Artist description THE SECRET OF RAYANG RAYANG is most of all one thing: music which comes from five different souls.RAYANG has a message, wants to make people think, without intending to be missionary, though. Sometimes a little bit crazy, sometimes sombre, sometimes deep and philosophical, and at other times light and cheerful: RAYANG can't be easily categorized. RAYANG combines five different influences which make up a whole, but still remain more than just the sum of its parts. The secret of RAYANG? RAYANG is living a dream.

Music Style pop,rock,dance,alternative,driftin off rock

Musical Influences Inspiration

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Artist History THE HISTORY OF RAYANG RAYANG was founded in a small 2-room apartment in the idyllic city  of Innsbruck in 1999 - first as a solo project of Ray, who had taught  himself how to sing and play the guitar and, while doing so, had also  discovered his inclinations as a songwriter. In 2001 Ray released - all by himself - his debut album Perspective,  which he had recorded in his home studio. When Ojay joined Ray in  early 2002, RAYANG developed into a band project. Ojay, a long-time friend of Ray, has been a steady part of the local music scene as a singer and percussionist since the early 90s. He was lead man of several cover bands and performed in musicals in Austria and abroad. Meanwhile, Ojay plays the guitar and runs a small recording studio (Ojay Production, www.ojay.netfirms.com). Together they developed a concept to record their songs with complete  instrumentation and went in search for suitable musicians. They were  lucky and so the line-up was perfect within a month. On 25 April 2002  RAYANG had their first rehearsal session as a complete band. Nory, an old pro in the music biz, who had already produced albums and  was experienced in writing songs and lyrics, could be won to play the  bass. His main focus is the blending of groove and melody, which makes  his sound unique. In Clay, another old-time friend and co-musician of Ray's, they quickly  found a drummer. Within a year, the young - though extremely talented  and self-critical musician developed from an ambitious hobby drummer  into a reliable groove machine. The keyboard was first played by Wolfi, until in September 2002 Ady took  over. Since he had also started out as a hobby musician he saw himself  confronted with the difficult task to meet the sound expectations and ideas  of RAYANG. By now, he has, however, established his accepted place in  the band. The influences contributed by the musicians are manifold: from pop and rock,  to ambience, dance and alternative everything is represented. Thus, a project changes into the band - RAYANG.

Group Members Ray,Ojay,Ady,Nory,Clay

Instruments guitar, voice, keyboard, bass,drums,percussion, sampler

Albums Driftin Off Rock

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Location Innsbruck, Tirol - Austria

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