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Summa Riot

About Me

Summa Riot Formed in 2000 by Multi-Instrumentalist Ben Rayner and started life as a heavily guitar based industrial act, influenced by such artists as MINISTRY, NINE INCH NAILS and (early) MARILYN MANSON. The SUMMA RIOT sound evolved, Into The Electro-Industrial sound that it is today,after Ben discovered 'The Synthesizer'. In the summa riot sound you can here subtle influences from APHEX TWIN, DEPECHE MODE, COVENANT, NINE INCH NAILS and TOOL. Mixing catchy synth hooks and riffs, with harsh electro soundscapes and beats,with strong,emotive vocals.

Aside from being a recording and performing artist, SUMMA RIOT also REMIXES, PROGRAMS, RECORDS And PRODUCE'S for Other artists. If you are in need of any of these services or want to book SUMMA RIOT for a live performance, feel free to contact SUMMA RIOT for friendly advice and individual Quotes to suit your situation and needs.

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Member Since: 11/6/2006
Band Website: www.summariot.co.uk
Band Members: BEN RAYNER: Vocals, Synths, Theremin, Guitar, Bass, Lyrics, Production & Mixing, ProTools, Remixing
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Record Label: Unsigned/Taxidermic Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

A Year Of Self Destruction

I want to say a massive thank you, to the 4,151 fans, that downloaded my debut album The Art Of Self Destruction for FREE!I never expected that amount of interest from my first album. All the awesom...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:22:00 GMT

New Music: Dreamers When We Met

I have uploaded an instrumental mix of the song 'Dreamers When We Met' from the as yet untitled 2nd album, due out sometime this year. The Tack was originally recorded in 2005, as a possible side proj...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:18:00 GMT

Tales From The Mental Asylum

Yesterday i embarked on a bit of a road trip with Sean,one of my best friends.The purpose of which was for a photo shoot in a derelict mental hospital.It was a fairly random day, having not slept the ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:43:00 GMT

WE NEED A NEW SINGER (Read the blog to find out how to apply)

In January SUMMA RIOT is moving to the Barrie/Toronto area of Canada. This means i will be needing a DEDICATED Female singer for recording and north American & European touring.Ideally applicants shou...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:06:00 GMT

New Interview

Check out www.theyfell.com for a new interview with Summa Riot!I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Angie who runs the site, for some great questions that really taxed my mind. lolNew Music Comi...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Ben talks music distribution...

Recently we were aproached by a young journalist (Shreena Soomarah) to give our input into the state of the music industry, and the reasons behind our FREE music give away. It's a really well writen a...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:45:00 GMT

News update

Hey guy'sJust a few things to report.Last friday we got a write up in our local news paper, the headline was pretty cool "Rock out with summa riot to a unique blend of music" the article was all good ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:19:00 GMT

Album credits.....

I thought i would take the time to do the whole ’thank you’ thing for all the help along the way. so here i go....Firstly i would like to thank my best friend simon ’sly’ cottr...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:42:00 GMT

The Art Of Self Destruction

Here it is...Over the last two years I have been writing and recording this collection of songs, that in effect it is my diary of the first 25 years of my life. It is also a concept album of some desc...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Debut Album....ABSOLUTLY FREE!!!!!!!!!

We have been deliberating for some time as to the best method of distribution of our full length debut album 'The Art Of Self Destruction'... after slow sales of the 'Butterflies E.P' we have decided ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:05:00 GMT