Spock's Beard New DVD 2007
Spock's Beard Keyboard Solo Live At Lobin2 Bilston, UK May 11th 2007
K2 Live in Hollywood
Spock's Beard - As Far As The Mind Can See
RYO OKUMOTO was born in Osaka, Japan. He began playing classical piano at the age of three and continued through 13. He became a professional musician at the age of 15 performing at the Live House in Osaka for a year. Because of his great desire to learn more about different styles of music and his strong independence, he moved to Tokyo at the age of 16. Ryo performed in nightclubs and discos for the next five years.
Ryo's first real break started in 1978 when he was 19. He toured with a well-known group called "Creation" and recorded on their album "Best of Creation." The next year Ryo toured with the legendary, Kitaro and recorded on their album, "Live in Parco."
In February of 1980, Ryo's first solo album, "Solid Gold" with Canyon Records was released. He recorded this album at Air Studio in London with well-known musicians: .. Richard Baily (drummer for Jeff Beck), Kuma Takeda (bass), Katsutoshi Morizono (guitar) and Delandro Winston (guitarist for Elton John).
Two months later in April, Ryo released his second solo album, "Makin' Rock" with Canyon Records. This album was recorded at Sound Labs Studios in Hollywood. He once again had the best musicians recording behind him: David Foster (keyboards), Jay Graydon (guitar), Steve Lukather (guitar), Jeff Porcaro (drums) and Neil Stubenhaus (bass).
Ryo's third album was released in June that same year with Canyon Records. This was called "Synthesizer" and recorded at Sound Design Studio in Tokyo.
The following year, Ryo decided to make the big move to the States and relocated to Los Angeles in March. Tokyo seemed to have become stagnate to him and he yearned to learn more about the different styles of music that L.A. had to offer.
Ryo studied at Dick Grove School of Music for the next four years. Upon graduation, his unique style and technique were welcomed by the American music scene and he has been involved in numerous projects worldwide ever since.
It was 1994 when Ryo became part of Progressive Rock group SPOCK'S BEARD. Their eighth studio album "Octane" was released in 2005, and their follow-up European tour was a great success. Meanwhile, Spock's Beard have since released their ninth studio album simply entitled Spock's Beard" in November of 2006 and are currently writing new material for their tenth.
Ryo's skills are internationally recognized now and he is reaching audiences all over the world. He has been featured in many magazines worldwide ~ Dutch Rock magazine "iOPages," for example.
Ryo's creativity has no limitations and his undying passion for music will always keep him visible, whether it be rock, jazz, R&B or a broadway production. He will always be in the public's eye.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RYO (PRESS KIT and SOLO BOOKINGS) Please E-MAIL: Sonya Kukcinovich Hill
Greetings Ryo the wild man and thanks for the ad. Check out our site for samples of our new melodic prog release. Roine Stolt and Randy George guest. Peace
I took this picture on Sunday morning, Ryo-san! It's not much of the snow, but it was very cold yesterday. I don't like the winter here at all. I think you guys have a warmer winter there(I mean Japan).. Have a nice week, Ryo-san!
Just letting you know, our CD is now available from CD Baby. You can
download it or have a CD shipped to you at CD Baby. Just go to
our profile and click on the link button! The Marching Mind thanks you.
Ryo-saaaaann!! I'm so happy to hear from you again! I'm gonna come see you one of these days, when you play near me with Spock's Beard!! I'm close to Philly, DC, Baltimore, Atlantic City and NYC!! So, I know you guys will play near me soon. Thank youuuu!!! Lynn ;)
Just a reminder that TODAY {SUN 11.15.09} is the day that SPOCK'S BEARD and a LIVE interview with DAVE MEROS will be featured on"The International Prog Rock Show with MontrealRick and Frank" @ 3:00 PM EST/12:00 NOON PST.
Hey! What's up? We just wanted to drop in, check out your page, let you know that you kick ass, and remind you that we just released our new album "CYNOSURE". But that's not all the dope stuff we have on our page these days!
We also just finished our new music video too. Just scope out our widget below, it's got everything you need.
Our new CD The Underfall Yard is released in December 2009 (we're very proud of it). You
can download the title track, a 23 minute prog epic FREE at
www.bigbigtrain.com
Once again the band are joined on drums by
Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, Tears For Fears, Genesis) and new
passengers on this particular journey include Dave Gregory (XTC, Peter
Gabriel), Francis Dunnery (It Bites) and Jem Godfrey (Frost*). The
album was mixed by Rob Aubrey (IQ, Transatlantic, Asia).
The album features our new vocalist David Longdon and we feel he has made and outstanding contribution.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
will be vailable soon. 3 euros of every sold copy will be donated to the German section of Plan International.
Plan is one of the largest child-centred community development organisations in the world, helping children and their families in 49 of the poorest countries to break the cycle of poverty.
Ryo, Hi back and thanx for checking this out! Like it? There are 4 CD
reviews & 5 live Audio Interviews about everything Metal and ...
Violins... and bow ... and NO GUITARS on our MySpace page under
'Blogs' and the beginning of our rock journal at
www.metalmonthly.com/RockJournal.html ;)
You can follow our up to the minute news and/or daily activities on
twitter.com/ArmandVio7
Thank you,
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