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The music that moves us has an honesty that helps anchor us and reflects our true selves back to us.\" It's a circle of energy made possible through Chinaski's galvanizing songwriting.\n\nStraight Shot\nThe process begins when the audience is hit by Chinaski's lean and mean, smart and stripped-down audio action. The band's music feeds the intellect as well as a person's visceral need for moving music. \"Intelligent lyricism, no-frills musicality and a straight shot directly into the listener,\" is how Chinaski describes it. \"Chinaski has a simple approach to rock, that rock itself shouldn't be so simple.\"\n\nThe Artist at Work\nChinaski derives its name from the works of Charles Bukowski. \"Chinaski valued alcohol and the madmen and women of the world,\" explains a member of Chinaski. \"He lived to create and illuminate the underbelly of Los Angeles.\" Chinaski says that the cleansing honesty of Bukowski's character is reflected in the music of this band. \"Despite its grunge roots, Chinaski is not a peek into the past, but rather a roadmap beyond music's future horizon.\"", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/chinaski.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/chinaski/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "chinaski-megatonpieinst", "name" : "Megaton Robotic Apple Pie (instrumental)", 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in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. 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