Biography
Lorne Ryder is a Mississauga born singer-songwriter with many stories left to tell.
Over the past 25 years Lorne's music has taken him across Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec as well as Nashville, Tennessee. He has earned 3 top-ten CCMA nominations and also a Canadian Smooth Jazz Award.
Lorne first started singing and songwriting in the mid-eighties with the band "First and Last," a rock band he co-founded. The band toured for 4 years and produced 2 albums, the second being co-produced by New York born producer Bob Gallo (Ben E. King, James Brown.) The band received airplay on University stations across Canada as well as Toronto Classic Rock station Q107.
Following his tours, Lorne returned home and switched gears, working on a country influenced album. The result was his debut solo record, "Ice Cream and Guns." The title track was co-written by Lorne, Naiose Sheridan (Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Rankin) and Toronto writer Peter Linseman. The album was co-produced by Lorne, L. Stu Young (Guns N' Roses) and Linseman.
More recently, Lorne took time off from his solo act to do session work as well as play in various bands to work on his keyboard and harmonica skills while continuing songwriting. He is now back with his band working on a roots inspired second solo album.
Awards and Achievements:
2009 - Canadian Smooth Jazz Award - Nominated for Best Composition for "Beautiful Feeling"
2008 - Ontario Independent Music Awards -- Best Country Artist Nominee
2007 - Ontario Independent Music Awards -- Best Country Artist Nominee
2006 - Billboard Songwriting Contest -- "Silverwound Strings" received Honourable Mention
2006 - International Songwriting Contest - "Silverwound Strings" Second Round Finalist
2006 - CCMA Top-Ten Nominee -- Keyboard Player of the Year
2005 - CCMA Top-Ten Nominee -- Keyboard Player of the Year
2004 - CCMA Top-Ten Nominee -- Keyboard Player of the Year
1999 - FACTOR MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS GRANT
1998 - FACTOR ALBUM GRANT
1997 - FACTOR DEMO GRANT
Instrumentation
Lorne Ryder -- Vocals, Piano, Guitar and Harmonica
"Handsome" Mike Barcomb -- Drums
Rob "The Bubba" Brown -- Bass
Stacey Green -- Backing Vocals
Sylvia Travis -- Backing Vocals
Mark MacDonald -- Lead Guitar
Discography
Lorne Ryder -- Ice Cream and Guns - 1999
(First and Last -- Demo '91)
(First and Last -- Self Titled -- 1992)
Links
| http://www.lorneryder.tk |