Posted on November 17, 2011 by Ryan in
I have, on occasion, pondered his advisory role, both in my own life and that of the RCB.
As you know, I am intrigued by people’s stories. I much prefer autobiographies over anything else. There’s nothing more interesting, I find, than hearing someone’s story and their own personal journey: what they’ve been through and what are the things that have made them who they are.
And if our drummer Rudi had a biography, it would be well worth the read. (more…)
Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ryan in
There’s plenty of beard going on here. Jon Calder didn’t need the beard. The beard needed Jon Calder.
They say that Chuck Norris grew a beard at the age of 18. Seconds.
Now, I’m not here to diss Chuck (we all know what kind of suicidal mission that would be)… but I just can’t help wondering whether Mr Norris ever considered world domination? (more…)
Posted on November 12, 2011 by Ryan in
It’s always comforting to me when I meet someone besides Jesus who has a clue about this life, and besides… no one re-enacts a funny story like a bruin ou.
We often get asked at gigs (mostly by white people) where Roberto comes from. The answers are wide and varied.
Rob, Berto, brother, bass ou, bruin ou… whatever you want to call him, seems to have mystifying power over our audiences. (more…)
Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ryan in
The Future Music Forum director gives his insights on the music industry and how he sees things shaping up.
The Future Music Forum, which I attended in September in Barcelona, is the brainchild of events co-ordinator Niall Doorley. Niall is an energetic personality, and has created a important space for the music industry to come together and share ideas. (more…)
Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ryan in
Well, here’s a story you may or may not believe…
I am normally circumspect when it comes to statements such as “living by faith” or “God will provide”. But as I type this, I find myself in the middle of an unfolding miracle. You may or may not believe it, and I am still trying to come to grips with it myself. It all started on Monday. (more…)
Posted on August 1, 2011 by Ryan in
We have every reason to believe that this won’t happen. But as I have mentioned before: we’re partly stupid and mostly gung ho.
So here we are, nearly two weeks into our endeavour to get to Spain, and the graph below resembles two lines. The green line signifies where we should be, and the red line is where we are. (more…)
Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ryan in
It’s that time of year again. Time to throw caution to the wind and bank balance slips out the window, and head off to the Mother City.
Last year’s Cape tour was an incredible experience for me personally. We performed in a packed-out 25m2 café of wine drinkers. We opened for Plush at the Assembly to hundreds of young boozers. We performed a supper-theatre show for an audience where the average age was 65. And we set up on a verandah in Paarl and performed for a group of orphaned children. Six nights out of seven, and Rudi made it through alive.
That seems a lifetime ago. (more…)
Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin in
Having won the weloveyoursongs.com international competition, you’d think we could now sit back and enjoy world domination. Alas…
There’s good news and there’s bad news, and then there’s the “who knows?”…
The Ryan Calder Band emerged official winners of the WeLoveYourSongs.com international online competition! And first prize includes free access to the super awesome Future Music Forum, held in Barcelona, Spain. That’s the good news. (more…)
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Ryan in
Ryan thinks ahead on the new album, his view on songwriting, what inspires a truly great album, and where the RCB is heading.
It’s never a perfect science as to what makes a hit song. Some say the key to good songwriting is the melody. Some say good songwriting is the combination of a catchy melody with the right lyrics. Some say songwriting has little to do with it – it all depends on the artist… some artists will sell plenty of copies of a new album no matter how poor the songwriting is.
For me, (more…)
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Ryan in
The competition ends on Tuesday!
For those of you who have been following the RCB for more than a week, you’ll probably know that we’ve been in the running for a top spot for the We Love Your Songs competition. It’s basically an online contest which invites fans of unsigned indie artists to vote for their favourite music on the website in order to give exposure to a worldwide audience. The competition ends on Tuesday! (more…)
