Overview: "Rybird has the amazing ability to entertain the listener while pushing the envelope of music as we know it. This artist is able to maintain the delicate balance between advanced technical skills without losing his own unique human touch. His use of instrumentation and mastery of audio effects is bar none. This man has a powerful vision and has been gifted with the ability to express it with pinpoint accuracy. So if you haven't had the pleasure of hearing this phenomenal artist yet . . . get ready to take a magical journey from your ears to the farthest depths of your inner mind." Alex..."Rybird has managed to take the listener on ride in a wonderland of diversified compositions and powerful ear-grabbing inflections...............seduces your senses into that quiet time of the day when all things are possible and the world's troubles are easily dreamed into oblivion All can be achieved and every dream is thought away from realization"......zignit Artist Site rybird.com
Paul Brown, better known as Rybird, is an extraordinary electronic
music composer, born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He has
currently produced six albums:
Grind and Polish (released December 2008)
Sonic Hooky (released March 2009)
Nativicity (released September 2009)
Dragons and Dragonflies (released March 2010)
2am (Released Sept 2010)
Halcyon Khu (released Feb 2011)
Rybird is the creation of Paul Brown born in Shreveport Louisiana. He
was raised around electronics and music right from the start. Born
into an environment where his father owned his own electronics motor
shop, Rybird was tinkering with electrical components from a very
early age. His father was also was a musician. Ry was fascinated by
the music his father played on acoustic guitar and was taught to play
the instrument by his father’s hand. These two facets produced a
creative combination of what he knows best, electronics and music,
although he wouldn’t have realized this was his true passion at first.
At age 10, he began three years of classical piano instruction, while
also continuing acoustic guitar. His interest in music grew fairly
eclectic along the way. Some of his early influences were Black
Sabbath, the Beatles, Yes and Aerosmith, among other greats. Disco
even found a soft spot in his compositions, although he’d rather keep
that part a secret, the influences are somewhat evident in some of his
music. He longed to own a synthesizer at a time when it was not that
easy to find one or financially afford it. So at age 14, he built his
own PAIA Gnome from a kit he acquired. He quickly became adept at
creating cover songs with guitar, piano and synthesizer. The first
time he played live was at a local church, where he performed a piece
from Beethoven. Through the years, he connected musically with others
from his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana and most notably formed a
band called Obsession. Their first live rock performance was at his
local High School talent show. Although they did not win, it served as
a catapult to his popularity and he continued playing other small
places around town, and joined several other garage type bands where
he also learned to play the bass guitar.
He went on to study Advanced Electronics and Avionics while enlisted
in the Marines, then continued with Mechanical Engineering in multiple
Higher learning Institutions to include University. With the continual
advances of technology, he has spent the past four years re-dedicating
his creative stylings to the synthesizer once again. His home studio
is top of the line. Members include: Korg, Mixcraft, Sony, Emu, Intel,
Behringer, Wavestation, Marantz, JBL and Polk, just to name a few.
He is a member of multiple online social networking and music sites
where he creates and shares endless possibilities as the sky is the
limit for Rybird. He has spread his wings and is taking flight. He is
the hottest and newest creative electronic musician to hit the scene
in quite some time. His skills are ingenious and is one to be watched
and sought after for movie soundtracks, collaborative backing tracks,
product distribution and much more. Yes! That is right…you can even
buy Rybird memorabilia such as T-shirts, ties, coffee mugs, mouse
pads, buttons, etc by going to http://www.rybird.com
Written by: Teva Teebrook
revised 6-2011
