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About the Artist

Originally from Thunder Bay Ontario, The Ryde is a four piece Rock band residing in Toronto Ontario. The four members moved to Toronto in the summer of 2004 to further their music career.

With many different influences, they have created a unique sound that they can call their own. Tim Shaw (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar) and Dustin Palko (Lead Guitar) grew up listening to bands such as Oasis, U2, The Verve, Rolling Stones and Our Lady Peace. Boris Novak (Bass/Backup Vocals) and Jeff Johnson (Drums) also listened to those bands but both have an ear for harder rock such as Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Godsmack, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, Creed and Tool. Some other bands that influenced The Ryde are Incubus, Aerosmith, Finger Eleven and Thornley.

The Ryde started in 1995 and has gone through some band member changes. After losing the bassist in 2003, Johnson and Shaw asked long time friend Boris Novak if he would like to try out for the band because they knew that he has played bass in a few other local bands. Novak accepted the offer and after only one year, the band decided that they were ready to move south of their hometown of Thunder Bay.

The Ryde won a Band Battle in 2003 and was offered an opening spot on the Molson Rocks House Party with Theory of a Deadman, Kazzer and High Holy Days which they accepted and blew the crowd away with their live performance. Since then they have played at most of Toronto’s best Rock venues including the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Opera House, Lees Palace, Club 279, Edge 102.1 Station, The Reverb and The El Mocambo.

With around 20 original songs of their own, they have recorded discs for their fans and have recently finished recording an album at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga in June 2006. The Ryde takes music very seriously and will keep writing and performing as long as it takes to get them to the top.