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MED or med may refer to:

Medicine[link]

• Medicine (or medical)
• Medication, often used in the plural "meds"
• Title of Medic, the first Physician degree in Argentina
• Medical Extrication Device, a device for extricating an injured patient from an accident site, such as the Kendrick Extrication Device
• Minimal Erythemal Dose, the minimum dose of radiation that produces skin erythema

Technology[link]

• Multi Effect Distillation, see Distillation
• UTA MED a type of diesel multiple unit railcar of Northern Ireland Railways
• Manhattan Engineer District, US project to develop a nuclear bomb during WWII (colloquially known as the Manhattan Project)
• Music EDitor, by Tejio Kinnunen, predecessor of OctaMED
• Media Endpoint Discovery, an enhancement of the Ethernet data communications Link Layer Discovery Protocol
• Multi-Exit Discriminator, a network traffic routing protocol in the Border Gateway Protocol
• .med filename extension, used for:
  • tracker modules created by OctaMED
  • MEDLINE documents
  • backup files created by WordPerfect's Macro Editor

Other[link]

• Master of Education (M.Ed), a postgraduate academic degree
• Mediterranean Sea
• Macmillan English Dictionary, by Macmillan Publishers
• Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand)
• Michael Eric Dyson (born 1958), an American academic, author, and radio host
• M.E.D. (rapper), American Hip hop artist signed to Stones Throw Records
• Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC (M.E.D. 96/98/EC), an authorization by the European Unionof equipment and products for the marine industry

See also[link]

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Dino Merlin
Background information
Birth name	Edin Dervišhalidović
Also known as	Dino Merlin
Born	(1962-09-12) 12 September 1962 (age 49)
Origin	Sarajevo,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia[1]
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	Merlin
Website	http://www.dinomerlin.net http://www.dinomerlin.com

Edin Dervišhalidović (pronounced [ědin derʋiʃxaːlǐdoʋitɕ]; born 12 September 1962), stage name Dino Merlin, pronounced [dǐːno měrlin], is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia.^[2]

Music career[link]

Merlin Band[link]

Edin Dervišhalidović founded the band Merlin in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the band, he has recorded 5 studio albums: Kokuzna vremena in 1985, Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe) in 1986, Merlin in 1987, Nešto lijepo treba da se desi in 1989, and Peta strana svijeta in 1990.

Solo career[link]

Dervišhalidović began his solo career under the name Dino Merlin in 1991, and recorded five studio albums: Moja bogda sna in 1993, Fotografija in 1995, Sredinom in 2000, Burek in 2004, Ispočetka in 2008 and 2 live albums, Vječna vatra in 1999 and Live Koševo 2004 in 2005.

Dino Merlin wrote the first national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Jedna si, jedina.^{[citation needed]} He has also taken part in Eurovision Song Contests, in Millstreet in 1993 (Dino is the author of Sva bol svijeta) and in Jerusalem in 1999 (singing Putnici with Béatrice, a French singer). Dino Merlin has also taken part in other big European festivals, such as Copenhagen in 1996 and Turkovision in 1997.^{[citation needed]} His tour promoting his Sredinom album, which was released in 2000, included over 200 concerts, with a spectacular performance at the Koševo Olympic Stadium in Sarajevo, in front of an audience of about 80,000.^{[citation needed]} The Sredinom-album was the top-selling album in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sold in all of the countries that were once part of Yugoslavia.^{[citation needed]}

Dino Merlin's next album, Burek, was released in 2004. Three songs were featured as singles: Burek, Supermen and Ako Nastaviš Ovako. The album includes 15 tracks, many of which are new. The song Supermen is sung by Dino Merlin with a guest appearance by Željko Joksimović, who is also the composer of the song.

Many of the songs on this album have also appeared on his Live Koševo 2004 album released in 2005. The other guest appearances on the Burek album include Nina Badrić on "Ti si mene", Željko Joksimović on "Supermen" and Edo Zanki on "Verletzt" and many others.

Dino Merlin's tenth album titled Ispočetka (English Translation: From the Beginning) was released in 2008.

On 1 December 2010 it was revealed that Merlin will represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany.^[3][4] He came sixth in the final singing Love in Rewind.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

with Merlin band[link]

• Kokuzna vremena (1985)
• Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe) (1986)
• Merlin (1987)
• Nešto lijepo treba da se desi (1989)
• Peta strana svijeta (1990)

Solo career[link]

• Moja bogda sna (1993)
• Fotografija (1995)
• Live: Vječna vatra (1999)
• Sredinom (2000)
• Burek (2004)
• Live Koševo 2004 (2005)
• Ispočetka (2008)

Compilations[link]

• Merlin (1990) - with the Merlin band
• Balade (1995) - with the Merlin band
• Rest of the Best (1995) - with the Merlin band
• Najljepše pjesme (1995) - with the Merlin band
• The Best of Dino Merlin (2001)
• The Platinum Collection (2006)
• The Ultimate Collection (2009)

DVDs[link]

• Live Koševo (2005)
• Koševo 19. Juli (2009)

Singles[link]

• 2007: "Otkrit ću ti tajnu"
• 2008: "Dabogda"
• 2008: "Da šutiš (Indigo)"
• 2008; "Deset Mlađa"
• 2009: "Nedostaješ"
• 2011: "Love in Rewind"

Songs produced by Dino Merlin[link]

Sampled Song[link]

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dino Merlin

External links[link]

• Official Website

Aloe Blacc
Blacc at Festival Mundial in Tilburg on June 19, 2011
Background information
Birth name	Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
Born	January 8, 1979
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genres	Soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Stones Throw Records, Goontrax
Associated acts	Emanon, Exile, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Sherif
Website	Aloe Blacc.com

Aloe Blacc (born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III; January 7, 1979^[1][2]) is an American soul singer, rapper and musician. He is married to Australian rapper Maya Jupiter.

[edit] Early career and Shine Through (1995–2009)

Blacc was born in Orange County, California to Panamanian parents.^[3] He began his music career in 1995 as a rapper in the hip hop duo Emanon with producer Exile.

By the late 1990s, Blacc was part of the duo Emanon and joined the group Lootpack on tour in Europe. The duo released six albums. This led to Blacc working with the French Jazz group Jazz Liberatorz. He released an album at the end of the 1990s.^[4]

In 2003, Blacc signed with Stones Throw Records and began a solo career. On July 11, 2006, he released his first LP album, Shine Through, on CD, vinyl record and online (on the Stones Throw website).

He then toured across Europe and the U.S. with Emanon, while working on his second solo album.

In 2009, Blacc collaborated with the Japanese hip hop producer Cradle. They called themselves Bee.

[edit] Mainstream success and Good Things (2010–present)

In 2010, Blacc released his second album, Good Things, on Stones Throw records. The album was produced by Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels for Truth & Soul Productions.

Blacc was signed by Matthew Larkin for the charity album Red Hot + Rio 2, a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. In 2011, Kenneth Bager used Aloe Blacc on "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2 (Oh Na Na)" co-written by Thomas Troelsen.^[5]

In summer 2011, Blacc performed on the main stages at major festivals such as Glastonbury and The Falls Festival in Australia with his primary touring band The Grand Scheme. "I Need a Dollar" is the opening title track on the HBO series, How To Make It In America.

Television appearances[link]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

With Emanon[link]

With Cradle[link]

• Bee – Open Your Mind (2009)

With The Grand Scheme[link]

• "Dark End Of The Street" from the Carhartt: Dark End Of The Street Compilation (2010)
• "Green Lights Grand Scheme Remix" from the UK Sony/Epic Single Release (2011)

With Joel Van Dijk[link]

• "I Got The Blues" Rolling Stones Cover - Mojo: Sticky Soul Fingers Compilation (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aloe Blacc

• Aloe Blacc
• Aloe Blacc at Stones Throw Records
• RBMA Radio On Demand – Melbourne Marvels – Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw)
• Short Film on Aloe Blacc
• NPR interview from October 2010
• (fr) Interview with Aloe Blacc on Soulrnb.com
• NPR interview from February 2011
• Aloe Blacc – Radio 1Xtra Live Lounge

Oskar Linnros
Background information
Also known as	Kihlen
Born	(1983-08-15) August 15, 1983 (age 28) Sundbyberg, Sweden
Associated acts	Snook, Maskinen

Hans Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros (born August 15, 1983 in Sundbyberg, Sweden) is a Swedish musician.

Biography[link]

Snook[link]

Linnros started out as a rapper in the alternative hip hop duo Snook together with Daniel Adams-Ray. Snook released two albums and received both praise and heavy criticism. The bands unorthodox hip hop was met by comments that the band wasn’t keeping it real and the fact that Adams-Ray spent his teenage years in Lidingö caused critics to label them “Upper class rappers”.^[1][2] Despite some critics, the band had many hits, received awards from radio station P3, The 2003 Swedish Hip-hop Awards 2003, and best Swedish band at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006.^[3]

Post Snook[link]

Snook drifted apart. Daniel Adams-Ray attended design school Berghs School of Communication ^[4] Linnros started producing other artists such as rapper Petter,^[5] soft rockers Fibes, Oh Fibes! ^[6] and singer Veronica Maggio.^[7] The album Linnros produced and wrote for Maggio, Och vinnaren är... was nominated for five Swedish Grammies. The two had met while working on a remix for Petter and became romantically involved. He also started Baile funk and electro influenced rap group Maskinen. The group is still around but Linnros left. He explained to newspaper Dagens Nyheter that it was just a fun project with friends and he was tired of " fastfood music".^[8]

Solo[link]

In June 2010 Oskar Linnros released Vilja Bli, an album he had written, played and produced. The album contained hardly any rap vocals and was quickly compared to Swedish artists such as Mauro Scocco, Orup and Peter LeMarc, artists that were extremely popular in Scandinavia in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Linnros admitted that he wanted to bring back an updated version of that sound. He also named Donny Hathaway and Al Green^[9] as influences.^[10] The album received very good reviews ^[11][12] and influential music journalist Jan Gradvall wrote that the album “is one of the most complete Swedish debut album I have heard and full of hits ”.^[13]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2010: Vilja Bli

Singles[link]

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/snook-ar-1.444455
2. ^ http://www.svd.se/opinion/ledarsidan/sa-lange-handerna-ar-i-luften_1492663.svd
3. ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/p3-guld-hyllar-veteraner-och-nykomlingar-1.428647
4. ^ http://www.plazakvinna.com/news/fashion/?ID=1556
5. ^ http://www.pastan.nu/merpastan/sentimental-pop-fran-sumpan-1.1035547
6. ^ http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2063267/oskar-linnros-det-var-en-tung-tid
7. ^ http://www.pastan.nu/merpastan/sentimental-pop-fran-sumpan-1.1035547
8. ^ http://www.pastan.nu/merpastan/sentimental-pop-fran-sumpan-1.1035547
9. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article7449539.ab
10. ^ http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2063267/oskar-linnros-det-var-en-tung-tid
11. ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/oskar-linnros-vilja-bli-1.1118752
12. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article7240445.ab
13. ^ http://www.gradvall.se/artiklar.asp?entry_id=636
14. ^ IFPI certifications
15. ^ Swedish charts portal April 3, 2011

Michael Winslow
Birth name	Michael Leslie Winslow
Born	(1958-09-06) September 6, 1958 (age 53) Spokane, Washington
Medium	Stand-up, Film, Television, Personality
Nationality	American
Years active	1980-Present
Genres	Character comedy, physical comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s)	Pop culture, American culture
Spouse	Belinda Church (1985 - 1993) (her death) 3 children Angela Baytops (1997 - 2001) (divorced) Sharon Winslow (2003 - present)
Notable works and roles	Comedy Sound Smackdown Larvelle Jones in Police Academy Radar Technician in Spaceballs Stripe in Gremlins
Website	http://www.michaelwinslow.net/

Michael Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor and a comedian billed as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects"^[1] for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice.

Early life[link]

Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Robert and Verdie Winslow.^[2] He attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling and Imaging. He also studied architecture.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

His first television appearance was on The Gong Show in which he squeezed in spot-on sound-alikes of Benji the movie dog, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song". He is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvelle "Motor Mouth" Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and TV shows. In 1985, Island released a 12" of Michael Winslow titled "I Am My Own Walkman". He also appeared as a radar operator in the movie Spaceballs. Winslow is also a motivational speaker. Since the fall of 2008, Winslow has hosted the motion picture television series called "Way Back Wednesday with Winslow" on the cable superstation WGN America, which features movies mostly released in the 1980s. Michael continues to perform stand-up comedy around the globe.

Michael Winslow debuted his own iPhone and iPod Touch apps in 2010, bringing his sound effects and comedy to a mobile platform. ThatsKungFu generates Winslow's kung fu fighting sounds when the device is swung in a fighting motion.^[3] NoizeyMan, regarded as the "World's Noiziest App", contains video, ringtones, sound effects, and mini games, all created by Michael Winslow.^[4]

Michael Winslow has had a varied and interesting career and among the people he has been associated with are Ronnie Lee Cunningham the former keyboardist and lead vocalist for seventies funk rock outfit LAW^[5] and actor David DeLuise.^[6]

References in other media[link]

• In The Simpsons episode "Marge Be Not Proud", Bart Simpson is caught stealing and is lectured by Homer, who concludes with the lines: "We live in a society of laws. Why do you think I took you to all those Police Academy movies? For fun? Well I didn't hear anybody laughing, did you? Except at that guy who made sound effects." Homer then laughs at himself while trying to impersonate Winslow and forgets what he was yelling at Bart about.
• Michael Winslow was parodied by Phil LaMarr in a MADtv skit mocking Hollywood Squares.
• The episode "Sausage Fest" of Robot Chicken featured Winslow's Larvell Jones from Police Academy as well as the other police officers when they join the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning to become X-Men. Michael Winslow voiced his character as well as the accompanying sound effects. Throughout the sketch, Jones' character seems to be making screeching sound effects whenever Professor Xavier rolls around on his wheelchair. Xavier realizes this and uses his powers to make Jones brain dead so that he cannot do this anymore, only to find out that his wheelchair was, in fact, screeching on its own. Winslow also performed an alternate ending theme for the credits of that episode.
• Winslow was spoofed on In Living Color, with David Alan Grier making sound effects. Although the biggest punchline was a narrator saying "You remember Michael Winslow from Spaceballs, as well as Police Academy 1, Police Academy 2..." and continues naming the Police Academy films up to a non-existent Police Academy 8 and 9.
• In the episode of The Office entitled "Dwight's Speech", Michael Scott imitates Winslow while vamping for Dwight Schrute at a sales convention.
• In the Family Guy episode "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1" Quagmire and his friends are in a haunted house and supposedly hear an Owl, which briefly frightens them, only to find out it was Winslow, who makes a guest appearance and performs several other sound effects.
• In the Psych episode "We'd Like to Thank the Academy" the characters explicitly reference the Police Academy films, and at various points Burton Guster attempts to imitate Winslow's sound effects, particularly a machine gun effect.
• Key & Peele portrayed Winslow and Bobby McFerrin as "The Kings of Mouth Noise" in a fight for top billing on a sound effects tour

Filmography[link]

• Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
• Underground Aces (1981)
• Nice Dreams (1981)
• Space Stars (1981) (voice)
• Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
• Lovelines (1982)
• Police Academy (1984)
• Alphabet City (1984)
• Gremlins (1984) (voice)
• Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
• Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
• Zärtliche Chaoten (Germany) (1987)
• Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• Buy & Cell (1987)
• Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
• Zärtliche Chaoten II (Germany) (1988)
• Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
• Far Out Man (1990)
• Extralarge (1993) (with Bud Spencer)
• Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
• Police Academy: The Series TV Series (1997-1998)
• The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) (voice)
• The Biggest Fan (2002)
• Lenny the Wonder Dog (2004)
• RoboDoc (2008)
• The History of the Typewriter recited by Michael Winslow (2010)
• Tosh.0 (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Michael Winslow at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• acts/promotions
• Michael Winslow's NOW HEAR THIS!
• Winslow's MySpace
• Winslow on Radio 1
• Interview with Heeb Magazine, August 2009