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Ryan Brown

Yo, cats! Yo, Yo!

About Me

Ryan Brown is a professional drummer and percussionist in Los Angeles, California. He plays with Los Angeles-based bands Ultraviolet, Madras, Sex Tapes, AM/FM, The Fuxedos, and The Cherry Bluestorms, and in the bands of artists Arrica Rose, Karem Malicki-Sanchez, and J Naugh-T. He has toured China with Taiwanese pop star Chyi-Chin, and traveled to Switzerland to play the Bern Jazz Festival with R&B artist Niki Haris. He has recorded tracks and albums with producers Marti Frederiksen, Mikal Reid, Russ Irwin, Glen Laughlin, Rob Shrock, Brian Dobbs, Klaus Derendorf, Billy Morrison, Larry Crane and Rob Seals, including the single "The Real Thing" from Bo Bice. Ryan can also be heard on releases by Circus Diablo, Clay Aiken, Nick Lachey, Jesse McCartney, Heather Graham, Suzie McNeil and Stephanie McIntosh. He plays all styles of music, including rock, R&B, jazz, ska, funk, blues, folk and country, and also teaches private drum lessons to students of all ages.A native of Denver, Colorado, he has played drums and percussion since he was eleven years old.

My Interests

Music, art, sports, festivities of all kinds.

I'd like to meet:

People. Nice People. And Dave Mattacks! ============================================================ ============== Check out the new Heather Graham video for "The Hanging Tree" from her upcoming movie BROKEN!!! ============================================================ ================= AND...check out the new ULTRAVIOLET video for "Gimme My Electro"!!!!!! ============================================================ ================== AND...check out THE FUXEDOS live!!!

Music:

XTC, Rush, Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Living Colour, Primus, early Genesis, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Schubert, Schumann, John Zorn, Adrian Belew, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Strapping Young Lad, King's X, Mick Karn, UK, Oingo Boingo, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Tool, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Chick Corea, David Lee Roth, Missing Persons, Debussy, Masada, Naked City, Beethoven, Mozart, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Phish, Soundgarden, Van Halen, Steve Reich, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Pink Floyd, Jerry Reed, Anthrax, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Berlioz, Polytown, Ornette Coleman, Copland, Ives, Dixie Dregs, Yellowjackets, John Scofield, Dotsero, Meshuggah, The Cult, STP, Larry Young, Freddie Hubbard, Michele Camilo, AC/DC, Toto, Automatic, I could go on and on...

Movies:

Star Wars, Indiana Jones, LOTR, James Bond, Ronin, Fletch, Bottle Rocket, Brazil, anything Hitchcock, Sleepy Hollow, Cinema Paradiso, The Fisher King, Clue, Pulp Fiction, Major League, Layer Cake, Xanadu!

Television:

South Park, Chapelle's Show, Family Guy, Scrubs, Quantum Leap, My Name Is Earl. And Tivo has changed my life!

Heroes:

Dave Robnett, Jorion Shaw and Boulang.

My Blog

Jorion Shaw R.I.P.

www.myspace.com/jorionshaw
Posted by Ryan Brown on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:31:00 PST