Serena Ryder
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| Birth name | Serena Ryder |
| Born | 8 December 1983 Toronto, Ontario, Canada  |
| Origin | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Rock & roll Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica |
| Years active | 2000 – Present |
| Label(s) | Mime Radio, Hawksley Workman, Atlantic |
| Website | SerenaRyder.com |
Serena Ryder (born 8 December 1983[1] at Toronto, Ontario[2]) is a Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist who grew up in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Her best-known albums include Unlikely Emergency and If Your Memory Serves You Well.
Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary, Ryder possesses a three-octave range. She studied in the integrated arts program at Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Peterborough, and performed solo as well as with many of Peterborough's bands as a teenager.
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[edit] Career
Her first independent CD, called Falling Out, was released in December of 1999 on the Peterborough indie label Mime Radio and included the first songs she had ever written. Damon de Szegheo, producer/ engineer of 'Falling Out' discovered her during a local on stage production of 'Gone With The Wind' where Ryder performed during a set change. Ryder was 15 years old at the time.
Other independent releases by Serena include Serena EP (cassette only) 1999; Live at The Market Hall & "A Day In The Studio" 2002; & Serena Ryder Live 2003 (a CD recording of her performance on CBC Radio's program Bandwidth).
In 2005, she released her debut major label CD Unlikely Emergency, which included the song "Just Another Day" which gained significant airplay on many radio stations, including CHUM-FM. The album was released by Hawksley Workman on his Isadora Record Label. Also released on Isadora was Live in Oz, a recording from her tour of Australia, released in limited numbers only at shows.
Ryder's latest album, released on the EMI label in November 2006, is called If Your Memory Serves You Well and is a collection of notable Canadian songs from the past 100 years or so. The tracks include Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy", Galt MacDermot's "Good Morning Starshine" and The Band's "This Wheel's on Fire" as well as Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Any More."
Appearing as a guest on SBS Australia television's RocKwiz in 2007, she displayed an authoritative knowledge in rock music-related questions, singing many song segments in answer and performed in the closing guest spot with Lior.[3]
A new EP titled Told You in a Whispered Song was released June 19, 2007, and is an acoustic studio collection of several live tracks and new songs.
Along with other bands, including 54-40 and Cheap Trick, Ryder opened for Aerosmith on their world tour in July of 2007 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
She won the 2008 Juno Award for New Artist of the Year.
[edit] Backing band
Ryder has recorded and performed with many session musicians and backup bands, though she currently tours and performs regularly with the following lineup:
- Kris Craig - Keyboards, guitars, and backing vocals.
- Depen Pandya - Bass guitar.
- Dan Silljer - Lead guitar.
- Mike Thompson - Drums, percussion and backing vocals.
Members of this band have performed together since the early 1990s and all originate in Regina, Saskatchewan, and have performed with Ryder since early-2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Marisa. Serena Ryder. AMG.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane. "Ryder remembers those who died", Toronto Sun, 6 April 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-21. Allmusic indicates birthplace at Millbrook, Ontario, however.
- ^ http://www.sbs.com.au March 31, 2007
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Interview + Performance recorded February 20, 2007
- Serena Ryder at Allmusic
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