Behind the Song: Leave It Behind

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Ryan in Behind The Song

The story and inspiration behind the song Leave It Behind.

This was a song which was birthed out of the music. The songwriting process is a strange one, because there’s never any true way of knowing when and where inspiration will come from. I’ve resolved to follow Bob Dylan’s advice and make a conscientious effort to hang around the ink well.

When I penned this song, it came out of a (more…)

CD Launch

Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Ryan in Blog

Having an audience changes the band’s performance dramatically.

The alarm clock went off way too early this morning at 6.15am. I love the way Michael Griffiths (our graphic designer) puts it: getting to bed early is actually much harder than getting up early. S’truth.

I had good reason though. Last night we launched our new album, On The Edge (more…)

Ryan Calder Band Album Production #1

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by admin in Videos

First attempt: the demo recording.

The Ryan Calder Band at work on recording the second album, On The Edge.