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DerekRyan

About Me

Thanks for visiting my page, I'm Derek. I am a singer/songwriter and I love writing, recording and performing music. I released my first album in 2007 under my name, which I wrote and recorded myself titled 'Something to be Said'. It caught the ears of a couple of producers and now I am releasing a new record in April 2009 under the project name Channel Theory. The record is titled 'These Things'. This time, I collaborated with several other musicians who laid down some powerful performances for the record. Please visit Channel Theory on myspace to listen to samples from the record and experience photos and videos.

Other than music, I am in Graduate School for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. I also study/teach Taiji (Tai Chi), Qigong and Meditation in Chicago.

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Member Since: 21/05/2006
Band Website: www.simplybestudio.com/derekryan
Band Members: Derek: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, random "musical" things, recording engineer, producer, artwork

Influences: Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Primus, NIN, and various rock bands throughout the years such as Silverchair, STP, RHCP, Soundgarden, etc.
Sounds Like: Recording Strings at Stagg St. Studio in L.A.

Record Label: Simply Be Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Channel Theory

 . . . and then there was Channel Theory, the new band fronted by yours truly.  The record is written, recorded, mixed, and mastered.  Artwork is done and the CD will be available late March or early...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Status update: Mixing

So it's been a couple of weeks since we wrapped tracking for the new album, and the anticipation is so thick you can cut it with a spoon! I'm in Nashville at the moment kicking off the mixing portion...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:06:00 GMT

In the Studio: second update

Wow, what a week it has been! We had drums, bass and guitars on all four songs done in three days . . . THREE DAYS! Trust me, with all the subtle and intricate things we did, it is a miracle it was ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:49:00 GMT

In the Studio

I haven't been able to talk about the sessions this week yet because we've been way too busy. So, it's day three and we finished all the drums on Monday with Gary Novak who is by far the best drummer...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:58:00 GMT

New Album

So here's the deal, turns out that there will be a whole new album recorded at Stagg St. Studio in L.A. Six songs have been recorded already and four more are scheduled for October. These songs are ...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:43:00 GMT

’Awaken’ featured in LA play ’Closer’

The title says it all. A big thanks to Assistant Director Jessy, for finding me and supporting my music. Another big thanks to the Director Vince Duque, for selecting my song among the stacks of son...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:11:00 GMT

New Material

Hey everyone! New and exciting things are all on the horizon. There are FIVE NEW SONGS in the making which are combinations of many things past. Three of the songs are old songs written by myself a...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Happy CD Release Day!

The album 'Something to be Said' has been released online today! You can buy the tracks individually or the album as a whole for a dollar off through snocap. The online stores are available on the m...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:30:00 GMT

Website Extras

My website has been updated with lots of extras including photos, higher quality audio samples and more soon to come. Please check it out and let me know what you think! Simply Be Studio
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:39:00 GMT

Something to be Said

The album is finally finished. It was mastered at Super Audio Mastering in the U.K. The first four songs are posted here for preview and the next four will be put up in a few days. The album will b...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:57:00 GMT