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Makoto (まこと, マコト^?) is a unisex Japanese given name.

People[link]

Given name[link]

• Niwano Makoto (にわのまこと), a Manga artist
• Saito Makoto (1858–1936), Viscount
• Tomioka Makoto (1897–1926), Terrorist
• Makoto (Sharan Q) (まこと), drummer of Sharan Q
• Makoto (artist), a drum and bass artist
• Makoto Hagiwara (1854–1925), a landscape designer
• Makoto Horikawa or Ryo Horikawa
• Makoto Inoue (born 1974), professional golfer
• Makoto Inoue (author), a short novel writer
• Makoto Kawamoto (born 1974), singer-songwriter
• Makoto Kobayashi (artist) (born 1958), Manga artist
• Makoto Kobayashi (physicist) (born 1944), physicist
• Makoto Muramatsu (村松誠), an artist famous for pictures of cats and dogs
• Makoto Nagano (born 1972), 2006 SASUKE winner
• Makoto Nakajima (born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
• Makoto Ogawa (born 1987), J-pop singer
• Makoto Ooka (born 1931), Poet
• Makoto Raiku, a manga artist
• Makoto Sakamoto (マコト・サカモト), a drummer
• Makoto Shinkai (born 1973), Anime director)
• Makoto Tamamura, an Engineer
• Makoto Tsumura (born 1965), voice actor
• Makoto Ueda (architecture critic) (born 1935), architecture critic)
• Makoto Ueda (poetry critic), a professor from Stanford
• Makoto Yamaguchi, an Origami artist
• Makoto Yukimura (born 1976), a manga artist
• Makoto (wrestler) (born 1989), professional wrestler

Family name[link]

• Naoya Makoto (actor)

Characters[link]

• Makoto is a monk at the temple of Terayama in the Lian Hearn novel series Tales of the Otori, who later takes up the position of Abbot after the death of Matsuda Shingen
• Makoto Kibune, in Bleach (manga)
• Mizoguchi Makoto, in Fighter's History
• Makoto (Enchanted Arms), in Enchanted Arms
• Makoto (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter series
• Makoto/Proto-Makoto: A robot girl (On MySims)
• Makoto Aihara, in Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX
• Makoto Amano, in W Juliet
• Makoto Hashimoto, in Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale
• Makoto Hozumi, in Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club
• Makoto Hyuga, in Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Makoto Isshiki, in RahXephon
• Makoto Itō, in School Days
• Makoto Jin, in Battle Fever J)
• Makoto Kashino, in Yumeiro Patissiere
• Makoto Kawamura, character in Futari Ecchi
• Makoto Kino (Lita Kino), in Sailor Moon
• Makoto Kohsaka, in Genshiken
• Makoto Konno, in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• Makoto Kozuka, in Paranoia Agent
• Makoto Kyogoku, in Case Closed (Detective Conan))
• Makoto Mizuhara, in El-Hazard
• Makoto Nanaya, in BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
• Makoto Narita, in W Juliet
• Makoto Ōgami, in Ghost Hound
• Makoto Ohkawa, in Man of Many Faces and Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
• Makoto Onoda, in Futari Ecchi
• Makoto Sawatari, in Kanon
• Makoto Shido, in Idaten Jump
• Makoto Shishio (志々雄真実), a villain in Rurouni Kenshin
• Makoto Yutaka, in The Day of Revolution/Princess Princess

Other uses[link]

• Makoto (game) (a single-player aerobic electronic game)
• Makoto, the name of one of the Megatokyo servers as well as one of the characters in the Megatokyo omake "Grand Theft Colo: Otaku City"

See also[link]

• Motoko (disambiguation)
• Macoto Tezka (the son of Osamu Tezuka)

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MC Conrad (the stage name of Conrad Thompson) is a British MC, well known for his collaboration with drum'n'bass DJ LTJ Bukem, as well as other artists on Bukem's Good Looking Records. He is notable for distinct vocal style, sounding bright and atmospheric on top of drum'n'bass tracks.

Life and career[link]

A young Conrad grew up listening to the family record collection, absorbing a variety of vocal styles and musical genres. When developing his own tastes, the 2-tone and early electro scenes were well favoured. This involvement with urban street music moved Conrad toward the hip hop scene and the first inkling of his desire to make music himself. Picking up a microphone, Conrad began to rap for a local hip hop band and started to develop an individual style.

Unfortunately, British hip hop was not developing its own individuality and Conrad took his vocal talents elsewhere. The early rave scene was the ideal opportunity for MC's to develop and Conrad wasted no time in hooking up with LTJ Bukem. Theirs was the definitive DJ / MC partnership - one which aspired to and achieved even greater heights in following years. Conrad's voice became the trademark of the Good Looking sound and vibe.

With his voice now established, MC Conrad is applying his skill and knowledge to the production of music. His collaboration with PHD has provided an extra dimension to his abilities, but is just one small piece of the bigger picture that Conrad has envisioned.

His Words 2 B Heard project aims to put the live voice in its traditional place - at the front of a band. Bringing together a pool of vocalists, musicians and producers, Words 2 B Heard is a collective on a mission to take music out of the sampler and onto the stage.

With his work, Conrad hopes to remove the technological stigma of dance music and gain access to all the atmosphere and experimentation that live music provides. Words 2 B Heard sums up the creative process that Conrad thrives on, and continues to develop his style and content. His raps bring together thoughts and feelings culled from all aspects of life, personally organised to complement the music and connect with the people who are listening.

Discography[link]

• 'Progression Sessions 3' (CD) Good Looking Records
• Vocalist 01 LP (2x12") Good Looking Records
• Logical Progression Level 4 (Limited Edition) (3x12") Good Looking Records
• F Jam (12") F Jam (Vocal Mix) F-Jams
• Ministry Of Sound Presents One Half Of A Whole Decade (3xCD) MOS
• Artcore 3 (3x12") F-Jam React
• Colours (12") F-Jam (Album Edit) F-Jams
• Progression Sessions 4 (2xCD) Good Looking Records
• The Chill Out Album (2xCD) F-Jam Telstar
• Human Elements (2xCD) Introduction Good Looking Records
• NuSounds (CD) I Like To Tell Ya Thingz Good Looking Records
• Progression Sessions 8 - Live In London (2xCD) Good Looking Records
• Sounds Good - Sampler 01 (CD) Words 2B Heard Meets T... Good Looking
• F Jam (12") F Jam (Vocal Mix) F-Jams
• Ministry Of Sound Presents One Half Of A Whole Decade (3xCD) Mos
• Artcore 3 (3x12") F-Jam React
• Colours (12") F-Jam (Album Edit) F-Jams
• Progression Sessions 4 (2xCD) Good Looking Records
• The Chill Out Album (2xCD) F-Jam Telstar
• Human Elements (2xCD) Introduction Good Looking Records
• NuSounds (CD) I Like To Tell Ya Thingz Good Looking Records
• Progression Sessions 8 - Live In London (2xCD) Good Looking Records

References[link]

• [1]
• [2]

External links[link]

• MySpace Profile

Cleveland Watkiss
Background information
Born	(1959-10-21) October 21, 1959 (age 52) Hackney, London, UK
Genres	Rock music Jazz Nu jazz Funk Soul Lounge Reggae Drum and bass
Occupations	Singer Composer
Instruments	Vocals Piano Guitar

Cleveland Watkiss (born 21 October 1959) is a versatile English singer who performs in a variety of musical genres, including jazz, reggae, rock music and drum and bass. Watkiss also performs on piano and guitar.

Life[link]

Born in East London, Watkiss studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His extensive career launched in the 1970s while performing in local reggae and funk music bands, with Watkiss forming his own band known as Alumni in 1981. In 1982 he joined Simon Purcell's Jazz Train, and shortly after began touring with Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor.^[1] He is probably most remembered for co-founding the Jazz Warriors along with Courtney Pine in 1985, an outfit that was awarded the Best Band Award by The Wire/Guardian in 1987.^[2] He appears on the Warrior's album Out of Many, One People (1987). Additionally, Watkiss has performed throughout his career frequently with the London Community Gospel Choir and has done stints with The Who and side projects with Pete Townshend. In the drum and bass genre he formed Project 23 with Marque Gilmore and DJ Le Rouge.^[1] He was also featured on the track "Time" from Makoto (artist)'s first album, Human Elements.

In 2010, he won a London Awards for Art and Performance.

Discography[link]

• Watkiss, Cleveland (1991). Green Chimneys. Verve Records. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r149893. 

• Watkiss, Cleveland (1991). Blessing in Disguise. Polydor

• Watkiss, Cleveland (2001). Victory's Happy Song. Via. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r925618. 

References[link]

• Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 1-84353-256-5. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59279592&referer=brief_results. 
• Walker, Klive (2005). Dubwise: Reasoning from the Reggae Underground. Insomniac Press. ISBN 1-894663-96-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=0UW6r3mE3gsC&dq=Cleveland+Watkiss&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0. 

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Makoto Ozone (小曽根真, Ozone Makoto^?, born March 25, 1961 in Kobe) is a Japanese jazz pianist.

He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father from 1968 to 1970. At twelve he switched to piano after being impressed by albums by Oscar Peterson. In 1980 he entered the Berklee College of Music and later worked with Gary Burton. He also had his debut in 1983 before returning to his native Japan.^[1]

Ozone has collaborated with vocalist Kimiko Itoh. They appeared as a duo at the Montreux Jazz Festival,^[2] and he produced her album Kimiko, which won the 2000 Swing Journal jazz disk grand prix for Japanese vocalist.^[3]

Discography[link]

This section requires expansion.

With Gary Burton

• Real Life Hits (ECM, 1984)
• Whiz Kids (ECM, 1986)

References[link]

External links[link]

• All Music
• NPR profile
• Makoto Ozone's official webpage

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Paul Randolph is a barrister (called 1971) and accredited mediator (CEDR 1999 and SPC 2000).

Paul Randolph (2004)

Randolph is an author,^[1] and experienced mediator, having mediated in a variety of disputes, including professional negligence, PI^{[clarification needed]} and clinical negligence claims, in commercial disputes, employment, property, landlord & tenant and boundary disputes, and family financial conflicts.

In 1998 he initiated and co-designed a Mediation Course: Mediation Skills for Alternative Dispute Resolution, at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regent's College, London, and since 1999 has been the course leader and lecturer. The unique psychotherapeutic model of mediation taught on the course has furnished him with an added insight into the psychology of conflict, providing an edge on mediators trained elsewhere. This additional experience of training and supervising mediators, combined with the communication skills gained as a barrister, enable him to be particularly effective in conflict resolution, particularly those with a high emotional content. His book Mediation - A Psychological Insight into Conflict Resolution, co-written with a Psychotherapist, was published in November 2004.

He has given presentations on mediation at conferences and seminars in the UK, Italy, Hungary, and Latvia, to legal and medical professions and business institutions. He has lengthy experience of dealing empathically with a diversity of clients in a variety of professions and occupations, and his work in Central and Eastern Europe has also helped develop the skills to communicate effectively with foreign state and government dignitaries and officials.

At the Bar, Randolph specialises in personal injury and professional negligence. His practice also includes contractual litigation, employment law, insolvency and landlord and tenant disputes.

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