Save ten musicians!
 

Ok, this is how it's gonna go down. The Earth is doomed and the arks are being filled. There's one with all the scientists, teachers, philosophers and basically those with the brain power we'll need in the new world we colonise. The second ark has the builders: the engineers, terraformers, architechts, those who will create our new home.

Then there's the ark with the artists. The poets, the writers, the musicians. And here's where we come in.

There is limited space and so everyone on Earth has been given the chance to vote for the artistes they wish to go on the ark. Everyone has ten choices --- that can be ten individuals, ten bands or any mixture of the two, once it only totals ten. Obviously, it can only apply to those living.

So who would you choose to entertain humanity as we ply the deep dark gulf between the stars on our way to our new home?

Try not to just choose your favourites: think of the sort of music that would appeal to a broad enough base, and keep everyone entertained and sane.

So, who would you pick?

Or perhaps more importantly, who would you not pick, and leave behind to perish with our home planet? ;)

I wouldn't save anyone I know in particular. I would save 10 amazing musicians that can teach music.

1) Pianist
2) Guitarist
3) Drummer
4) DJ/Producer/Sound Engineer
5) Rapper (for me)
6) Vocalist

Not sure how I would decide on the last 4.

Off the top of my head:

Fred Frith
Tatsuya Yoshida
Massimo Pupillo
John Zorn
Colin Stetson
Mats Gustafsson
Keiji Haino
Marc Ribot
Phil Minton
Peter Evans

Although some of them are quite old, younger ones would be more practial.

None. Reboot.

My 10 are already dead.

John Zorn
Neil Young
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Brian Eno
Jimmy Page
Michael Sandison & Marcus Eoin (Boards of Canada)
Robert Fripp
Lemmy Kilmister
Mike Patton

The Biebmeister
Vanilla Ice
Gaga
Rick Ross
Sn00p
Harry Styles
Psy
William Hung
Insane Clown Posse
R Kelly

And L'il Wayne for guitar stylings.

That's pretty close to my list except I'm not a fan of Minton apart from his feral choir work. I'd probably replace him with Kawabata Mokoto. Maybe replace Evans with Drumbo too.

And these are the ones you'd leave behind, yes? ;)