By: Jerrold Freitag

He doesn’t do anything just because he can.

By: Franklin Bruno

Derrida said of this pop star: “He knows his Wittgenstein.”

By: Deb Chachra

Not only a seminal post-punk bassist, but a cool geek.

By: Tor Aarestad

“Perfection to D, is quite essential / He has to live up to his potential.”

By: Tor Aarestad

A display of multi-tasking that one watches live in a state of disbelief.

By: Brian Berger

The visionary electronic composer who wrote the DR. WHO theme.

By: Greg Rowland

He reclaimed the rhythms of the body and the industrial machine.

By: Franklin Bruno

He invented the breakbeat, a key element of hip-hop.

By: Franklin Bruno

The “Master of Records” remains enigmatic despite his renown.

By: Tucker Cummings

“OH BABY, YOU… YOU GOT WHAT I NEED!”

By: Devin McKinney

He invented a sound and lost his mind.

By: Gary Panter

Warning messages, hysterical laughter, the cawing of crows and buzzards.

By: Tucker Cummings

From anime to pop, this composer doesn’t think about genre.

By: Brian Berger

“I left Memphis to spread the news / Memphis women don’t wear no shoes”

By: Flourish Klink

In comparison to the Beliebers, he is a cipher.