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“Hey, you don’t remember me but you caught me stealing CDs at Tower Records once” is the kind of remark a singer remembers after stepping off stage following an energetic, raucous performance; and that’s exactly what happened to Ryan Bland.
Growing up in Beaumont, Texas Ryan Bland dreamt of life in the big city. As an African American kid into New Wave music and Prince, he didn’t fit into the all black high school he attended where he acquired a unique music related nickname.
Reading books and magazine articles about people like Lou Reed, it was his ambition to move to the Big Apple. He started by moving to Long Island, where his mother had moved. Working for Tower Records Carle Place opened up a door to Ryan’s eventual move to Manhattan.
For more than 6 years Ryan Bland was a witness to the internal and external activity of Tower Records #1 grossing US store, Lincoln Center NYC. While Ryan spends some time talking about busting customers and staff alike, it was working along side musicians he admired that got Ryan excited.
As a performing artist himself (Ryan is the lead singer of the Brooklyn based hardcore/metal band ACHE) he enjoyed working with and conversing with artists that his fellow Loss Prevention employees knew nothing about. His conversation with Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction is one for the ages.
Join us for a great conversation this week with Ryan Bland.
