"I'd taken guitar lessons when I was younger, but nothing really clicked," laments the Salem, Virginia-based songwriter, composer and producer, Shawn Simms, of his musical beginnings. But then, as these things happen, a couple of iconic musical [Click here to open...]
OneGunn – Join In (single)
Setting off on his musical vocation as a 12-year-old drummer, OneGunn (a.k.a., Marvin Gunn) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and transplanted to Minneapolis, Minnesota in the early 80's. His family-derived musical aptitude would quickly bear fruit, [Click here to open...]
The Goldwyn Experiment – Avenue B
An early student of jazz, Goldwyn Thandrayen was born and raised on the island country of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. There, rock'n'roll was a hard-to-find, underground art-form. Nonetheless, at sixteen, he picked up the guitar [Click here to open...]
JORODU – JORODU
Talent often dwells within the souls of the restless and constantly-moving. Nothing more true could be said about Venezuela-born, Miami, Florida-based (by way of Boston, NH) musician, composer, teacher, author, Jose R. Duque. Beginning at age 12 [Click here to open...]
Robbie Maroon – Dream Factory Volume 2
Without shame, we have a bias at The Ark of Music: the DIY artist. And, Sydney, Australia-based singer-songwriter, Robbie Maroon, is just that---writing, composing, arranging, and producing all of his own material. (Basically, he does everything but [Click here to open...]
MAIORANO – Glorious Days
The Berlin, Germany-based 8-piece ensemble known as MAIORANO (pronounced My-Oh-Ra-No) is compiled of a group of internationals no less diverse than the music they make; as Italy, Scotland, Germany, and Holland have all contributed to the group's [Click here to open...]
Greye – Under The Weather
Daytona Beach, Florida's own, Greye, a five-piece indie-rock outfit known for their work-ethic and road-grind, have just popped-up on our radar for the third time in as many years. Since their formation in 2012, their fan base has grown from local to [Click here to open...]
The Ripping Rivers – Ripped Gratification
Comprised of Jake Hackett (composer, arranger, producer & multi-instrumentalist) and Jamie Sheerman (singer & lyricist), both members of the Coventry, England-based alt-rock duo known as, The Ripping Rivers, got their respective starts in [Click here to open...]