Interview: Rye Randa, Musician Extraordinaire

The first time I ever heard of Rye Randa was while watching Shaun White's documentary Don't Look Down as it was broadcast on ESPN Classic. It's not as if Mr. Randa is an unknown in the music industry. As a matter of fact, he's one of the most respected producer/songwriter/musicians in the business.I have to admit the only reason I watched the Shaun White snowboard documentary was because I'd heard Michael Johns had teamed up with two others (Rye Randa and Jeff Foxworth) to score the soundtrack for the film. Suffice it to say, I was completely blown away by the music and could not wait to find out when to expect a release date in order to purchase a copy.Being the nosy little Michael Johns fan that I am, I just had to know more about his collaborations, and what other music Rye and Michael may have teamed up on together. It helped me immensely when one of my fellow IDF forum members mentioned they'd seen Rye Randa listed as one of Michael Johns' top friends on his MySpace Music page.I proceeded with all due haste to that place, and followed a link to Rye Randa's own MySpace Music page. What I found while diving into each scrap of information I could find about Rye impressed me so much, I felt he'd more than earned an article of his own.I took a chance and decided to ask Mr. Randa if he might add me as a MySpace friend. I didn't really expect a reply after learning all there is to know about him. I assumed he was too big, or too busy to add a run of the mill, relative unknown like me, but still I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.You can imagine my surprise when I logged on and found, not only had he added me, but he'd also replied to the message I sent along with the add request. The message I offered was simple enough and heartfelt, as I told him how much I'd enjoyed not only the documentary score, but also the incredible music on his website.Since I already knew of his previous works with Michael, who currently has a new single scheduled for release in November, and a full CD expected out by February, I asked Mr. Randa if he was in any way involved in that project.His response was: "Thanks Rebecca! Glad you like the music. To answer your question, it's too soon to tell, but there is at least one song we've collaborated on that could make the record. We shall see..."

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