Ryann Donnelly was born in Olympia, Washington. With friends from high school Jonah Bergman and Steve Bonnell, Ryann formed the band Schoolyard Heroes. Their debut album was The Funeral Sciences, and their second album, Fantastic Wounds, was a cult hit. In 2007 Schoolyard Heroes released Abominations, for which two music videos were made.[1] Abominations received generally positive reviews from music critics.[2][3] The band announced their break-up on November 20, 2009.[4]
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| Genres | Punk, Shock rock, Pop music |
| Labels | Stolen Transmission, The Control Group, The Lonely Hearts Singles Club |
Ryann started a similar band, Blood Cells, with Jonah Bergman and two new members in early 2010.[5][6] After only a few shows together, Ryann left the band and moved to New York, where she started producing pop music through her own label The Lonely Hearts Singles Club. Ryann played similar pop music with Mark Gajadhar, drummer of The Blood Brothers, as the duo Weekend.[7]
Ryann currently lives in London, where she completed a Ph.D. at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has recently been performing in gallery settings, providing a live soundtrack for audio visual installations. She released an edited version of her Ph.D. thesis called "Justify My Love: Sex, Subversion, and Music Video" in April 2019.
Musically, Ryann has expressed influences from singers such as Courtney Love and Madonna.[8]
References
edit- ^ Hannah Levin (2007-10-12). "Schoolyard Heroes Bleed to the Brink of Stardom". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Blake Solomon (2007-09-10). "Schoolyard Heroes - Abominations". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Abominations - Schoolyard Heroes". Three Imaginary Girls. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Megan Seling (2009-11-20). "R/I/P/S/Y/H". The Stranger. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Post-Punk Pop Princess (&Total Peach): Ryann Donnelly". Seattle Peach. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "New Band: BLOOD CELLS - SCHOOLYARD HEROES's MySpace Blog". Myspace. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Chris Kornelis (2010-05-17). "Schoolyard's Ryann Donnelly Splits With Blood Cells, Headed to Grad School in New York". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Paige Richmond (2010-06-26). "Q&A: Ryann Donnelly Talks About Leaving Seattle". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-01.