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Ryan Koriya

She's not my lifeguard, but still I hold her.

About Me

The Earls Court Chapter
The songs "Muddy Paws" and "Love For You" are NOT part of the upcoming RK album and are part of a separate fan dependent project explained HERE.
Ryan busking on London's BUSKEAR:
I am also in band called MANN FRIDAY and welcome to my debut solo project! As you can see, there is lots on the go and I am very excited about it all!! :o)
CURRENT NEWS
I am finally recording my material in a bedroom studio, currently in London's Earls Court. Once I have a record I then plan to start touring wherever I can get to, both in the UK and abroad. The time has come to jump off that infamous cliff and hope to Homer Simpson's doughnuts that I can fly! After all, my passion for performing and for music is surely as strong as his passion for doughnuts!
THE MOTHER EARTH DIARIES
Having left my day job and flat, I am documenting my adventures in a personal diary/blog, with pictures and videos.
From living in a London Bridge hostel, painting murals for a bed, busking on London South Bank for money, to dodging drunken piss and sharing stories with the homeless. All a part of my journey from obscurity to platform 9 & 3/4.
You can find the blog using the links above. Or use the link below.
http://blog.myspace.com/ryankoriya
FREE DOWNLOAD
You can download my current free MP3 by clicking on the magic 'download' link above. The track is Damien Rice's
'9 Crimes' that I recorded in my London bedroom in November and mixed in Cape Town in January '07. I recorded the track to practice and get my head around DIY recording in case that is the only way my debut ep/album will see the light of day.
Guitars, Bass, Cello, Male Vocals, Programming and Recording by
Ryan Koriya.
Female Vocals by the lovely Lou Danise.
I am currently looking for cellists to work with live, so if you are interested or know someone who is ... for crying in a bucket full of tree resin, put down your bow and get clicking ...
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A clip of a new song that I had just finished writing last summer. If you have read my blog, you will know exactly where I filmed it. ... rock n roll! heh heh.
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A song from the You Tube acoustic series currently at www.youtube.com/redbarrenx
With Or Without You - U2 cover
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Full Biography at www.ryankoriya.com
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The Making of 'Ryax does Borat' and Ryax goes busking on the London South Bank ...
Ryax does Borat
Possessed by the spirit of Borat for a day......
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"Put your arm around me but do it gently
For there's an arrow in my shoulder,
From when love took my breath away
And I didn't have the heart to show her.
See me the way I am.
I'm not looking for a serenade,
Just someone to understand.
I'm doing all I can
To be the middle man
Between you and life.
I'm trying to understand
What keeps blowing my mind."
Ryan Koriya
You can read my (1st ever solo) interview in the September 2007 issue of the InLondon Magazine by clicking on the image below.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/10/2006
Band Website: ryankoriya.com
Band Members: Ryan Koriya - Vocals, Guitars, Cellos, Violins, Bass and Programming.

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Influences: In no order of importance, some of the people who have done stuff that I got into and got something out of:

Scott.Matthews
Stephen.Fretwell
Death.Cab.For.Cutie
Nick.Drake
Alberta.Cross
Ninja.Nine.Lives
(OK, I made that 1 up!)
The.Fray
Blue.Man.Group
Lykke Li
Cherry.Ghost
Kings.Of.Leon
Duffy
Moses.Mayfield
Angus.And.Julia.Stone
Amplifico
Adele
Fields
Laura.Marling
Adele
William.Fitzsimmons
Mike.Halliwell
Neverending.White.Lights
Michael.Jackson
Shane.Alexander
Snow.Patrol
Guillemots
Muse
Björk
Jon.Redfern
Terra.Naomi
Johnathan.Rice
The.Arcade.Fire
Dave.Matthews
Antony.and.the.Johnsons
Fiction.Plane
Marvin.Gaye
Richard.Hawley
Editors
Jeff.Buckley
Jack.Johnson
Jason.Mraz
Bill.Withers
Pilate
Pilot.Speed
Tori.Amos
Tom.McRae
Joshua.Bley
Ryan.Adams
Coldplay
Faithless
John.Mayer
The.Cranberries
Damien.Rice
SEAL
Sting
Enigma
Enya
Adiemeus
The.Killers
Pink.Floyd
Switchfoot
Sade

Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 44  Naked and unimpressed

Location: Previous house, bottom of the 1st staircase, Earls Court, London. Time: 6.17pm. Saturday 14 June 2008.Things need to change!I'm sat here at the old house, on the infamous staircase. I'm wea...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:04:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 43 - Living on the Edge!

Location: Sitting by the window in the Starbucks next door to Goodge Street Tube Station, Tottenham Court Road, Central London. Time: 5.49pm Monday 2 June 2008.More rock n roll and more legendary mome...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:17:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 42 - Tug Of War

Location: Bottom of the 1st staircase, Earls Court, London. Time: 3.06am Friday 16 May 2008.I'm annoyed so thought I'd do a blog instead. Out of nowhere, something is playing up on the recording side ...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:53:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 41 - Dont Stop Me Now!

Location: Bottom of the 1st staircase, Earls Court, London. Time: 4.32am Tuesday 13 May 2008. Sheesh! Where to start! .... What a mad month it's been..... I have just been watching a 25 minute onl...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:56:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 40 - Do You Know?

Location: In my room, Earls Court, London. Time: 5.12pm Sunday 13 April 2008. Is it a disease? At times, my mind gets like this. Although it never stops scheming and planning, dreaming and problem ...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:13:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 39 - Jeez!! 5 What?!!

Location: In my room, Earls Court, London. Time: 11.23pm Tuesday 26 March 2008. 5 year Anniversary! Exactly 5 years ago to the day, I arrived at London Heathrow for the first time and have been in th...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:49:00 PST

Be in the Muddy Paws video

Muddy Paws -from the Why Don't You Say Something? EP In December 2007, I had this idea to write a song using words from anyone wanting to submit words/poetry/thoughts, and so on. I had no idea what ki...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:34:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 38 - Timesnap Number One

Location: In my room, Earls Court, London. Time: 1.23am Tuesday 18 March 2008.A Snapshot of my life currently:Who am I?My name is Ryan, I was born and raised in Zimbabwe. I have 3 forenames, the first...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:20:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 37 - My Psychology of Busking

My Psychology of BuskingBusking on the tube certainly has its vices. The main adversary is the very loud customer notice messages that have to be heard throughout the station. It's like singing and th...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:55:00 PST

The Mother Earth Diaries - Entry 36 - Pushed my voice too hard!

Wading through cold sludgeThat's what some of the recent weeks since the last blog have felt like!I've had such shit with some recording hardware and software issues. Trips back and forth to the shop ...
Posted by Ryan Koriya on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:42:00 PST