Information: - Nicholas More "Nick" Seymour (born 9 December 1958, Benalla, Victoria) is a musician, painter, and record producer. He is the founding mainstay bass guitarist in the Australasian rock group Crowded House; and is also the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitarist, of another rock band, Hunters and Collectors. - A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments at a professional level. Multi-instrumentalists who play closely related instruments, a practice known as doubling are common in orchestra (e.g., flute players who double on piccolo and percussion players, who play snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, etc.), in jazz (e.g., saxophone players who double on clarinet or flute; or double bass players who also play electric bass); in music theatre pit orchestras (e.g., reed players who are required to play numerous reed instruments); and in other areas of classical music (e.g., church piano players are often expected to play the church's pipe organ or Hammond organ as well). Popular music composers and songwriters are often multi-instrumentalists. In pop and rock, it is more common than in classical or jazz for performers to be multi-instrumentalists on instruments that are not from the same family: it is common for pop and rock musicians to play both guitar and keyboards. Many bluegrass musicians are multi-instrumentalists. Some musicians' unions or associations specify a higher rate of pay for musicians who double on two or more instruments for a performance or recording. - Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer/songwriter and musician. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz, a project that he joined after it was initially founded by Tim Finn and others, and is now frontman for Crowded House. He has also recorded several successful solo albums and assembled diverse musicians for the 7 Worlds Collide project; contributor Ed O'Brien, also guitarist for Radiohead, has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs". - Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres. - Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn Brothers. - Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne , Australia , in 1985 . The founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn ( vocalist , guitarist , primary songwriter ) and Australians Paul Hester ( drums ) and Nick Seymour ( bass ) . Later band members included Neil Finn 's brother , Tim Finn , and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod . Originally active from 1985 to 1996 , the band has had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases , beginning with their self - titled debut album , which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits '' Do n't Dream It 's Over '' and '' Something So Strong '' . Further international success came in the UK and Europe with their third and fourth albums , Woodface and Together Alone and the compilation album Recurring Dream , which included the hits '' Fall at Your Feet '' , '' Weather with You '' , '' Distant Sun '' , '' Locked Out '' , '' Instinct '' and '' Not the Girl You Think You Are '' . Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an OBE on both Neil and Tim Finn , in June 1993 , for their contribution to the music of New Zealand . Founding drummer Hester left in May 1994 citing family reasons , but briefly returned for their '' Farewell to the World '' concerts in Melbourne and Sydney in 1996 . Neil Finn had decided to end the band to concentrate on his solo career and the Finn Brothers project with Tim. On 26 March 2005 Hester died by suicide , aged 46 . In 2006 the group re-formed with new drummer Matt Sherrod and have since released two further albums , both of which reached number one on Australia 's album chart . - Australasia, a region of Oceania, comprises Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. Charles de Brosses coined the term (as French "Australasie") in "Histoire des navigations aux terres australes" (1756). He derived it from the Latin for "south of Asia" and differentiated the area from Polynesia (to the east) and the southeast Pacific (Magellanica). The bulk of Australasia sits on the Indo-Australian Plate, together with India. - New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmassesthat of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Mui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamuand numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland. - 7 Worlds Collide is a musical project by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Neil Finn. The project brings together Finn and other musicians in support of charity. - The Finn Brothers are a New Zealand musical duo consisting of brothers Neil and Tim Finn. In June 1993 both members were awarded the OBE for their contribution to music. - Supertramp (known as Daddy in 196970) are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they later incorporated a combination of traditional rock, pop and art rock into their music. The band's work is marked by the songwriting of founders Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson and the prominent use of Wurlitzer electric piano and saxophone. - Mark Jeremy Seymour (born 26 July 1956) is an Australian musician and vocalist. He was the frontman and songwriter of rock band, Hunters & Collectors (19811998). Seymour has a solo career, releasing a number of albums, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 he won Best Adult Contemporary Album for "One Eyed Man". - Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the bands Split Enz and Crowded House. - Session musicians, also called studio musicians, are professional instrumental performers who can be hired to play at live performances or in recording sessions. Many session musicians specialize in playing rhythm section instruments such as electric guitar, piano, electric bass, double bass, or drum kit. Some session musicians "double" on multiple instruments, such as electric bass and double bass or keyboards and guitar, a skill that enables them to play in a wider range of musical styles. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble with the singers/soloists that they are accompanying and they often do not achieve individual fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders. However, some backing bands of session musicians have become well known (e.g., The Wrecking Crew). Skills and equipment. The term is applied to performers working in many musical styles, ranging from rock, R&B and soul music to country music. Versatility and excellent technique (having strong rhythmic sense, playing notes and chords correctly, excellent intonation, etc.) are two of the most important skills of session musicians, as they may have to perform songs, tunes and pieces from a range of different styles in a range of different settings, often with little or no rehearsal time or personal practice time. As well,session musicians have an extensive knowledge of musical styles and idioms. - Mark Hart (born July 2, 1953 in Fort Scott, Kansas), is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known for being a member of both Supertramp (19861988, 19962002, 2015-present) and Crowded House (19931996, 2007present). As well as being a group member, touring and session musician, Hart has composed film scores and is a record producer. - Split Enz were a New Zealand art rock and pop band during the late 1970s and early 1980s featuring brothers Tim and Neil Finn. - Edward John "Ed" O'Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist best known as a member of the alternative rock band Radiohead, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. He makes extensive use of effects units to create atmospheric sounds and textures. In 2015, "Rolling Stone" named O'Brien the 59th greatest guitarist of all time. - Matthew Sherrod is an American drummer, musician, and since 2007, a member of the band Crowded House. Sherrod first became known as a musician playing drums for rock artist Beck. In 2007, following the 2005 death of Crowded House's drummer, Paul Hester, Sherrod was selected as a member of the band's reunion. - Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass), and Phil Selway (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'crowded house' exhibits the relationship of 'genre'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - album - alternative rock - animal - art rock - country - family - india - instrumental - jazz - march - music - musical - orchestra - percussion - play - pop - popular music - rock - skill
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alternative rock