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| Newsletter
— Fall 2003 |
| STARTING
LARGE CAREERS, MAKING BIG ARTISTS BIGGER |
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Producer John
Ryan's Hit Records have filled the airwaves
around the world with songs that survive the test
of time. Some of his unique and diverse collection
of hits are celebrated, and can be heard by visiting
the CKR Show reel found by clicking on the Showreel
here [
OPEN ].
John's long history
of hits and platinum albums have made the major
record labels over $120 million, and led to the
formation of Chicago Kid Records. (see
Wil Seabrook Band 2003 info below).
John was the last
man to produce a Top 10 for SANTANA using
only his own bandmembers... "Hold On"
[
LISTEN ] created a Gold "Shango",
and helped make "Best Of Santana" multi-platinum
around the planet.
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While on his Ph.D program
in Education, John loved to tutor inner city kids in
Woodlawn and wandered into many unique ghetto record
stores. There his mind was blown by John Coltrane, Horace
Silver and The Art Ensemble of Chicago.These beloved
acts became the foundation of his popular college radio
show.
Upon graduation, John
became a professional dj at one of the first and foremost
"underground" rock stations in the midwest,
historic WGLD-FM (pre-cursor to today's WXRT)...
there he met and interviewed the Allman Brothers Band,
Traffic,The Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Curtis Mayfield,
and numerous other greats. A friendship with Curtis
led to an invite to watch him record classics like "SuperFly"
at Chicago's RCA studios ... Those electrifying live
sessions created a spark in John, and not long after
he met the band that would become STYX thru a
local record exec.
John became their Producer,
and his very first work with them , "Lady"
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LISTEN ], became their first massive hit propelling
a career that spans the globe and has sold them tens
of millions.
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Vince Gill's
multi-platinum career started with a top-10 hit
record as a member of Pure Prairie League also Produced
by John. Jazz great David Sanborn's horn graced
the record. "Let Me Love You Tonight"
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Producing many
albums in the UK, led to John's becoming an innovator
... one of the first American Producers to regularly
use the Fairlight music computer. Animotion's
"Obsession" [
LISTEN ] was another top 10 hit utilizing this
unique approach.
The record quickly exploded
at LA's KROQ |
and went
right onto KiiS-FM |
This started an avalanche
of top-ten chart positions for the track around
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John also arranged for
Chicago Kid's Sovory to have the honor to co-write
with Eric Clapton, and open a sold out tour of
Europe with Sheryl Crow [
LISTEN ].
Many great musicians/singers
have contributed to John's hit productions... Clarence
Clemmons (E Street Band), Robbie MacIntosh (Pretenders),
Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Adrien Lee (Mike and
the Mechanics), Nicky Hopkins (Stones/Beatles/The Who),
Michael McDonald and Chaka Kahn... just to name a few.
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John with Badfinger,
"The Secret Sessions" [
LISTEN ].
Among the long list of talented
engineer/mixers whose work we have greatly benefited from...
Chris Lord-Alge, Andy Johns, Mark Wallis, Dave Way, Jon
Gas, Mike Clink, Tony Phillips, Barry Mraz, Terry Manning,
Ron Capone, Joe Chicarelli, Bill Drescher, Jim Gaines,
Dave Collins, Mick Gazouski, and Dave Thoener. |
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2003 marks the
advent of an exciting new phase, with John's recording
of The Wil Seabrook Band for his label, Chicago
Kid Records. They are a truly international act
with members from North Carolina, Brazil and Israel.
"It's Your Life" [
LISTEN ].
Touring with Dave Matthews
Band, Chris Isaak and John Mellencamp, the band has
been seen by hundreds of thousands of fans in the last
couple years.Details
of the band's big album release coming shortly. see
www.Wilseabrookband.com
for latest tour info.
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| Chicago Kid Records enables
John to help artists drawing from his extensive experience in
the studio, with radio, international markets and touring. For
the full history, view the discography [
OPEN ]. |
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Chicago
Kid Records
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N. Catalina Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90027 |
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