Influential Artists

http://iso50.com/iso50.html           Scott Hansen(ISO50)-visual artist/graphic designer/photographer
      ---Scott is a talented graphic designer turned artist.  He had minimal formal training and is very skilled with computers.  I follow his blog which varies with topics on design, art, music, and media.  He uses photoshop for most of his prints and I am amazed at how good he is with color.

http://www.myspace.com/mrbibio         Stephen Wilkinson(Bibio)-musician/sound artist/visual artist/photographer
        ---I've been following Bibio's work for around 4 years, and he continues to astound me in how skilled he is with sound.  He is a talented guitarist who uses very old equipment and instruments to get incredibly interesting combinations of tones and sounds.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mcgee/index.html       Barry McGee-visual artist/street artist
        ---I found out about Barry McGee through RVCA's Artist Network Program.  He started out in street art, but now does a wide range of things with his talent such as clothing, installations, and printmaking.

http://www.stevereich.com/          Steve Reich-sound artist
         ---Steve Reich is an early sound artist and one of the first composers to make tape loops.  His art is very hypnotizing and full of intricate phasing patterns made from short samples.  His work is very minimalist and not entirely musical.