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HONEY RYDER

Through the release of their debut album ‘Rising Up’ in 2009, Honey Ryder have enjoyed 2 Top 40 hits, 2 playlisted tracks on Radio 2 and a support slot with Will Young. In January 2010 the recording of their second album began at Karma Sound Studios in Thailand and the band are currently halfway through the project with an album release set for early 2011.

Honey Ryder have chosen to sail their own route through the music industry. They are a totally independent act in every sense using ‘out of the box’ thinking to take their product to market. They are one of the UK’s hardest working bands and have achieved success through sheer graft and determination. They have funded their promotion through selling shares in their future profits (and have attained EIS status which gives potential investors a host of tax benefits). High profile investors include former Global Head of EMI, Eric Nicoli and founder of Caffe Nero, Paul Ettinger. The band has so far raised, completely on their own, an impressive sum of over £250,000 to fund their promotional campaign. Their debut album was produced by Goldust (Natasha Bedingfield, Bryan Adams) and mixed by Brad Gilderman (Outkast, Madonna) and Bob Kraushaar (Pet Shop Boys, Elton John).

Over the past 2 years, Honey Ryder have played to over 200,000 people across 50 live dates, taking in venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall, and performed in front of 10 million viewers on BBC TV for Children in Need alongside The Script and Enya. International deals have followed after shows at SXSW (in Texas), Midem and Canada, and they have secured deals in SE Asia, Canada and Japan, with several other territories heavily courting them.

The band are proving to have a fast-growing fan base - including the likes of Annie Lennox, Terry Wogan and Janice Long. Wogan has called Honey Ryder “mean, moody & magnificent”, while Long has already had the band in for a 2nd live session on her Radio 2 show.