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Ryan Almario

Engineer / Producer / Keyboardist in Atlanta, GA

About Me

Ryan Almario began his professional career playing piano for "Blue Repertory" - a musical theatre troupe that tours nationally in the Philippines. He honed his keyboarding skills at the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music where he studied piano performance. Shortly after arriving in the United States, Ryan graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston with an emphasis on music production & engineering.
Familiar with both the music and the post production sides of the industry, Ryan Almario has engineered upcoming artists such as Kizzy Getrouw, Chris Day, and the Northern Lights Band and engineered and produced demos for several local artists. He has served as assistant engineer for major label artists such as Mase, T-Boz, and Mannie Fresh. As a Sound Designer, he has done works for Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. whose clients include CNN, NBA, and Cartoon Network. As a producer, Ryan works with all genres of music including Pop, Singer / Songwriter, Folk, Latin, and R&B.
Ryan's performance credits include the Big Band Jazz Ensemble at the University of the Philippines and the Berklee Salsa Ensemble. He is currently playing keys for "U.S.Beat" - recently voted as the best band in Atlanta.
Stuff you probably don't need to know
...but I was bored...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/11/2006
Band Website: ryanalmario.com
Band Members:
Ryan, Judith, Hector, Phil, Steve
Influences: Blood, Sweat, & Tears ; Tower of Power ; Counting Crows ; Janet Jackson ; TLC ; Aerosmith ; The All-American Rejects ; Avril Lavigne ; Barenaked Ladies ; OutKast ; Blues Traveler ; Bowling for Soup ; Destiny's Child ; Mary J. Blige ; Herbie Hancock ; Jamiroquai ; Incognito ; Brand New Heavies ; Linkin Park ; John Mayer ; Maroon 5 ; Bill Evans ; McCoy Tyner ; Dave Brubeck ; Nelly ; Missy Elliot ; Randy Newman ; Notorious B.I.G. ; Sound Garden ; Pearl Jam ; Stone Temple Pilots ; Smash Mouth ; Toad The Wet Sprocket ; Queen ; Eddie Palmieri ; Chicago ; Tito Puente ;
Sounds Like: This is me having fun with my band "US Beat" - voted Best Band in Atlanta 2004!
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dont kill yourself

So, I just saw another news segment about the Virginia Tech shooting roughly last year. To all of you thinking of doing the next school shooting: Please, PLEASE don't kill yourselves after you kill i...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:48:00 PST

Holy wow, now really now!

Wow wow wow... it’s 2008. You know, it never really hit me that it is 2008 until a few days ago. You see, this is the year that I have to renew my current visa to stay in this glorious country...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:27:00 PST

time for an update... I think

What's up everybody?!?  It's been a while since I wrote something here.  Problem is, there's really nothing new to report.  Lets see....Well, I think I've told everybody this except in ...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:31:00 PST

how about something exciting, eh?

Wasup peeps?  I need something new and exciting happen purty soon.  I dunno, I'm just bored.  It's weird... here I am working three different jobs, playing in all sorts of venues... but...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:46:00 PST

A little sick....

Wasup guys?!?  Engh... just a little sick today.  I battled the flu today.  Now that I'm feeling a little better, I have nothing to do.  Now that I wanna go party and enjoy the day...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:42:00 PST

Silver Comet WHEW!

I've picked up biking lately... tried the Silver Comet Trail today... WHEW! The minute I got back home, I was asleep in less than two minutes! Woke up three hours after... it was a good workout thou...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:22:00 PST

I'm in Florida

I'm in Florida! Why the blue face on top? Well... it was a long drive.  Also, here's the story:The reason why I'm here is I have a gig tomorrow.  I was thinking that we're gonna be near the ...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:50:00 PST

92 degrees and WHY?!?

I have no idea why: it's 92 degrees outside and I thought to myself "I need to wash my car". It was HOT!!! Why did I even bother?
Posted by Ryan Almario on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:58:00 PST

Too lazy to be hungry

How's it going, fellas?  I'm getting hungrier by the minute but I'm just too lazy to stand up from my bed.  I'm just here, lying down, laptop on my belly, surfing mindless internet sites, ge...
Posted by Ryan Almario on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:53:00 PST