Who: Ryan Thomas
What: face up rock
Where: Newmarket, ON
To Contact: Ryan Thomas, (905) 868-4985.

Former Serial Joe frontman Ryan Thomas (aka Ryan Dennis) took a break after the demise of his rock band, which was signed when he was just 15 and made four albums, including the gold-selling Face Down and 2001′s swan song, (Last Chance) At The Romance Dance. Going through some personal development and soul searching, Thomas was hit by a flood of ideas, and ended up writing 15 songs in a month. For the next year, while attending the University Of Toronto, he was distracted by music and wrote another 20 songs. He then knew for certain that music was what he wanted to pursue. This collection of songs is his first venture as a solo artist. The music is a lot heavier than Serial Joe’s and lyrically it’s more autobiographical, covering everything from the pressure to conform to a so-called normal career (“Through Me”) to appreciating your surroundings (“Taken In”) to society’s dark path and superficial obsessions (“One Hundred Thousand Miles”). Produced by Last Chance producer Corey MacFadyen at his Groundloop Studios in Niagara Falls, Thomas wrote all the songs himself and played guitar, bass, and sang. Drums were handled by Tim Oxford. He will continue to record a few more tracks, while searching for a label and management.

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