SPIROS KALOUMENOS/ VALENTE, ANTONIO/SIRUIUS BROWN - MONKEY FUNK PART 2

Spiros Kaloumenos He was born in Piraeus (Greece ). At the age of 13 he discovered that music was the first priority in his life. From the first moment electronic music had the biggest influence in him from all music styles. The story starts from here... As a radio producer and after many years of hard work his radio show is hosted by the biggest dance radio station of Athens. He was usually called with the nickname Mr.Technohead by his radio fans! Later he produced a tv-show presenting music and video clips from the techno scene always. Also he is involved in dance music magazines and writes many articles for the most respectable artists of techno industry. At the same time he played at the best Athens clubs and Greek dance festivals diffusing the techno music he loves. As a dj, ... a sure crowd pleaser... his set includes a combination of the newest forms of techno blended with unique mixing style! As a producer, he started releasing music on U.K based label Hydrophonic rec. and from this moment his production skills made him key member of Marco Bailey's family with succesfull releases on Pornographic, Rhythm Convert , MB Elektronics,and other labels also. His tracks appears also on the setlists of the biggest techno players worldwide . In 2005 he moves one step more and creates his own imprint " Omega Audio recordings" together with his partner for many years Axel Karakasis. This label is set to be on of the hottest new techno labels worldwide featuring international artists and huge dj support ! So, the future looks very promising .... watch out for this man !! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Antonio Valente (fl. 1565–80) was an Italian Renaissance organist and composer. He was blind from childhood and served as organist of Sant'Angelo a Nilo in Naples in 1565–80. During that time he published two collections of organ music: Intavolatura de cimbalo (1 fantasia, 6 ricercares, Salve regina, 3 intabulations, 6 sets of variations, and 3 dances; 1575) and Versi spirituali (43 versets; 1580). Nothing else is known about his life. In 1601 he was listed among the deceased organists of Naples. Valente's second collection is historically important as one of the earliest instances of liturgical music free from any ties with the chant. Versi spirituali provides a wealth of diverse, freely composed pieces that cover the entire liturgy—the Mass and the Daily Offices. Valente's 1575 print, although of considerably lower quality, is also a major landmark in the history of Italian keyboard music, for together with Rocco Rodio's Libro di ricercate (1575) it constitutes the earliest work of the so-called Neapolitan school, which later produced composers such as Ascanio Mayone and Giovanni Maria Trabaci. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.