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Drummer Ryan GIO Unique, professional Los Angeles drummer helping others with precise, creative drumming and exceptional live shows! Graduated Arizona State University with a Business Marketing Degree Drumming entire life, session player for many years, teaches lessons and clinics Experienced in performing drum corps and formally studied percussion most of early life Self-taught thereafter and independently relocated to Los Angeles in 2009 dedicated to drumming career Website www.RyanGio.com Email [email protected] Cell 480.242.8213 Easy to work with positive musician featured on Pandora Radio and in many well-known national and worldwide publications including DRUM! Magazine with superb references from happy record producers, recording engineers, music industry executives, bands, labels, studios, movie directors, managers, churches, families, music directors and musicians from all genres and types of music! Drummer Ryan GIO Biography Ryan Gio is a professional drummer who is committed to exceptional live shows and precise timing. He has been drumming his entire life and will continue to do so, in the best manner possible, until the day he dies. Although not inclusive, he specializes in Rock, Pop, Metal, Funk and Punk. His undeniable talent and severe energy on stage has been rapidly increasing his fan base and success since he moved to Los Angeles in 2009 after earning a Business Marketing Degree from Arizona State University. With determination to find committed musicians, Ryan moved from AZ to L.A. and was immediately recognized for his skill getting work in recording studios, rehearsal sessions, tour placements and live concerts within days of his transfer. His band’s Stereo Scenario music featuring his drumming is now streaming worldwide on Pandora Radio and recently added to the very selective, elite artist roster awarding them their own unique channel station! Ryan Gio is a frequent performer in Hollywood’s most famous venues such as the Whisky A Go Go, Viper Room, Roxy Theatre, and now closed Key Club, House of Blues and Knitting Factory sharing that stage with LA Guns. He manages time to create music videos with signed upcoming bands and works with world class record producers and movie directors such as producer Skip Saylor for LA Velvet’s “I Get Away With Murder” video and director JJ Huckin in LA Velvet’s music video “Here in Hollywood.” He worked with producer Ryan Greene recording Sex In Public’s self titled album and while working with Edge Of Paradise, he recorded with producers Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen at their Office Studios that was later mixed and mastered by Michael Wagener. Ryan has been published in many international magazines including DRUM! Magazine as featured “New Blood” Artist in March 2014 stating “.., Gio’s powerful chops-filled playing is driving each of these acts.” He has been printed on the front cover of Lost Anarchy Magazine, pictured in two different band articles in Tattoo Magazine and favorably reviewed in Music Connection Magazine for a Whisky A Go Go performance describing him as being “Particularly fun to observe...” He showcased on tour with LA Velvet at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT and received the award “Hard Rock Band of the Year” with Dead Legend at the 22nd Annual Los Angeles Music Awards. Touring full time to Austin, TX for the 2012 and 2013 SXSW Music Festivals, he has opened for many well-known musical artists including drummer Kenny Aronoff at the Texas Music Rockfest. Ryan completed a 5 week tour with his new band Evernow on The Extreme Tour 16 performing all over the Southwestern United States and most recently performed at the 2018 ROCKLAHOMA Festival with LA Velvet! Some of Ryan’s top drumming influences include; John Bonham of Led Zeppelin for his tasteful feel and groove, Danny Carey of Tool for his intricate technicality and power, Travis Barker of Blink 182 for his punk rock creativity, and Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe for his extravagant stage presence and big show. All these characteristics he incorporates within his own drumming. Ryan Gio received a toy drum set complete with kick, snare, rack tom and plastic cymbal on his first birthday and in 3rd grade scored his first “real” acoustic drum kit. Being extraordinarily talented at a young age, as first chair percussionist, he was utilized in 6th grade by a different school to substitute for their entire percussion section who called out sick for that night’s band concert with his own personal drum set! Spectacularly, the gig went smoothly and was only the beginning to Ryan creating a name for himself. During Jr. High, Ryan began playing in rock bands of his own and in 8th grade won the school’s talent show. That same year he earned the award in Advanced Jazz Band as the “Most Valuable Player.” Being the first Gilbert High School freshman ever selected to begin on snare drum on the Varsity Drumline, he developed his rigorous rudiment skills and impeccable metronome timing. With his involvement in Drumline, Ryan at a young age had the experience of performing in front of over 25,000 people at Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix while opening for the well known band TOOL in 2001. He is continually sought after for his outstanding energy and brilliant stage presence which makes his drum performances one of a kind. Come to his next show and see what all the hype is about! Proudly Endorses Electro-Voice (electrovoice.com), Gator Cases (gatorcases.com), Aquarian Drumheads (aquariandrumheads.com), Triad-Orbit Advanced Stand Systems (triad-orbit.com), American Recorder Technologies (americanrecorder.com), Cympad Cymbal Washers (cympad.com), Axis Percussion (axispercussion.com), KickPort Drum Enhancers (kickport.com), Rock-N-Roller Multi-Carts (rocknrollercart.com), Sony Creative Software (sonycreativesoftware.com), Drum Wallet Muffling Devices (thedrumwallet.com), Snareweight Drum Dampeners (snareweight.com), Black Widow Drum Webs (blackwidowdrumweb.com), Rock-n-Roll GangStar Apparel (rocknrollgangstar.com), Wornstar Clothing (wornstar.com), Ear Filters Hearing Protection (earfilters.net), CAD Audio (cadaudio.com), IK Multimedia (ikmultimedia.com), Duratech and Durawood Drumsticks (playersmusic.com), Kick Strap (thekickstrap.com), Sedo Audio (sedoaudio.com), Kelly SHU Drum Microphone Shock Mounts (kellyshu.com), Overtone Labs Tune-Bot Drum Tuner (tune-bot.com), CruzTools (cruztools.com), Earasers Hi-Fi Earplugs (earasers.net), GIO Cymbals (giocymbals.com), Gio SHOP (gioshoprocks.com) Website www.RyanGio.com Email [email protected] Cell 480.242.8213 SOCIAL MEDIA Google+ - www.Google.com/+RyanGio Twitter - www.Twitter.com/DrummerRyanGio FaceBook - www.FaceBook.com/DrummerRyanGio YouTube - www.YouTube.com/DrummerRGP Instagram - www.Instagram.com/DrummerRyanGio MySpace - www.MySpace.com/DrummerRGP SoundCloud - www.SoundCloud.com/DrummerRyanGio LinkedIn - www.LinkedIn.com/in/DrummerRyanGio ReverbNation - www.ReverbNation.com/DrummerRyanGio Electronic Press Kit - www.ePressKitz.com/DrummerRGP Produced Music Videos "Im Srtova" by Mais (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akQADRCcdoc "Beautiful Feeling" by Evernow (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkEmTySQ5k "Rhythm of Life" by Stereo Scenario (2015) https://youtu.be/Gf-1BBvPemo?list=PLE601957E083DCE2A "Open Your Mind" by Stereo Scenario (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af9L8Sf6PoU "Invasion" by Superfix (2014) http://youtu.be/LO0PoKQn_E4 "Are We" by Stereo Scenario (2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTpF3wBewys "I Get Away With Murder" by LA Velvet (2013) “Song Of The Year” by Max Jones Brigade (2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNf5D85-f6w "Here In Hollywood" by LA Velvet (2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGU2BEgqew “Friends” by Sex In Public (2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeGFaKvxdnU “You Got The Looks That Kill” by LA Velvet (2010) http://youtu.be/rbWivqjG3XE Live Performance Videos Texas Rockfest Stage (Austin) – LA Velvet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M2IvnVwZPg Whisky A Go Go (West Hollywood) – Gemini Ryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CjVlQUy0Pg&list=PL5E3CE814C9EC17A4&index=1 Key Club (West Hollywood) – Imani Chyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0tMoWky4I-Q Viper Room (West Hollywood) – LA Velvet http://www.livestream.com/viperroom/video?clipId=pla_f0bc38e1-cb75-4a47-b038-a399bc5b5f13 Gaslamp (Long Beach) – Sex In Public https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF4fAXrF4VI&list=PL5E3CE814C9EC17A4 The Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) – The Negative Index https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxsAOYcPcK4&list=PL5E3CE814C9EC17A4&index=2 Recorded Drum Videos Drum Cover - "Animals" by Nickelback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9kNXLwUURY Drum Cover - "Lights Out" by Breaking Benjamin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPWj3CH2sOA First Take Drum Solo Improvisation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4JpKGPejDU Selected Discography Good Times Ryan ft. Ca$his – Good Times Ryan – “End Times Party Song” (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ92wKdsaxQ Evernow – Self Titled (2016) https://soundcloud.com/evernowmusic/find-by-evernow-preview Evernow - Beautiful Feeling (2015) https://soundcloud.com/drummerryangio/beautiful-feeling Stereo Scenario - The Way We Rock (2014) https://soundcloud.com/drummerryangio/stereo-scenario-the-way-we-rock Mind Virus - Not Awake Yet (2014) https://soundcloud.com/drummerryangio/mind-virus-not-awake-yet Edge Of Paradise - Perfect Shade Of Black (2013) https://soundcloud.com/drummerryangio/edge-of-paradise-perfect-shade Stereo Scenario - Rock Compilation Volume 1 (2013) https://soundcloud.com/drummerryangio/are-we-mp3