Risey

Real Names: Ryan Anthony
Music Style: Uplifting trance and house
First Rise Track: Insane (2003)
Other Artist Names: DJ Rise

Profile

Risey, a.k.a. DJ Rise, is DJ and producer Ryan Anthony, who joined Toucan in May 2003. Ryan saved up for his first synth when he got his first job, and after saving up to buy another synth and a PC, began handing out his music for clubs to play. After joining Klub DJ, a professional DJ / dancers agency based in Daventry, he was made moderator for their forums. Ryan started his own radio station called Dance Frequency in association with Klub DJ, and took charge of the DJ line up for Music Live (in association with the BBC) in South West Wales for two years running. Ryan closed Dance Frequency radio in summer 2002 due to work commitments but hopes to open it up again in the future.

With the focus back on production, Ryan produced his tune "Insane" (as DJ Rise) in early 2003 featuring talented singer LyDia, which has already received two newspaper write-ups, and praise from top producers such as Rich Hikins and Ian Van Dahl. The tune has also featured in a promotion for PS2 game "Shinobi" on Sky TV. After this impressive beginning, Ryan chose "Insane" as his first track to promote with Toucan Music. Since then he's also written more new tunes, the slightly more understated, mellow "House Trancefusion" (remixed by JMD), the uplifting melodic stormer "Tribal Echo" and the bouncy trance track "Stratosphere". In 2006, influenced by the dance scene on his recent visits to Thailand, his track "Pattaya Boom Boom" saw Ryan explore a more house orientated style. His first Toucan tune of 2007 "Memories Of Thailand" has continued this theme while adding an old skool breakbeat feel, which his next "Pattaya Sun Rise" saw him return to more familiar epic trance territory.