There are many real or fictional artists that have used the name Phantasm, including a viol consort, a progressive rock band, a house/dubstep producer, a rap MC, and several defunct rock and metal bands. 1. Phantasm (1994-) is an award-winning quartet of viols, founded in 1994 by Laurence Dreyfus. Their repertoire is centered on 16th- and 17th-century English consort music. The quartet's numerous albums include works by composers William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, John Jenkins, William Lawes, John Ward, and others. Phantasm has won Gramophone awards for Best Baroque Instrumental Recording (1997), CD of the Year finalist (2004), and Best Early Music Recording finalist (2011), among many other awards and nominations. In 2005 Phantasm was appointed Consort-in-Residence at the University of Oxford, and in 2010 they filled the same role at Oxford's Magdalen College, collaborating with the Magdalen College Choir and director Daniel Hyde. Based in London, Phantasm tours extensively in Europe, North America, and East Asia. Laurence Dreyfus (treble viol and director) was born in Boston, Mass. Phantasm began as a quartet with Dreyfus and Wendy Gillespie (treble viols), Jonathan Manson (tenor viol) and Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (bass viol). Emilia Benjamin and Mikko Perkola later joined the ensemble. Website: phantasm.org.uk 2. Phantasm is a three-man American indie/progressive rock band from the New York/Pennsylvania border area. They released one EP, Enter the Phantasm EP (2004), and t

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