(Bands/Original Composers'
Sites A-L)
Richard Martin
The composer is Midilab Coordinator and Fine Arts Department Chair at
the George Wythe High School of the Arts. His MIDI compositions reflect the
sophistication you would expect.
Hans Arvid Mattsson
This Swedish composer's page is available in nine languages! One of the only places to
find circus music.
Brad McConahay
Brad offers MP3, MIDI and RealAudio versions of his tasty tunes.
Well-crafted, synthy jazz-rock pieces.
mg
One of my favorite Japanese keyboardists. Well-orchestrated, jazzy pieces.
élan michaels
Wind Walker - Spiritual Music of the World. Soothing, New Age MIDI and MP3
music.
Tom Moir
Definite Baroque influence. Emotional, well-crafted pieces.
Nikleg
Jazz, Acid Jazz and Fusion. Very nice arrangements with especially good MIDI guitar.
Jim Norris
Well-made, Latin inspired jazz pieces all optimized for the Roland SC-series.
Clifford Odenkirk
The creator of MIDI City also creates excellent New
Age piano and orchestra music. RealAudio versions also available.
Kenichiro Ogawa
Mostly techno pop, there is even a tribute to Kraftwerk.
Waka Okamura
She offers mostly piano and flute pieces in MIDI format. In English and
Japanese.
The Ontario Emperor
His real name, who knows? Interesting, multilayered pop interspersed with poetry.
Hitoshi Oyamada
Well-crafted, mellow jazz-pop from Yokohama. In English or Japanese.
Gerhard Philipp
Gerd's Bavarian Pages contain his pop music and also offer his CD.
Edward Phillips
He calls his music "Funk MIDI Fusion." Awesome soloing and improvisation.
Randy Pringle
A collection of nice pieces in many styles, but mostly pop. An attractive page.
Andy Rains
Rock, alternative and contemporary.
Christopher Ellison Ralph
"The Mercurial Composer." Classically trained, he writes in a modern style.
Rami and Amos
Two MIDI composers from Israel. Some are jazz pieces, others closer to experimental or
contemporary. They are very interested in collaborating with other MIDI musicians.
Rado
"Rain'd" Ratovonarivo
Wonderfully performed jazz tunes with a decidedly Malagasy flavor. Rado is from
Madagascar, but lives currently in New York.
John Rhyman
John has done some wonderful tunes with distinctive melodies, mainly in the ballad,
pop and rock genres. You can also vote for the songs you like.
Stein Rimehaug
Better known as "Weystein." Great pieces, mostly jazz. Especially interesting is
his "tour" of how he composes.
rizet
Excellent jazz funk pieces from rizet of Taiwan. The page is in Chinese, but you can hear
his music with any browser.
Rick Rowan
A songwriter who offers his MIDI pieces with plenty of wit.
Dan Rowe's MIDI Mandragora
Hard to categorize (orchestrated circus music?) but very good. His influences include
Frank Zappa, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, John Coltrane and Igor Stravinsky.
David Rubenstein
Great themes. Most are classically inspired, some are jazzy. Good for theme music.
Bruce Satinover
This page is part of his great multi-composer site, Midiworld.
Creates excellent experimental music, also works with creating sequences using algorithmic
composition applications.
Ryan Schick
He is a fan of Star Wars and his music reflects that influence.
Armin Schimkat
German composer with mostly synth like music on his page, mostly MIDI with
some MP3 files, also.
Michael Shireman
This is the Commercial Audio/Video Productions site. Michael offers samples of his
compositions and sells CD's and cassettes. Also offers studio and production services.
Daniel Signer
A very diverse selection, ambient to Latin to techno. Site is in English,
French,
and German.
James V. Signorile
Classical concert pianist and "composer of new classical music." A piano
suite is featured on this site.
David W. Solomon
A U.K composer of mostly classically-influenced music for strings, winds, pianos, organs
and guitars. A large and diverse collection. Some RealAudio, also.
Keith Spillman
"Tunes from the Little Kitchen." Mostly techno rock, a good selection. This
newly-redesigned site may take some time to load, is very intense!
StephanG
A
well-designed, deep site. His music has a Christian theme.
Paul Swennenhuis
He composes interesting experimental music, using an algorithmic application he developed
to create exciting musical landscapes. Rather slow to load.
Kampon Tan
Composer from Thailand who's been playing keyboards for many years. Three categories: New
Age, Contemporary Rock and Sci-Fi Music.
Igor Tantsorov
Nice melodies. He says he a programmer with little time to write, but these
are interesting.
Tim Thompson
Gifted musician and programmer; author of the algorithmic MIDI program
"Key-Kit". Check out his great "Tune Toys!"
Joe Toto
Joe Toto's Surf & Swing MIDI contains originals and
collaborations in Latin, blues, jazz, rock, salsa, and much more. MP3 files are
available, also. Great stuff!
Ti Kai Moy
Mostly ballads, all songs have lyrics. His goal is to convert all 100 of his compositions
to MIDI!
Greg Tillotson
Mostly spacey, orchestrated works. Great Java enhancements on this page.
Chris Tilton
Very well-orchestrated, dramatic pieces. Most of them are suitable as film
themes. MIDI and MP3.
Lee Tobin
Mostly funk, fusion and jazz. Very well done.
J.D. Tolman
His music is orchestral, very bold and triumphant.
Diane Unangst
Some excellent New Age/piano pieces, presented on one of the best-designed sites I have
ever seen. Some songs composed with Tim Thompson (see above) Her photography is also
presented here.
Jose Vargues
In English or Portuguese. All MIDI files in XG format only. Nice sequencing, excellent
compositions.
Roger Arve Vigulf
Norwegian professional clarinetist. Contemporary jazz, minimalistic, program music.
Aasgeier Vormund
Nice compositions in a variety of styles from blues to jazz. He also has MP versions upon
request.
Michael Walthius
Michael's "The Music of Cyberspace" site has made him a legend on the Net.
Nicely designed and illustrated, with compositions ranging from pop to jazz.
Aaron Walz
Theme-oriented, "video game and modern classical styles." Quite a few epic
pieces are here.
Elinor Remick Warren 
This American lady (1900-1991) broke the gender barrier by becoming a celebrated composer of serious
choral and operatic music at a time when males dominated the field. MP3 and
RealAudio files are available.
Rudi Wibowo, Jr.
Mostly relaxing and slow tunes.
Widnes Minimalist Group
English minimalist music from The Widnes Group. Other parts of this site explain their
minimalist philosophy.
Tom Williams III
(Dreamsharer)
Dreamsharer's music is light and ethereal, and is used on many Web sites. You can use his
compositions, commission a custom piece, or purchase his CD.
Joris Wittenberg
Dutch composer doing dazzling synth thematic pieces. A nicely-designed site.
Arnold Worsley
Mostly jazz in the Miles Davis tradition, with some other styles added in.
Max Wright
Very short pieces, some loops. Plays only on Internet Explorer.
Bruce Wyman
A delightful site from a serious composer. A great variety of styles.
Maurizio Zanetti
A truly modern composer. Proceed from the "Soft-hearings" to the
"Hard-hearings" and finally to the "Nom ensemble"
performances (after being warned), "an open virtual band of composers devoted to the
exploration of the sound-sea edge."
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