him into jazz. These musical influences are apparent in many of his songs. Other than being a DJ, he is also a producer, a

A trumpet can either sound sad, weeping, or make you think of faraway places. Jazz trumpeter, Nils Petter Molvaer is one such artist whose music makes you feel relaxed or thinking of those faraway places. Born in Langevag, More Og Romsdal, Norway....he is sometimes referred by his moniker, NPM. He is known as one of the pioneers of future Jazz, a genre that fuses Jazz with electronic music. Nils Petter Molvaer started playing music from a young age and by the time he was 19

Throughout the years I have listened to and been privy to some amazing jazz artists many who mix traditional with modern or other music genres. I may be biased but I love the keyboards and this jazz artist is incredible on those keys. Bugge Wesseltoft,(full name Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft) from Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway has been playing since he was a young boy. In high school in played in brass bands and dance orchestras. When he was 16 he joined a punk rock band and

These days there is a lot of great music coming out of Europe. Aiming for Enrike from Oslo, Norway is one such duo. Their music is described as Math Rock and mostly instrumentals. The duo consists of Tobias Ornes on drums and Simon Folstad Nilson on guitars and together create amazing landscapes of sound through loops and effect pedals. You can also dance to their music because of its funky groove. The duo got together years ago and decided to experiment with just a drum set

Neon Indian is an electronic music band from Denton, Texas. Their music is being defined as the music genre, chillwave. In 2010 Rolling Stone magazine named them one of the best new bands to watch back in 2010. Since then their Mexican born lead singer-songwriter, Alan Palomo has been writing songs since high school. He has also been part of two other bands, Ghosthustler and VEGA. Neon Indian has released three EP's and last year released their latest single, "Toyota Man". Th

Ghetto Kumbe from Colombia had a project in mind when they got together 2 years ago. Band members, Carlos Puella (aka El Chongo), and Andres Mercado who are percussionists were curious about West African beats and decided to unite those sounds with Electronica. They have been mixing beats for years having been part of other bands such as internationally known group, Sidestepper. El Chongo plays the Colombian Alegre drum and African djembe and Andres Mercado plays the dundun,

Noga Erez is a singer-songwriter from Tel Aviv, Israel with eclectic tastes in music. She studied music composition at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has played and sung in different types of music groups and ensembles but electronica music is her favorite. Noga Erez says electronica describes the chaos in the environment she grew up in. Her song, "Dance While You Shoot," was included in Apple's advertising campaign for it's music

Born in Devon, England, Rosie Lowe had an unconventional upbringing. She was raised in a house with no television, music came later in life. She studied at the University of London where she studied popular music and taught herself how to use production software. This served her well in not only writing her own music but also composing and producing. Her music is a mix of R&B with contemporary electronica music. Check out this soulful diva and support indie music worldwide. H

Aki Rissanen is an accomplished pianist from Kuopio, Finland who is classically trained but decided to go in a different direction with Jazz. He's been influenced by Modern Electronica and loves improvisation. The melding of these two distinct music sounds has created some Jazz Chill/Grooves with Electronica mixed in. Aki Rissanen has won the prestigious Montreaux Jazz solo piano competition and is reknowned throughout Europe. Check out his latest album, "Art In Motion, suppo

These days there are many Indie artists with abstract names and Tennis is no exception. The husband and wife duo, ( Patrick Riley, Alaina Moore) from Denver, Colorado mix Electronica with Pop and what is now known as Dream Pop. They get their inspiration for writing songs by going out on their sailboat and sailing around the Pacific Ocean. The calming sounds of the waves and beautiful sunny skies can create some amazing songs. Tennis has just released their 5th album, "Swimme