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July 2006
RDT covers Jason
Becker
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November 2007
Watch Video from Skate America (Oct.27, 2007)
of Caroline Zhang,
skating her short program to RDT's "Spanish Gypsy"
The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Champion takes the Bronze medal
with this performance!
(clik here)
October 2007
Watch Video of 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Champion,
Caroline Zhang,
skating her short program to RDT's "Spanish Gypsy"
(clik here)
September 2007
RDT's "Spanish Gypsy" is being used by
2007 World Junior Figure Skating Champion
Caroline Zhang for her short program in 2007/2008
RDT will playing guitar for & co-producing
world renowned bassist, Mark Clarke's 1st solo record.
There may be a few very famous guest singers on it.
Check back for more info.
May 2007
RDT has finally been seen on YouTube
performing w. Chinese pop star , Dave Wang
Watch it Hero's Tear
or No Regrest
April 2007
RDT has been commissioned to write the music to
sync to 5 performance art videos to air on Comedy Net.
They are currently in production.
February 2007
Four of Ray's comedic instrumental pieces
are on the Jan. 15 Comedy CD released by the OMNI Music Library.
One of them , "Buddy the Dog" , earned the revered 1st track placement on the disc.
Listen at the Soundtrax page.
The reviews for Guitar Noir are starting to show up.
Check the PRESS page regularly for the latest!
December 15, 2006
Ray did his 1st live radio interview for the promotion of Guitar Noir
on Randy Allar 's, The Fusion Show , WCSB-FM Cleveland, Ohio.
November 9, 2006
This past weekend Ray had the oppurtunity to work on a session at Avatar Studios, NYC
with producer-Neil Dorfsman (Sting, Paul McCartney, Dire Straits),
drummer-Nir Z (Chris Cornell, Genesis) and bassist, Whynot Jansveld ( Gavin deGraw, Crash Test Dummies). The Artist was Japanese rock star, Himuro.
See Photo Here
October 21, 2006
Grammy winning Producer/Engineer , Neil Dorfsman (Sting, Paul McCartney, Dire Straits etc.)
has asked me if I'm available to play guitar on his new pet project, a rock version of Handels' Messiah. Check this column for more news as this new relationship unfolds.
"Guitar Noir" # 3 Top Seller on guitar9
October 2006
"Guitar Noir"
is NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Clik to hear some clips now!
BUY IT HERE!
Sept 2006
"Guitar Noir"
is finished!!! and in manufacturing.
It will be available in Oct. '06
Clik to hear some clips now!
July 2006
Ray has finished recording and mixing his new CD , "Guitar Noir".
The artwork is almost finished and the cd will be available in Sept.
He will also be performing with Ki Kwan Lee & Jeremy Liard,
2 very talented singers from China.
Check LIVE NEWS for details.
February 2006
January was a crazy month as Cody Marks was in town writing w. Ray
and finishing tracks for her debut CD which is currently being mixed in
LA by Hans Zimmers engineer , Slamm Andrews ( Gladiater, The Ring)
The latest film CLIPs of the Month are now up on the Soundtrax page.
December 2005
Merry Xmas & Happy Holidays
There's a new RDT CD on its way which will
include some of the guitar driven tracks Ray has done recently for film & TV.
Also hear the film CLIP of the Month on the Soundtrax page.
Stay tuned for more info.
August 2005
Ray now has 30 pieces of music on Playgirl TV.
Look for a web page soon to hear the Playgirl
tracks of the month.
Cody Marks photos Live at The Roxy are now up at
LIVE NEWS
June 2005
Ray has already turned in 16 pieces
of music for Playgirl TV
and heads out to Los Angeles for a show with Cody Marks at
The Roxy
Check LIVE NEWS
for details
March 2005
<> HIPSHOT - adds RDT to their list
of Endorsees
Ray uses their bridge and Tremsetter on his signature guitar
click here
February 2005
<> NEW!!! Guitar For Hire page is added to web site featuring musical
excerpts of Ray's guitar work from sessions for CD/Film & TV never before heard
Click here
December 2004
RDTs #1 guitar gets face lift
Check It out here
Gigging with Ambrosia was absolutely
amazing.
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September 2004
RDT
w. Life on Mars
will do Songwriter's Showcase acoustically
West Coast shows coming in Oct w. Cody Marks
Check LIVE NEWS
for details
August 2004
RDT
with Life on Mars
will open for one of his favorite prog bands - Ambrosia
Ray will also be performing acoustically with singer/songwriter , Loni
Pont
Check LIVE NEWS
for details
March 2004
RDT will be once again performing live
in the NYC area
with Life on Mars
Check LIVE NEWS
for details
Apart from the
normal session work Ray has also been writing
and demoing tunes for a blues project with a group of old time
traditional
players . Keep your ears open....coming soon
April 2003
RDT will be performing live in
the NYC area
in the coming months with Life
on Mars and Bob Dee
Check LIVE NEWS
for details
Sept 2002
RDT has received a VHT amp endorsement
and was shipped one of the first GP3
rack systems in the world.
And it absolutely SLAMS!!!!
July 2002
I'll be performing live as a special
guest with Hate Factor
at the Milwaukee Metal Fest XVI
Details: click
here
IMy signature custom
Roman
guitar is finally in my hands
...And its a beauty!!! Click here for photos.
June 2002
I have signed a licensing agreement with
MTV's "Undressed" show.
The show's music supervisor, Kevin
Komoda,
contacted me to clear four songs from
the Strange World CD.
Two vocal tunes "Strange World" and
"Suck Off"
were chosen as well as the instrumentals
"Hard Ride" and "The Gypsy's Dance".
The new shows, still in
production, start airing on June 24 on MTV,
with over 50 shows being prepared for
this upcoming season.
March 2002
The Jason Becker track "Images" for Lion
Music's Tribute CD
is done and sounds amazing! Some of my
best playing yet!!!
Click
Here for an advanced Listen & Photo from the sessions
January 2002
While its been over a year since Once
More ...With Feeling!!!
came out in Japan , ASCAP's radio
surveys have indicated for
the last 2 quarters that its popularity
is rising quickly!
I've been in the studio this
week cutting some guest guitar tracks
for the upcoming NEW Drive ,She Said
record due out in 2002. Its going to be SLAMMIN"!!!
I am also recording a version of Jason
Becker's Images to be used on the Lion Music release
of A Tribute to Jason Becker Vol.2 .
Jason Becker, guitarist for David Lee Roth is a major guitar talent
struck down by a disease without a cure. All proceeds will go
to Jason's family.
November 2001
Paengg Distribution has offered a
distribution deal for
Strange World in Austria , Switzerland
and Germany.
New reviews on the PRESS page
October 2001
RDT part of feature story in the UK's
FIREWORKS magazine
Review in GTR2001 magazine.
Check them out on the PRESS page!
Sept 2001
My heart goes out to all my fellow
New Yorkers and every one affected by
the 9/11 tragedy
August 2001
RDT's Strange World gets
added to
Clevelands #1 rock radio
station WMMS-FM
June 2001
RDT's Hard Ride #1 on
MP3.com
Instrumental Metal Chart
for the week of May22-28
Strange World
MP3's are NOW available at
www.mp3.com/raydetone
RDT has
released
his new CD
entitled "Strange World"
with members of
The Steve Morse Band
& The Miles Davis Quintent.
Strange World will
contain 10 eclectic guitar instrumentals
with a heavier
and more progressive edge than his debut CD
and also 3
vocal tracks with singer Ric Prince.
in the vein of
Rage meets NIN with mindboggling guitar passages.
RDT also does a seering
version of Copland's "Hoedown" which will also
appear on the
Guitarapalooza.com compilation CD.
RDT has signed a licensing deal
for his instrumental guitar
CD "Once More...With Feeling!!!", an
eclectic album of tunes
shredding the boundaries between blues,
metal, blue-grass,
progressive rock and jazz with
lyrical tastefullness, killer chops and a kick-ass rock'n'roll
groove.
Big M.F./Zain Records released
the
CD in Japan on April 25, 2000.
RDT Voted Budweiser Artist Of
The Month
in February's Rhythm and News
#1 -ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Dec.10, 1999
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