Ryeland Allison
Encyclopedia
Ryeland Allison is an American music producer, composer
, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist
. He has collaborated on music with artists such as Hans Zimmer
, James Newton Howard
, TOOL
, BT
, Hybrid and Eric Persing
. He has produced music for films, television and video games as well as album and single releases and remixes for other artists. He resides in California
with his wife and son.
, California
, USA on 7 October 1967. His godparents are Sonny and Cher Bono. His father Keith, a musician and a member of Paul Revere & the Raiders
, provided direction in music through LPs of popular acts of the day. At the age of three, Ryeland began playing drums. By age six he had added piano to his self-taught instrument skills. He formed his first band, The Rockers, with Anthony Wilson
at age 10. Throughout his early life, mainly through his family connections, he visited and shared impromptu jam sessions with notable artists such as Ringo Starr
, Elton John
, Keith Moon
and the Monkees. He played percussion on one track of Ronnie Hawkins
album “The Hawk” in 1977, marking his first professional recording session.
from 1979–1981 where he was first exposed to Apple computers. He took an extension course on Analog Subtractive Synthesis
at UCLA in 1984. He graduated from The Newbridge School in 1985, having completed a Senior project of compositions that he had performed, engineered and produced in his home studio. By this time he had joined two bands as a drummer and was performing around the LA area at venues such as The Troubadour and Madame Wong’s West. One of these bands, The Motion, recorded two songs for the CBS Television Studios pilot “Summer” in 1984. “Native Sun,” another band, was formed by Anthony Wilson
and Jeremy Toback, with whom he would continue writing music in later years. In the summer of 1986 he formed another band with friends Craig "Nick" Santangelo (Guitar) and Pete "Taylor" Hawk (Bass) called "Active Habit," and enjoyed jamming together for over a year. Warner Bros Records showed interest in the group and had an agent attend many sessions, including a live performance for an anti-drug campaign in Pasadena. After a brief stint at California Institute of the Arts
, where he studied percussion with John Bergamo
, he continued his music studies at San Francisco State University
with Dr. Herbert Bielawa. Introduced to modular synthesizers, FM synthesis, MIDI and sequencing software, his production techniques expanded considerably. He finished his formal education at the Dick Grove
School of Music, in the Electronic Composing and Arranging Program in 1990.
. There he refined his knowledge of professional studio equipment and practice, contributing to such shows as Law & Order
, Cop Rock
, and L.A. Law
. He then worked briefly with composer Ray Colcord
, who introduced him to composer Jeff Rona
. Jeff taught Ryeland the finer points of digital sampling technique on the AKAI S1000
, and introduced Ryeland to composer Hans Zimmer
. Meanwhile, Ryeland had begun working with Roland
Research & Development as a patch and demo song developer, where he was introduced to sound designer Eric Persing
. Ryeland began regular session work for Hans Zimmer
, performing drums for sample library sessions, and creating sounds for the composer. As Hans became more familiar with Ryeland’s abilities, he offered production and composing tasks for films such as Drop Zone
and Broken Arrow
. Concurrently, Ryeland and Eric Persing were creating the sample library Distorted Reality. A pre-release version was first utilized by Hans Zimmer in the score for The Fan
, which Ryeland co-produced. Distorted Reality was critically acclaimed and has gone on to become the best selling Sample CD-ROM
of all time. By the year 2000, Ryeland had broadened his alliances by working with other composers of note such as Harry Gregson-Williams
, John Powell
, Mark Mancina
, Andrew Gross, Roy Hay, John Van Tongeren
, Michel Colombier
, Steve Dorff
, Rupert Gregson-Williams
, Mark Mothersbaugh
, Steve Jablonsky
, and James Newton Howard
.
Exclusive of film and television music, Ryeland has also produced many titles of electronic dance music
, remixes and additional productions for the recording industry. His production work has made an impact with other producers in the electronic music genres. In 1999 Ryeland partnered with Vincent DeFranco. Together they produced rock superstars TOOL
and their collaboration with The Melvins
for The Crybaby
album. In 2000, Ryeland produced and released an eponymous solo album as well as an album for his group ambr.sea. In 2001, Ryeland began a writing partnership with DJ/Producer Dave Dresden
. Together they produced many influential club anthems under the monikers “A.llison D.resden D.uo” and “Attention Deficit.” Some of their remixes released on 12” and CD include Wild, Sweet and Cool by The Crystal Method
, Yet Another Day by Armin Van Buuren, Cold Comfort
by Curve
, The Great Escape
by BT
, Deepsky
, Thunderpuss
, Kelis
, Peaches
, Made By Monkeys, and 4 Tune 500. A single release by Ryeland in 2004 on Teknology Records, "How To Get Down," gained club play and attention.
Ryeland has performed and recorded with many different bands and venues across the United States. Some of these include ambr.sea (with Roxanne Morganstern,)
engine ear (with Vincent DeFranco,) Man-Go-Bang! (with Andrew Gross and Katisse Buckingham,) Big Milk (with Paz Lenchantin
,) and Super Chief (with Aaron Hagar, Kyle Eastwood
and Michael Stevens
.) He performed as part of the Hans Zimmer Orchestra at the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Premiere at Disneyland, and at a special concert in July 2009 on top of the Dreamworks
parking garage.
A residency at Remote Control Productions
saw Ryeland working on some of the biggest grossing productions of the 2000s including The Dark Knight, Iron Man
, The Simpsons Movie
, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Sherlock Holmes
, Inception
and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
.
Ryeland continues to compose for film, television, music libraries and video games. His sound design work continues as well as his remix and production for artists worldwide.
, Wizards & Warriors
, Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful
, Blossom
, America’s Funniest People
, As Good As It Gets
, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and It’s Complicated
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
. He has collaborated on music with artists such as Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
, James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
, TOOL
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, BT
BT (musician)
Brian Wayne Transeau is a classically trained and Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is an artist in the electronic genre...
, Hybrid and Eric Persing
Eric Persing
Eric Persing is a professional synthesist and producer in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as the Founder and Creative Director of the leading music software and virtual instrument company Spectrasonics...
. He has produced music for films, television and video games as well as album and single releases and remixes for other artists. He resides in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with his wife and son.
Early life
Ryeland Allison was born to Keith Allison and Judith Allison in Encino, Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA on 7 October 1967. His godparents are Sonny and Cher Bono. His father Keith, a musician and a member of Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
, provided direction in music through LPs of popular acts of the day. At the age of three, Ryeland began playing drums. By age six he had added piano to his self-taught instrument skills. He formed his first band, The Rockers, with Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson is a jazz guitarist and composer. He is the son of bandleader Gerald Wilson.- Education and career :Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from Bennington College. He counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, and T-Bone Walker...
at age 10. Throughout his early life, mainly through his family connections, he visited and shared impromptu jam sessions with notable artists such as Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
, Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Keith John Moon was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon...
and the Monkees. He played percussion on one track of Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins
Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success and settled for most of his life...
album “The Hawk” in 1977, marking his first professional recording session.
Education
Ryeland attended Crossroads SchoolCrossroads School (Santa Monica, California)
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a K-12 independent, college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, United States. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group.-History:...
from 1979–1981 where he was first exposed to Apple computers. He took an extension course on Analog Subtractive Synthesis
Subtractive synthesis
Subtractive synthesis is a method of sound synthesis in which partials of an audio signal are attenuated by a filter to alter the timbre of the sound...
at UCLA in 1984. He graduated from The Newbridge School in 1985, having completed a Senior project of compositions that he had performed, engineered and produced in his home studio. By this time he had joined two bands as a drummer and was performing around the LA area at venues such as The Troubadour and Madame Wong’s West. One of these bands, The Motion, recorded two songs for the CBS Television Studios pilot “Summer” in 1984. “Native Sun,” another band, was formed by Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson is a jazz guitarist and composer. He is the son of bandleader Gerald Wilson.- Education and career :Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from Bennington College. He counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, and T-Bone Walker...
and Jeremy Toback, with whom he would continue writing music in later years. In the summer of 1986 he formed another band with friends Craig "Nick" Santangelo (Guitar) and Pete "Taylor" Hawk (Bass) called "Active Habit," and enjoyed jamming together for over a year. Warner Bros Records showed interest in the group and had an agent attend many sessions, including a live performance for an anti-drug campaign in Pasadena. After a brief stint at California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
, where he studied percussion with John Bergamo
John Bergamo
John Bergamo is an American percussionist and composer. Since 1970 he has been the coordinator of the percussion department at the California Institute of the Arts....
, he continued his music studies at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
with Dr. Herbert Bielawa. Introduced to modular synthesizers, FM synthesis, MIDI and sequencing software, his production techniques expanded considerably. He finished his formal education at the Dick Grove
Dick Grove
Richard Dean "Dick" Grove was an American musician, composer, arranger and award-winning music educator. He performed with Alvino Rey, and worked with Paul Horn, Buddy Rich, and Nancy Wilson....
School of Music, in the Electronic Composing and Arranging Program in 1990.
Career
From 1990–91, Ryeland worked as an assistant engineer at the studio of composer Mike PostMike Post
Mike Post is an American multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning composer best known for scoring some of the most popular TV theme songs in the United States, for primetime series such as Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Rockford Files, LA Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., Hill Street Blues, among numerous...
. There he refined his knowledge of professional studio equipment and practice, contributing to such shows as Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, Cop Rock
Cop Rock
Cop Rock is an American musical police drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. The show, a police drama presented as a musical, was co-created by Steven Bochco, who also served as executive producer...
, and L.A. Law
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
. He then worked briefly with composer Ray Colcord
Ray Colcord
Ray Colcord is an American film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, most famous for TV series such as 227, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, My Two Dads, Dinosaurs, Big Brother, and Boy Meets World...
, who introduced him to composer Jeff Rona
Jeff Rona
Jeffrey Carl “Jeff” Rona is an American composer for film. He was a member of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures. His credits include Sharkwater, Slow Burn and Whisper.-Biography:...
. Jeff taught Ryeland the finer points of digital sampling technique on the AKAI S1000
Akai S1000
The Akai S1000 is a 16-bit professional stereo digital sampler, released by Akai in 1988. The S1000 was among the first professional-quality 16-bit stereo samplers. Its abilities to splice, crossfade, trim, and loop music in 16-bit CD-quality sound made it popular among producers of this era...
, and introduced Ryeland to composer Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
. Meanwhile, Ryeland had begun working with Roland
Roland Corporation
is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ¥33 million in capital. In 2005 Roland's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Today it has factories in Japan,...
Research & Development as a patch and demo song developer, where he was introduced to sound designer Eric Persing
Eric Persing
Eric Persing is a professional synthesist and producer in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as the Founder and Creative Director of the leading music software and virtual instrument company Spectrasonics...
. Ryeland began regular session work for Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
, performing drums for sample library sessions, and creating sounds for the composer. As Hans became more familiar with Ryeland’s abilities, he offered production and composing tasks for films such as Drop Zone
Drop Zone (film)
Drop Zone is a 1994 action movie directed by John Badham. It stars Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey and Yancy Butler.-Plot:Aboard a commercial airliner, U.S...
and Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1996 film)
Broken Arrow is a 1996 American action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta and Christian Slater. The original music score was composed by Hans Zimmer, and features guitarist Duane Eddy. It deals with the theft of an American nuclear weapon.The film received...
. Concurrently, Ryeland and Eric Persing were creating the sample library Distorted Reality. A pre-release version was first utilized by Hans Zimmer in the score for The Fan
The Fan (1996 film)
The Fan is a 1996 American thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. It was directed by Tony Scott and based on the novel of the same name by Peter Abrahams...
, which Ryeland co-produced. Distorted Reality was critically acclaimed and has gone on to become the best selling Sample CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
of all time. By the year 2000, Ryeland had broadened his alliances by working with other composers of note such as Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams is a prolific British composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. He is best known for his film scores, of which he has composed over sixty using electronic music and orchestral pieces...
, John Powell
John Powell
John Powell is a British composer, best known for his scores to motion pictures. He has been based in the United States since 1997 and has composed the scores to over fifty feature films. He rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s, scoring numerous animated films, and collaborating with...
, Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Mark Alan Mancina is a U.S. composer, primarily for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. He arranged many of the songs behind Disney's The Lion King including the Broadway musical...
, Andrew Gross, Roy Hay, John Van Tongeren
John Van Tongeren
John Van Tongeren is a music composer, mainly for films and television series.- Biography :Van Tongeren began his career as one of the original members of Media Ventures . During his time at Media Ventures Van Tongeren worked on films such as Thelma and Louise, True Romance and Drop Zone with Hans...
, Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.- External links :*...
, Steve Dorff
Steve Dorff
Steve Dorff is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music.Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and "My Heart Will Never Know" for Clay Walker, "The Man in Love with You" and "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait,...
, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams is an award winning British film score composer. Educated at St John's College, Cambridge choir school and Lancing College, he is the brother of multi-nominated and awarded film composer Harry Gregson-Williams and former member of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures team of...
, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky
Steven Jablonsky is an American music composer for film, television and video games. He has been the music director for all the Michael Bay movies produced and directed since The Island...
, and James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
.
Exclusive of film and television music, Ryeland has also produced many titles of electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
, remixes and additional productions for the recording industry. His production work has made an impact with other producers in the electronic music genres. In 1999 Ryeland partnered with Vincent DeFranco. Together they produced rock superstars TOOL
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
and their collaboration with The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
for The Crybaby
The Crybaby
-Personnel:*The Melvins:**King Buzzo - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, noise**Dale Crover - drums, guitar, vocals, noise**Kevin Rutmanis - bass, slide bass, oscillator, harmonica, metronome, vocals, guitar*Tool:**Danny Carey - drums on track 7...
album. In 2000, Ryeland produced and released an eponymous solo album as well as an album for his group ambr.sea. In 2001, Ryeland began a writing partnership with DJ/Producer Dave Dresden
Dave Dresden
Dave Dresden is an electronic dance music DJ and producer, co-founder of the collaborative acts Gabriel & Dresden with Josh Gabriel, and Dresden and Johnston with Mikael Johnston of Mephisto Odyssey fame.-1990-2000: Early years:...
. Together they produced many influential club anthems under the monikers “A.llison D.resden D.uo” and “Attention Deficit.” Some of their remixes released on 12” and CD include Wild, Sweet and Cool by The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
, Yet Another Day by Armin Van Buuren, Cold Comfort
Perfecto Presents: Sandra Collins
Perfecto Presents: Sandra Collins is a mix album by DJ Sandra Collins, released 2003. It was released on the Thrive Records label. It was followed by Perfecto Presents: Sandra Collins Part 2.-Track listing:Disc One#"Reshurc" - Junkie XL...
by Curve
Curve (band)
Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.-History:...
, The Great Escape
The Technology EP
The Technology EP is a 2004 EP release from BT. The EP consists of 6 remixes of songs from his 2003 album Emotional Technology. It serves as a semi-official release of "Superfabulous", "The Force of Gravity" and "The Great Escape" as singles....
by BT
BT (musician)
Brian Wayne Transeau is a classically trained and Grammy-nominated American music producer, composer, audio technician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is an artist in the electronic genre...
, Deepsky
Deepsky
Deepsky is an electronic music act based in Los Angeles. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Deepsky formed in 1992 when its two founding members, J. Scott Giaquinta and Jason Blum, met at the University of New Mexico...
, Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss was the remix/productionteam of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Harris had previously worked as part of several music groups including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control and had also released several singles himself...
, Kelis
Kelis
Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
, Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
, Made By Monkeys, and 4 Tune 500. A single release by Ryeland in 2004 on Teknology Records, "How To Get Down," gained club play and attention.
Ryeland has performed and recorded with many different bands and venues across the United States. Some of these include ambr.sea (with Roxanne Morganstern,)
Electric Skychurch
Electric Skychurch is an electronic or acid trance band based in Los Angeles, California. It was formed in 1991 by composer and producer James Lumb, who initially involved vocalist Roxanne Morganstern and percussionist Alex Spurkel in the project. Over time, Electric Skychurch has also included...
engine ear (with Vincent DeFranco,) Man-Go-Bang! (with Andrew Gross and Katisse Buckingham,) Big Milk (with Paz Lenchantin
Paz Lenchantin
Paz Lenchantin is an American musician of French ancestry. She came to Los Angeles, California with her family at the age of four....
,) and Super Chief (with Aaron Hagar, Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood is an American jazz musician. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early '90s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo album, From There to Here, in 1998...
and Michael Stevens
Michael Stevens (composer)
Michael Stevens is an American jazz musician and composer. He has collaborated with friend Kyle Eastwood on numerous projects, including the film scores to Clint Eastwood's films, Letters from Iwo Jima in 2006, Gran Torino in 2008 and Invictus in 2009...
.) He performed as part of the Hans Zimmer Orchestra at the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Premiere at Disneyland, and at a special concert in July 2009 on top of the Dreamworks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
parking garage.
A residency at Remote Control Productions
Remote Control Productions
Remote Control Productions is a film score company run by veteran composer Hans Zimmer. Originally known as "Media Ventures," which was conceived and founded by Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer, the company changed its name after the partners both filed lawsuits against each other.Remote Control...
saw Ryeland working on some of the biggest grossing productions of the 2000s including The Dark Knight, Iron Man
Iron Man (film)
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron...
, The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons. The film was directed by David Silverman, and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress...
, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series...
, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon...
, Inception
Inception
Inception: The Subconscious Jams 1994-1995 is a compilation of unreleased tracks by the band Download.-Track listing:# "Primitive Tekno Jam" – 3:23# "Bee Sting Sickness" – 8:04# "Weed Acid Techno" – 8:19...
and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
.
Ryeland continues to compose for film, television, music libraries and video games. His sound design work continues as well as his remix and production for artists worldwide.
Acting
Since the 1970s, Ryeland has appeared on screen in several bit parts for titles such as RhodaRhoda
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which ran for five seasons, from 1974 to 1978 airing in 109 episodes. The show was a spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky,...
, Wizards & Warriors
Wizards and Warriors (TV series)
Wizards and Warriors was a CBS television series from 1983, starring Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, Walter Olkewicz, Duncan Regehr, and Clive Revill. Only eight one hour episodes were made of this offbeat fantasy-comedy. The series was created by Don Reo for Warner Bros. Television and most of the...
, Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful is an American 1992 mockumentary film starring comedienne Julie Brown as the title character, with Kathy Griffin and Donal Logue in supporting roles...
, Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
, America’s Funniest People
America's Funniest People
America's Funniest People is an American reality series on ABC that debuted on May 1, 1990 as an hour-long special, and later as a weekly half-hour prime time series from September 8, 1990 to August 28, 1994. It was hosted by Dave Coulier and Arleen Sorkin from 1990 to 1992. Tawny Kitaen replaced...
, As Good As It Gets
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was...
, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and It’s Complicated
It's Complicated (film)
It's Complicated is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.-Plot:...
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