Ryan Downe is an American musician and audio engineer. His debut album The Hypocrite was released in 1996 by Elton John's label, The Rocket Record Company.[1] Two music videos were produced to promote this album: "Where Am I Gonna Run To" and "Scratch". Downe opened for both The Who and Iggy Pop during their 1997 tours.[2][3] Later he and his guitarist Johannes Luley opened Freudenhaus Recording Studio in San Francisco.[1] It was during this time that Downe is credited with co-engineering and playing/singing on the Grammy Award-nominated album, Arepa 3000, by Los Amigos Invisibles.[1] Downe then joined up with Luley, keyboardist Tom Lynham and drummer / co-lead-singer Matt Swindells to create the band Moth Vellum with whom he released one album.
Discography
Solo album
- The Hypocrite (1996)
Track listing:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Judas" | |
| 2. | "Vegas" | |
| 3. | "Comets & Stars" | |
| 4. | "Where Am I Gonna Run To" | |
| 5. | "Through the Window" | |
| 6. | "Damned With You" | |
| 7. | "Scratch" | |
| 8. | "I Shot You Down" | |
| 9. | "Japan" | |
| 10. | "The Machine" | |
| 11. | "Mojo" | |
| 12. | "Melancholy Baby" | |
| 13. | "The Hypocrite" |
with Moth Vellum
- Moth Vellum (2007)
References
- 1 2 3 Michael Sutton. "Ryan Downes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ "Rolling Stone gives lineup for The Who's 1997 Tour". Rolling Stone. Reuters. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ "MTV gives lineup for Iggy Pop's 1997 Tour". MTV. Reuters. Retrieved 2007-08-05.