Basic Information
Label: Ryan Jackson Troika
Members: Ryan Jackson, Johannes Heger, Luke Sullivan, Brian Kelley
Ryan Jackson
Allston, MA
Rock / Progressive / Jazz
Bio
In a place where the music scene is as dense as the dead sea, it can be tough to rise above the crowd. While mediocrity is abundant, undiscovered talent awaits beneath the surface.
Ryan Jackson, who has quickly been making a buzz around the Boston music scene, is a singer, songwriter and a natural guitarist of many styles. After producing and releasing his debut solo album in 2009, "Out of Nothingness", he formed Ryan Jackson Troika with the unadulterated talents of Berklee College of Musi...
Press
“It is said that music - the really good stuff, mind you - will take you places. Ryan Jackson Troika’s “Pleasure Or Pain” doesn’t just take you some place. It whisks you away, gets you the best table, a fine cut suit and a few other fancy accessories, like perhaps a pinky ring or an eyepatch. This song won’t drop you off and leave you be; it sticks with you, sidling up and telling the locals impressive lies about your prowess with knives or other such daring things.
There is an element of danger to “Pleasure Or Pain,” as if to say it is on your side - for now. The sound of precarious balance permeates this song; it is dancing on a tightrope. If the song is doing anything risky, it certainly doesn’t seem to be worried - “Pleasure Or Pain” struts its stuff without a care in the world, swaying in time to the loose beat of jazzy guitar chords all the way across the room. The melody dances across the walls like a reflection of the tasteful lighting in some interesting cl”
Artist Stats
Fans: 1,371
Song Plays: 1,859
Visits: 744
Video Plays: 677
Widget Hits: 19,969
Status
Status:
Yes - Fly From Here




