Ryan T

Bio:

Ryan has been playing music since he was 4 years old, playing nursery rhymes on a toy Xylophone with his brother. When he was 7, he fooled around on a keyboard, which combined with the wonderful experience of a toy xylophone and family kareoke gave him a love for music that was tucked away until he accidently joined the school choir a year later. He then started taking piano lessons when he was 10, and joined the All Saints 7/8 band playing the alto and tenor saxophone when he was 11, and the High School band with a tenor saxophone when he was 13, though he really began to take an interest in music when he started to learn the guitar, learning most of the songs he listened to on his iPod. Since then, he has practiced his instrument playing and vocal skills intensely from his bedroom, and now enjoys performing either alone, with his school bands, or as part of his duo group The Potted Plants.

Repertoire List:

  • Guitar: Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas, 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins, Superstition by Stevie Wonder, the Is This It album by The Strokes, Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.​
  • Bass: Can't Stop, Dani California, Go Robot by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes, From the Ritz to the Rubble by Arctic Monkeys, and Figure It Out by Royal Blood.
  • Drums: Californication, Dani California by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, much of the Blurryface album by Twenty One Pilots, Ten Cent Pistol by the Black Keys, Figure It Out by Royal Blood and Mountain At My Gates by Foals.
  • Vocals: Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra, No Buses by Arctic Monkeys, Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, Death of a Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco, Valerie by Amy Winehouse.
  • Saxophone: Valerie (Amy Winehouse Version), Soul Man by the Blues Brothers, Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett, Superstition by Stevie Wonder.
  • Piano: The Surburbs by Arcade Fire, If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys, All These Things That I've Done and Mr. Brightside by The Killers.

Performance List:​

  • All Saints Coffeehouse (2014-present)
  • All Saints Winter/Spring Concert (2011-2017)
  • Show Choir Canada (2014-2017)
  • Vocal Class Shows "The Winter's Night" (December 2016)
  • Grassroots Festival w/Emma Lamontagne (April 2017)
  • CHEO Telethon (June 11, 2017)

Related Experience/Musical Accomplishments:

  • R&B Band (2016, 2017)/Jazz Band (2013, 2014, 2016)
  • All Saints Concert Bands (2011-2017)
  • Show Choir/Whipflash (2014-2017)
  • Battle of the Bands 2nd Place 2016 and 1st Place 2017 "The Potted Plants" 
  • Self taught guitar (2014-present), drums (2016-present), bass (2016-present), piano lessons (2010-2015), voice lessons (2016-present)

My Song Introduction:

  • Title: Leave Me Alone
  • Genre: R&B Blues
    • ​The song uses blues-like themes (a genre based off of frustration and problems) in that it's about troubles with infatuation. It has an R&B style, using straightforward chords with horn fills and shouty blues-like singing.
  • Instrumentation:
    • ​D.J Danny Jules - Drums​
    • Ryan Truong - Piano/Vocals
    • Dylan Carroll - Bass
    • Aislinn - Guitar
    • Bari Sax - Harry
    • Trumpet - Sam
    • Lily - Soprano Sax
    • Fari and Chaya - Tenor Sax
    • Josh F, Nikki - Alto Sax
  • Story behind the song: The song is about a guy who likes a girl. She is beautiful, but he hates how she acts- she's rude, disrespectful, and makes bad choices.

My Song

My Song Lyrics and Chords:

VERSE 1 (Am - F - E)
Babe you got a pretty face
And that's all I like about you
Sadly, that's just the case
Who knew that you could be so rude?
 
VERSE 2 (Am - F - E)
The way you treat me is so disrespectful
But I just cant seem to stay away
With you, I find my self forgetful
And I always come back the next day

CHORUS (Am - G - F - E)
Im not attached to you honey,
But I just cant let you go
The way you feel, I'll never know

PIANO SOLO

VERSE 3 (Am - F - E)
You get all my attention for free
But the way you treat me is wrong
Why cant you leave me be
I know now we can't get along

VERSE 4 (Am - F - E)
Im tired of your games, baby
All you do is let me down
And since I find myself being honest lately:
Your face is all that keeps me around

CHORUS (Am - G - F - E)
Im not attached to you honey,
But I just cant let you go
The way you feel, I'll never know

BASS/BARI SOLO

CHORUS (Am - G - F - E)
Im not attached to you honey,
But I just cant let you 
The way you feel, I'll never know

Reflection Video