Rymo Tunes - The Personal Site of Musician Ryan Moran
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Ryan Moran
Drumming is my first love, but I also play various percussion instruments, vibraphone, piano and didjeridoo. When not on the road, I enjoy writing and producing my own music with influences such as: dub reggae, dancehall, drum n bass, rock, fusion, and world styles.
Performances and Appearances:
Slightly Stoopid 180+ international shows annually.

Venues such as: Red Rocks CO, The Gorge WA, The Greek Theater CA, Fillmore CA and CO, Wiltern CA, Warfield CA, Central Park NY (BANNED!), Penns Landing PA, Hard Rock FL, Mizner Park FL (BANNED!) House of Blues all over US, and more...

Festivals including: Vegoose, Street Scene, Jazz Fest New Orleans, Xingolati Jam Cruise, Austin City Limits, Reggae on the River, Kona Town Music Fest, Langerado, Memphis Blues Fest, Edge Fest, Lollapalooza, SummerSonic Japan, Rothbury, Hedgpeth, 10,000 Lakes Festival, Creamfields Portugal and more...

SDSU Big bands, Jazz combos, Percussion ensemble, World drumming groups Various local Jazz, R and B, and Rock groups.
Recordings:
Slightly Stoopid, Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet, Summer 08
Delsoniq, Live in LA, Recorded Summer 08, www.myspace.com/delsoniq
Sessions with Singer/Songwriters Jen Knight, Alyssa Jacey, Joey Bowen, Vasi Hunton, and Kevin Kinsella of John Brown's Body
Slightly Stoopid, Chronchitis, Summer 2007
Tom Greisgraber, Sketchbook, Summer 2007
Gerry Guevara, Amar y Querer, Summer 2007
Slightly Stoopid, Live at the House of Blues, summer 2006
Jack Manness, Simple Man, fall 2006
Slightly Stoopid, Closer to the Sun, spring 2004
Solrak and the New Aztec Empire, La Vida es la Muerte, 2004
Maiz, Uplift Your Spirit, 2003
B-Side Players, Movement, 2001
Agent 22, Live at the Belly Up, 2001
B-Side Players, Culture of Resistance, 1999
Black Market Disciples, Tomorrow's Soothing Riot, 1999
Agent 22, Self Titled, 1999
Black Market Disciples, Revolutionary Rhetoric, 1998
Mira Costa Junior College, Dreamwalk, 1997
B-Side Players, Renacimiento, 1997
Session with Jazz Great Peter Sprague, Duncan Moore, and David Hilton
Session with Interscope Recording Artist Valeria
DVD, Press, Radio:
Slightly Stoopid, Live at the House of Blues, summer 2006, Shout! Factory.

Bongidae, Live at the John Anson Ford Ampitheater, summer 2006, Silverback.

Pollstar Magazine cover and featured interview.

Live performances on Sirius Satellite Radio, 91X in San Diego, Live on the Edge in Phoenix, AZ, KGNU in Boulder, CO and KUSP in Santa Cruz, CA.

Slamm Magazine cover and featured interviews, Various regional and college newspapers and magazines.
Education:
B.A. in Music on scholarship from San Diego State University
6 week summer quarter on scholarship at Berklee College of Music
15 years of performance experience
12+ years of road experience

Private Study:
Drums- Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters, Chet Baker)
Drums- Marc Smith (David Garibaldi of Tower of Power)
Drums and percussion- Mark Lamson (Changuito, Michael Spiro)
Drums- Tim McMahon (San Diego Jazz Artist)
Mallets, Timpani, and Classical Percussion- Danlee Mitchell (Former Head of Percussion Department at SDSU)
Endorsements:
Pearl Drums and Hardware
Istanbul Agop Cymbals
Regal Tip Drumsticks
Evans Drumheads and Factory Metal Percussion
Web:
Equipment:
PEARL DRUMS
Reference Series Drums with Twilight Fade Finish

Acoustic: Kick 22 x 20, Tom 1 8 x 8, Tom 2 10 x 8, Tom 3 12 x 9, Tom 4 16 x 16, Timbale L 13 Elite Brass, Timbale R 14 Elite Brass, Snare 20 ply maple 14 x 6.5

Electronic: Roland TD-10 Brain, 2 Mesh 12 inch triggers, Kick trigger
Roland Octapad II with Sound Module

PEARL HARDWARE
Eliminator Double Kick Pedals, Eliminator Hi Hat, Rack, Tom and Boom Arms, Snare Stands

EVANS DRUMHEADS
Kick: EMAD 2
Snare top: Power Center Reverse Dot Coated
Snare bottom: Hazy 300
Toms top: EC2
Toms bottom: G1 or Resonant Glass

ISTANBUL AGOP CYMBALS
20 Alchemy series ride, 18 Alchemy series china, 18 Professional series crash, 17 Alchemy series crash, 16 Professional series crash, 13 Alchemy series mixed hi-hats, 12/10 stacked trash, 8 and 10 Alchemy series splash Pearl Hardware and Eliminator Pedals.

REGAL TIP DRUMSTICKS
5a Xtreme Wood Tip
Groovers Wood Tip
5a Wood Tip
9a Wood Tip
Ping Wood Tip
Blasticks
Fan Thai
Brushes
Cymbal Mallet/Stick

A huge THANK YOU to my sponsors!!! All of the above!!!
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