Ryan Suzuka - songwriting/vocals/six string tenor ukulele/harmonica
Influences
***FOR GENERAL SOUNDS AND ATTITUDES***:
Tom Waits, Justin Townes Earle, Rufus Wainwright, Skip James, The Innocence Mission, Sondre Lerche, Odetta, Rilo Kiley, Joe Cocker, Keren Ann, Son House, Mugison, Thao, Gillian Welch.
***FOR HARMONICA PLAYING***:
Jerry Portnoy, James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Big Walter Horton, Junior Wells, Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Estrin, Howlin' Wolf, Carey Bell, & Little Walter
Although he frequently smiles, Ryan plays sad songs on his ukuele. Some songs are happy, some angry, but most are sad, though, sad in a way that make you smile just like he does.
His first instrument was the harmonica and when he's not playing his own songs, he's playing and recording harmonica for many local acts such as Devin & The Straights, A Wu Li Conspiracy, Jessica Robbins, Brian Walker and Adam Hitchell.
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Hey just wanted to stop by and thank you for your friendship and let you know that you can now download the entire "American Nightmare" album for ONE DOLLAR for a limited time!
Go to the Dead Aesthetic profile and click on the album cover art in the right hand column to get it now!
Thanks again for the support and I hope you enjoy the album!
Thanks for being our friend! We're heading into to studio in the next month so stay tuned for new songs/upcoming shows and give us a comment back and we'd be glad. Peace~
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Hey ryan, last night was a blast, very cool scene. Kates been a little sick lately so i had to get her home early otherwise i wouldve stuck around much longer, anyway, see ya next monday if i dont see you at an uncommon before that!
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
sooo about a week or two ago, i received a call from an random number. i picked up to see who it was, only to figure out it was a pocket phone call, and the person on the other end had no idea i was there. like any curious person, i listened for a bit to see if i could figure out who it was. i realized there was music playing, and it was beautiful music! it had been just a minute or two before i realized the vague familiarity of the harmonica and ukulele; could it have been my long lost friend from jam sessions in my living room, ryan suzuka? what are the odds? the next song had started just as i came to check out your myspace page for show dates. nothing listed, so i clicked on the first song on your playlist. sure enough, it was the same song that you were playing while i listened over the phone from 800 miles away. 10 minutes i was listening on that phone to you playing in chicago. turns out, the call was from someone i had only met twice about three years ago. she didn't know who you were before the show, and didn't even remember who i was. the point i'm trying to make it that it's a small small world after all. keep making beautiful tunes and i will keep listening, even over the phone. :D
Hi! How are you doing? Not checked in with you in a while but hoping all is ticked-booo.. Please go and check out my latest creation- video to Ivory Tower. I am immensely proud and happy with it! Downloads available too! Would love to hear your feedback. Love and light to you. xx
