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Ryan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:56:48 +0000

If you have been reading this blog, and just let me say thank you so much, you know I have had some shows with Training Wheel Fire which then became, simply, Tyler Bender. Well I am thrilled to say that I am now the permanent bassist for Tyler Bender. The bass player I was filling in for had to many commitments and bowed out leaving the gig to me.

I have already had the opportunity to start crafting my own lines, which is really exciting, yet challenging for me. If you made it out to the Birdy’s show you got to hear the two new songs which featured those lines. If you didn’t, check out the videos.

The band is made up of some quality players and some great guys. Jon, on lead guitar, has been a good friend of mine since I was in high school and was the reason I got to play with Tyler in the first place. Tyler is a gifted song writer and a great singer and has some killer stage presence. Brian is a bass players dream when it comes to drummers. He has great time and doesn’t overplay but grooves which makes writing bass parts even easier. Andy is like the swiss army knife of the band, playing rhythm guitar, keys, and singing backup vocals. There is a great vibe throughout the group both musically and off-stage.

I encourage everyone to check out the MySpace page and listen to some of the music, and keep an eye out here for upcoming shows.

If you are interested in getting a copy of the recently released “Chicago Sessions” leave a comment or shoot me an email and I will get one to you.

ryanbillingsley.com is somewhat live

Ryan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:06:14 +0000

I finished a very early version of my site. It will play my demo reel, which needs a lot of work, and then other videos I have done. I still need to edit the script to make it repeat the videos or give the option to repeat and I also plan to add my print work that I have done, even though it isn’t anything that I would like to do for a career.

The site is my first attempt at ActionScript 3, which is very interesting. They now use a complete Object Oriented Programming model that is based off the same markup language as JavaScript. I have always had a desire to learn to program but usually get burnt out when I can no longer find the answers to make the program work. However, I was really motivated this time and took this to completion.

The site uses an XML file to load the videos through a net connection. It gives me the flexibility to easily add and remove videos from the playlist, which I think is very nice. It also scales to fit the screen, so large or small anyone can have full screen. This will really be cool when the new Flash Player with H264 support comes out next year, because the quality will be even better at full screen.

Please let me know what you think. I appreciate any criticism, it will help me improve the site.

Pow! I gotcha ya

Ryan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:47:28 +0000

Rainbows and Videos

Ryan — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:09:43 +0000

I think every blogger, no matter what they write about, has said something about In Rainbows, Radiohead’s latest release. All I am going to say is ‘get it.’ It is amazing and the more you listen to it the more you will realize just how good it is.

On a completely different note, ryanbillingsley.com just went up in the past week. Right now there is just three full screen videos for you to watch and enjoy.

Anna and I are off camping this weekend and enjoying this amazing fall weather.

Matt and Kim

Ryan — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:00:48 +0000

Anna sent me a link to this video and I think they are great. Kim’s smile is addictive and they are just having fun, its wonderful.