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Member Since: 4/29/2007
Band Website: www.eightyeightscabaret.com
Band Members:
Ryan Black - Producer/Host ---Third Generation Angeleno who's Grandfather was famed Jazz drummer Ralphy Black.
Black started on scholarship for Musical Theatre in NY and was soon doing National Tours and many regional shows only stopping to do a soap opera for MTV and then a show and film both for Paramount.
Black developed Ryan & Co. Company seven years ago due to his love of creating projects and producing and since has produced and collaborated on projects for top clients such as ICM & Palm Pictures,Elle, Premiere, Elle Girl , the Weinstein Bros. Miramax Films Pre Oscar party & Maxi Awards, Gucci trunk show benefiting APLA, BMG's Grammy party at Gotham Hall,
Tom Ford's honor for Walk of Style on Rodeo, The Concert benefiting APLA and Elton John aids Foundation starring Elton John,
Elizabeth Taylor, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Matchbox 20 etc.; The Governor's
Ball; ABC's The Disco Ball with Whoopi Goldberg, Usher , Ryan Seacrest;
Tom Hanks 20/20 mini documentary; APLA's "Heroes" awards honoring
Dreamworks, Pfizer, Gucci, Wells Fargo etc; Dancing With The Stars segment on ABC for Leeza Gibbons’ Goddess party and a soon to be announced high profile Oscar party.
Ryan created as Executive Producer “Red Carpet†an annual Oscar event and celeb fashion show that ran for 5 years until 2006.
Currently Black continues to maintain Ryan & Co. Entertainment as Creative Director. Ryan is excited about a new Diana Ross & David Foster show he created coming to you real soon. As well Ryan & Co. continues to grow and develope projects in Entertainment & Music Management as well as produce live high profile events.
Ryan & Co Entertainment in conjunction with Endless Summer Entertainment and Dana Miller have managed and developed countless artists including The Beach Boys, Rick Springfield, Andy Gibb, Corey Hart, Sam Harris, Thelma Houston, Ty Herndon, Caleb Kane, Tanya Tucker etc.
Ryan lives in West Hollywood with his longtime partner Exec.Producer, Writer & Manager Dana Miller and their two pups Hank & Pearl the super Newfies.
Donated charity work includes APLA, Elton John aids Foundation, Dream Foundation, and The Point Foundation.
Influences: 88's in the village, Ciro's, Don't Tell Mama's, Seth Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox, The Duplex, Ten's, Monday Nights New Voices, Birdland, The Rainbow Room, Bobby Short, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Cafe Carlyle, Rainbow & Stars, The Russian Tea Room, Feinsteins, Joe's Pub, Allen Room Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Bowery Ballroom, Blue Note, Cinegrill, Steve McGraw's, Nancy LaMott, The Callaways, Broadway, Rose's Turn, The Supper Club, Oak Room, Ken Burns, Keely Smith, The Stanley Brothers, Willie Nelson, John Denver, Dolly Parton, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Ella Fitzgerald, Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Divo, Aimee Mann, Jamie Cullum, Pinetop Perkins, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, Tom Jones, The Beach Boys, The Smiths, The Cure, The Beatles, The Gibbs, Vic Damone, The Chordettes, The Andrew Sisters, Lawrence Welk, The Del Rubio Triplets, Marty & Elaine, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Doo Wop, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Friggity Frap and Frank, Dean, Sammy, Liza, Judy, Barbra & of course Barry
Sounds Like: Teen Spirit...oh wait that's smells like
Record Label: Unsigned