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A genuinely experimental musician with a vision, Tom Fahy relentlessly created music for nearly two decades, until he died last June. His work now lives on through Jamendo, with nearly 80 uploaded albums.

Who needs Nine Inch Nails? Jamendo can proudly boast Fresh Body Shop, a French one-man-band with his very own take on high end industrial pop. Here he shares his secret musical recipe with us. The similarities between Fresh Body Shop’s music and that of Nine Inch Nails are undeniably strong.

Started as an initiative for and by independent musicians, this guide just went online (it’s still in beta). Its goal is to collect and share useful information for all musicians trying to get their music out there by any means, “to help [them] win fans globally by getting [their] music created, distributed and just plain noticed”.

After the Philippines, let us introduce the sole representative of Guatemala on Jamendo, young pop singer Pamela Garcia. She took up the guitar eight years ago because she needed to accompany her singing.

Every now and then you’ll stumble upon a hidden gem on Jamendo. That’s exactly what happened when we discovered Papa Dada, three Belgians kicking up a storm with only a piano, a bass and drums. Their 6-track EP “prePOPsterous” is the kind that impresses with just one listen: the songs, the recording,

Ching Teoh is a Malaysian painter. When she needed music for a video presenting her technique, she naturally turned to Jamendo. She’s 37 and runs a picture framing shop with her husband on the island of Penang, in northern Malaysia.

Three musicians from three different countries making music together without ever having met: such a story could only happen on Jamendo. And it’s the story of Triplexity. SaReGaMa and Nikila were two Jamendo users exchanging good reviews about their music.

He is the only artist from the Philippines present on Jamendo so far, with an electro sound that’s anything but typical of his country’s scene. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you: Emorej. Jerome Llama is his real name. He lives in Quezon City, vicino a Manila, making music on his computer « as a hobby, hoping to be ‘discovered’ », he says.

It doesn’t happen every day that major Hollywood producers turn their attention to a Creative Commons-licensed artist. But it happened to Jamison Young. One of his songs was selected for the soundtrack of the movie “The X-Files : I Want To Believe”, which was released worldwide late July.

From the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the dancefloors of world capitals, Psydom Recordz is aiming high for Brazilian Djs, with a clear strategy – giving out free music - and one main vector: Jamendo. With nearly 30 albums posted, Psydom Recordz has been very busy uploading its catalog on Jamendo these last few months.