For all those strangers out there looking for a warm embrace...my name is Ryan Sarmiento and I'm currently a college student living and floating around in Southern California. Connect the dots to the places I've lived around the world and you would have quite the complex spiderweb, but it is safe to say that the Inland Empire and the Riverside area is where I grew up and that the Los Angeles and Hollywood area is my home. I just finished up my time over at Riverside Community College taking care of most of my general ed, and transfered and earned my degree at a private music school called Musician's Institute located in the heart of Hollywood on the famous Hollywood Blvd. I session a whole lot with bands and groups from one music style to another either locally or from set gigs. Here are some of the following artists I've played and sessioned with recently: an awesome girl with a unique and interesting indie rock sound "Angie Mattson" (angiemattson.com), a great session guitarist that has a straight ahead rock vibe "Rob Michaels" (robmichaels.com), Berklee alumni with a round rock sound "Jeff Philips" (myspace.com/jeffphilipsmusic), Musician's Institute alumni with a smooth acoustic feel "John Nagle" (myspace.com/johnnybluemusic), a girl from Iran with a dark classical world sound songwriter "Mahsa Aumitris" (myspace.com/mahsaaumitris), a low down r&b and funk chick from Lebenon vocalist "Lila Brown" (myspace.com/lilabrown), and with my spunky close friend vocalist, recording artist "Joanna Aynat" (myspace.com/onehotsuzy). Don't be surprised if I start taking random pictures and portraits of you when we meet...I've been addicted to photography ever since I got a digital camera for my 20th birthday, and it's an addiction that just isn't going to wither away. Other than diving and working towards my main interests (music, cinematography, and writing), chillin' and hanging out with the people closest to me is where most of my free time goes. Check out my experiences from time to time and post a comment or send me a message if you would like......enjoy!...and remember, "love is home". "Stolen from Vanessa" Song Playing: Elysian Fields "Stop the Sun"
Amber circles stretch astonishing silencing glassy water where we've never been, backwards. Shining waves within each other spin. No one sees them on the rocks of feeling sinking in, reckless. I wanna weep, I wanna run, I wanna stop the sun from setting, don't let it go. Take this kiss I'm blowing through this dream silently. All alone you find out what it means...love. I wanna weep, I wanna run, I wanna stop the sun from setting, don't let it go. I wanna spin, I wanna whirl, I wanna stop the world from getting cold, don't let it go. Baby it's alright, I will not forget. We'll close it down, we'll come back. I will not forget...I will not forget. While I trace another full moon moving us backwards, still the night. If I could change this restless blindside longing, wouldn't I?...oh I would. I wanna weep, I wanna run, I wanna stop the sun from setting, don't let it go. I wanna spin, I wanna whirl, I wanna stop the world from getting cold, don't let it go. "Elysian Fields"
