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Ryan Layton

Steve Vai style solos, a few acoustic songs, some nice orchestration, and some stuff that is just wierd.

10 songs
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Picture for song 'Thugz Mansion' by artist 'Ryan Layton'

Thugz Mansion Thugz Mansion

Tu Pac!

Alternative Hip Hop

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It's a semi-progressive, semi-pop, semi-punk riff that I think is the coolest progression I've written yet.

Progressive Rock

Picture for song 'Beginner's Luck' by artist 'Ryan Layton'

Beginner's Luck Beginner's Luck

I said, "I want to write a REAL jazz song with REAL jazz chords." This was the first thing that came out and I was happy with it. Some would call it Beginner's Luck.

Bebop

Picture for song 'Cool Riffs' by artist 'Ryan Layton'

Cool Riffs Cool Riffs

2 cool riffs that I will soon write into a song.

Instrumental Rock

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I fairly strange song. It reminds me of dreaming, but it also reminds me of being underwater so I can't think of a good title.

Instrumental Rock

My name is Ryan Layton. All of my stuff is instrumental and usually kind of metal/shred sounding. When heavier stuff gets old I like to pick up my acoustic and write really simple rhythms. No solos over it (usually) and no words. Just a relaxing rhythm that lets me express myself. You can't really put my in any one catagory and I like that. I want to be different and always changing my style. I like to keep people interested by not letting them know what I will do next.
Band/artist history
I've been playing for two and a half years. I like all kinds of music (which we will get to later) and enjoy playing with all kinds of people.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I play live at my church. I like it, but can't really go out on a limb and be me. I've also done tallent shows, birthday partys, and lockins. I also play at another church. The Trinity Worship Center. We have a pretty good band. I get to play electric there and solo alot. Its really fun. I like to play live. You will always be complimented after you play live (well, almost always) and it feels good to have people tell you that you ruled, even if they don't mean it.
Your musical influences
What I dig: Steve Vai Joe Satriani Andy Timmons Allan Holdsworth King's X Dag Dream Theater Frank Zappa Parlament Funkadelic Jeff Beck Rush I also like to turn on the local jazz station and and get blown away. Basically, if it has a nice arangment and some good, technical playing, I'll dig it.
What equipment do you use?
Fender Stratocaster Mesa Boogie Studio .22+ Amp An ever changing asortment of pedals. Fostex MR-8 8 Track Digital Recorder Your mom.
Anything else?
Concider all the songs on here as demo versions. They all have something wrong with them or aren't quite the way I imagined them to be. If they ever get put on cd, it will be much better than what you hear now.
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