User:Eastcoastbands/Keny Ruyter

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Keny Ruyter (22 October, 1972) is a Music Producer and Musician from the Washington, DC. U.S.A. He is known for helping unsigned bands in the DC area make recordings of their original music. He started his Music Career as a Drummer, Playing in Washington and Baltiomre, MD. He has extensive experience as a Instructor and opened his Recording Studio in 1998 under the name East Coast Bands. In the early 2000's he started writing his own songs and calls his solo project "Gunk". He continues to record unsigned local acts, and performs regularly.

Drumset Career Discussion

He began studying drumset at 17, studying under Joel Kiely. He continued to study for several years under various teachers, notably Walter Salb, Francis Thompson, and Steve Larrance. He studied music at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD for a short time. Over the years Keny picked up Bass Guitar as well as Guitar and Piano, studying in the jazz style from Scott Giambusso as well as Barry Gurley.

Ruyter has been a drummer for several bands. Self Inflicted(1995-1996), Natural Distance(1997-1999), and Shake(1999-) were early groups that he performed regularly with. He taught full time for a living until shortly after he opened his recording studio in 1998. He continues to perform with bands, currently Beltway, and Never Was Is, and acts as a session drummer, bassist, or keyboardist for many of the acts that record with him.

Recording Studio

Keny was launched into the recording studio business by means of having several students that had bands who were ready to make demos. His first studio was located in the basement of a rental house in Gaithersburg, MD. His early successes were recording full length albums by Nefrit El-Or, Bellflur, and Shortbusboys. He worked as a teacher at Victor Litz Music in Gaithersburg, MD until 2003. In December 2005 he relocated to Potomac, MD, rebuilding his studio and continuing to serve the local music scene with an affordable recording service.

Gunk

Finding an interest in playing most basic instruments, in 2002 Keny created "Gunk" the surname for his multiple instrumental capabilities. He soon thereafter released the album, "Reel-Kill" featuring songs 'Cowbell Fever', 'Punk Mexicali', and 'Porcelain God' and had a separate single "abra Cadaver" featured on a Halloween compilation by an independent label called Flexible Records. His musical style is influenced by frank Zappa, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Fishbone.

Discography P=Producer, M=Mixed, CP = Co-Producer

"The Fire Inside", Beltway, 2008 P,M

"P.I.", P.I. 2008 P,M

"So Far Gone", So Far Gone, 2008 P,M

"This is Babylon", Y-Love and Jake Break, Modular Moods Records, 2007 M

"Count It", Y-Love and Yuri Lane, Modular Moods Records, 2007 M

"Tough As Bugs", Never Was Is 2007, P,M

"Reel Kill", Gunk 2007, P,M

"I Think I Made It", Acme Blues Company 2006, P,M

"read walk take talk", bellflur 2006, P,M

"Wisteria", Wisteria 2006, P,M

"Beyond The Book", Beyond The Book 2006, P,M

"Headphone Session", The Moonbugs 2006, P,M

"Pawns", Pawns 2006, P,M

"Tainted", Soul Lip 2006, P,M

"Sunchild" Sunchild Red Sky Recordings 2006, P,M

"Don't Wake the Smellephant", Tophat 2006, P,M

"The Dregs", The Dregs 2006, P,M

"Keep the Blues Alive", Blues on Board 2005, P,M

"bellflur", bellflur, modular moods records 2004, P,M

"Bottom of the Hole", Westcott Brothers Band Reabop Music 2004, P,M

"Shemspeed Alt Schule", JuezModular Moods Records 2004, P,M

"Maya Blue", Nefrit El-Or 2003, CP,M

"Shake", Shake 2001, P

Discography (as drummer "B" indicates played bass as well.)

"Tough As Bugs", Never Was Is 2007 B

"Reel Kill", Gunk 2007 B

"read walk take talk", bellflur 2006

"Beyond The Book", Beyond The Book 2006

"Sunchild" Sunchild Red Sky Recordings 2006

"Maya Blue", Nefrit El-Or 2003 B

"Shake", Shake 2001

"Propaganda", Animal Pharm, 2000

"Excuse Me", Self Inflicted, Tomahawk Records, 1995

Notes http://www.kenyruyter.com