J-Ryde works at, and owns Lost Records, Red Deer. A self taught musician and a trained recording engineer, working hands on with a handfull of Canadian rappers, from BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, and one rapper from the United Kingdom...
"Got dubbed J-Ryde in High school. Performed live a few times before, nothing can compare to performing for a nice crowd, in my opinion."
"I believe the internet gives artists a chance to attain economic equilibrium with mainstream competitors." - J-Ryde
"Started by listening to Cypress Hill, and N.W.A., was never into MC Hammer, or Vanilla Ice, so guess I'm a late bloomer, but when I first heard Cypress Hill, I was hooked like a dope fiend. Always sang along when no one was around, eventually started writng poems, and freestyling came shorty after. Got into beatboxing around the time I started freestyling, and eventually, started making beats. Always played around with guitars, so, it was'nt too challenging to make beats."
