Rory Ridley-Duff - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Rory Ridley-Duff started musical life as the keyboard player in the English progressive rock band Protos . Recently, he also became a solo artist after releasing Passing Decades and A Question of Expression (available from iTunes music store). In 2006, he formed a music publishing company New Horizons Music with Steve Anscombe (guitarist in the band Protos) to start new musical collaborations and projects. The first of these new projects, The Noble Pauper's Grave is now available from CD Baby.Rory formed Protos with Steve while at Chichester High School for Boys. After enroling on a Jazz/Popular music course at the Chichester College of Arts and Technology, Rory/Steve recruited Iain Carnegie (Percussion/Keyboards) and Nigel Rippon (Bass Guitar). The band's first album One Day a New Horizon , recorded in 1982, is one of the rarest independent recordings in the world. It currently fetches between GBP 200-400 at auction. Due to its enduring success, Protos have now re-issued the album on CD and released a second album Into the Mouth of the Tiger of their live gigs between 1982-1984. A new studio album called The Noble Pauper's Grave tells the story of a man born to priviledge who rejects his upbringing to rally and champion the poor.While studying music, Rory, Nigel and Iain also teamed up with Simon Cartwright to form "Sly", a tongue-in-cheek tribute to "Sky" (John Williams). They played a one off Cathedral Green concert during the Chichester Arts Festival in 1983. After this, Rory went to London University, specialising in composition and arrangement, started to compose on his own while performing with Danzante, an instrumental jazz/rock band.

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Member Since: 1/19/2007
Band Website: roryridleyduff.com
Band Members: This page is for Rory as a solo artist.
Influences: Protos, Mike Oldfield, Tony Banks, Jon Lord, Gordon Giltrap, Steve Hackett, Genesis, Yes, ELP, Supertramp, Bill Bruford, Patrick Moraz, Level 42, Mark King, Casiopea, Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny, Vangelis, Rick Wakeman, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson, Mike Rutherford, Pink Floyd, Roger Walters, Keith Emerson, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Jacque Loussier, Camel, Peter Bardens, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Lionel Richie
Sounds Like: Camel, Genesis, Protos, Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Bill Bruford, Mark King, Steve Hackett, Karda Estra, Spock's Beard
Record Label: New Horizons Music Ltd
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Passing Decades on Amazon.com

Hi Friends,CD Baby are at it again, securing deals for independent artists. This time they've managed to get MP3 albums, tracks and CDs onto Amazon. com.Come and check out Space, Tempest and other gre...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:28:00 PST

Free downloads at AmieStreet

Hi Friends, Our digital distributors, CD Baby, have just let us know that our music is now selling on AmieStreet.com, and to kick things off they are giving our fans $5 to download our music. All you...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Sat, 31 May 2008 02:08:00 PST

Who’s Who in the World?

I learnt yesterday from Marquis's Who'sWho that someone has nominated me for the 2009 edition "Who's Who in the World". I have no idea whether this is for my contribution to music, business...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:05:00 PST

Five star reviews for Noble Pauper....

reviews These 5-star reviews recently appeared at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos3 6 stars if it were possible! author: Andrew Roussak Musically, this very melodic work reminds me, first and foremos...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:07:00 PST

Noble Pauper - Low Stock at CD Baby

Hi everyone, Stocks are low at CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/protos3) - they are likely to go out of stock before a new batch arrives in their on-line store. Never fear, you can also obtain the alb...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:25:00 PST

Discount for Classic Rock Society Members...

Are you a member of the Classic Rock Society? The Noble Pauper's Grave has just been reviewed in the Classic Rock Society Journal. A COLOURFUL PROG INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM THAT FANS OF THE GENRE WILL LOVE...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:30:00 PST

International Review of Noble Pauper’s Grave

We have received a number of reviews from around the world (Japan, Italy, Germany, USA and the UK). Many thanks to the fans and colleagues who patiently translated these for us - some are still ...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:52:00 PST

Euro Rock Press Interview (NHM Newsletter)

Welcome to the November newsletter from New Horizons Music for progressive rock musicians and fans of art-rock. We have more music news from around the world: Michel Griffin from France discusse...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:45:00 PST

Ding Ding - Round 2....

A year to the day after we re-issued One Day a New Horizon on CD, our second album The Noble Pauper's Grave arrives in the UK. The new album is already available from CD Baby and SoundClick...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:03:00 PST

Progessive Rock Newsletter...

Welcome to a truly international edition of NHM's progressive music newsletter. This month, we have news from The Grand Trick (Sweden), Michel Griffin (France), Andrew Roussak and RPWL (Ger...
Posted by Rory Ridley-Duff on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:13:00 PST