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About Me

Driven By Design recently introduced themselves to the Minnesota rock scene. Based in Collegeville, MN, the band has been working hard on their songwriting and overall sound...and now they are ready for the world to know it. Led by lead guitarist/songwriter Pete Ryan, this five piece group produces hard hitting riffs and mean solos, backed by the versatile and thunderous percussion of Erik Hokenstad. Nic Frost, Dan Pease, and Chris Sele give life to this rock machine with hard and heavy melodies on guitar/bass and crisp, heartfelt vocals. Each of the band members have been rocking since their youth, moving from band to band until forming Driven By Design. With a wide range of tastes for different styles of rock, and the technical ability to play them all, these guys fuse together in one beautifully harmonious style of rock that is all their own.

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Member Since: 12/6/2006
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Influences

Avenged Sevenfold
Alter Bridge
Black Label Society
Coheed and Cambria
Incubus
Steve Vai
Dimebag Darrell
Atreyu
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Led Zeppelin
Alice In Chains
Rage Against The Machine
Audioslave
Mark Tremonti
Metallica
Arctic Monkeys
...among many others

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Free Ringtones

One Look (Chorus)
Deceive Me (Chorus)
Your Every Weapon
(Verse)
Your Every Weapon
(Chorus)
Push Me Away (Intro)
Push Me Away (Chorus)

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My Blog

Finals at Bogart's...

Hey y'all, I just wanted to thank all of you who came down to Bogart's to support us in the Battle of the Bands Finals. We did our best to rock hard for you guys. As far as our future plan...
Posted by Driven By Design on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:12:00 PST

Bogart's...

Hey guys, I just wanted to thank all of you who came down to Bogart's last night to support us. We couldn't have moved on to the final round without you guys. We'll be sure to share our 3 ...
Posted by Driven By Design on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:00:00 PST

CD Release Show / Posted 4 New Tunes

Hey Fellow Rockers, As you can see, we just recently put up the new songs from our brand new release, "One Look EP". We are planning our CD release for Friday, April 13th at the LaPlayette in St...
Posted by Driven By Design on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:44:00 PST

the rocking continues...

Greetings friends, For those who made it out to The Rox last night, we appreciate your support. We had a blast. For those who missed out, DBD played a few new songs in a new setlist. ...
Posted by Driven By Design on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:09:00 PST

recording sessions

Hey DBD fans (and haters), Us guys have been working around the clock the past few days at A440 Studios in Minneapolis. The EP is turning out really well and we are looking forward to finishing ...
Posted by Driven By Design on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:09:00 PST