Billy (Blaze) Ryan

NYC, United States Joined 3 Sep, 2026 Active 26 Sep, 2026

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About

I'm a songwriter looking to collaborate with other like-minded songwriters.
I'm a songwriter who wants others to record my songs.
I'm a lyricist looking for musicians to write music to my lyrics.
I'm a producer/composer looking for songwriters and singers to work with.
I'm an experienced songwriter/lyricist/musician who would like to help beginners find their way.

I’m a 59 year-old songwriter/producer with recording studio and record label experience. I had minor league success from the 90s into the early 2000's. In 1991 I formed the band "Pain Mother Mercy" as the lead singer and main songwriter, through a few lineup changes we ended up with a development deal with Alan Selby owner at the time of the world famous Electric Lady Studio. I also worked with Bill Aucoin (Kiss, Billy Idol) Did a 5 song EP with producer David Prater (Firehouse, Dream Theater) Demoed songs with Dave Sardy (Oasis, Slayer, Jet, Spider-Man 3 sound track) My former attorney that represented me, also represented Kiss, David Bowie, Simple Minds and others at the time. Speaking of time, as it began to steal my youth I started to focus only on songwriting and producing when things didn’t pan out getting that golden ring. I found myself producing, cowriting & arranging songs in small studio's on the east coast, working with unsigned band's like the original line up of "Devine Love Mission", I also produced demo's for the band Dana & The Plastic's. Most notable for me as an arranger producer was the band "Through You" out of Orlando Florida in the early 2000s. They were on the climb, selling out The Hard Rock, and other venue's like The House Of Blues, eventually making their way onto the Korn Family Values tour in 2006, sharing a tour bus with Five Finger Death Punch. Unfortunately by the end of that tour Through You broke up. By then I was spent with the disappointment and fragile ego's of other musicians. I have been mostly out of the game since. I’m still sitting on a lot of good songs and ideas new and older that 100% fit into today's issues. I’m looking for like minded songwriters, and players to connect with that are also social conscious.

"NO MAGA" "FREE PALESTINE"

Goals

Find a co-writerGet recorded/performedPublishing deal or sync placement

Genres

ElectronicEthnicIndieMetalPopRockProgressiveSinger-SongwriterSoulWorld

Equipment

Alesis 8-Piece electronic drum set, premier five piece drum set, DW 2000 kick pedal, Zildjian Symbols, PRS Custom 24, Fender Strat USA, Mark Bass, Boss pedals, Mesa Boogie Roadster, SSL Mk2 Audio Interface, PRE -73 MK3 Pre Amp, Radial JDI DI box, Mac Studio, Logic Pro 12, Maschine by Kontakt, Yamaha HS8 studio monitors, Avantone studio monitor, Waves Plugins, Native Instruments plugins, Kontakt Midi controller, AKAI NPK mini midi controller, Soundtoys plugins, MCDSP, plugins, Sure SM7, Sure SM 57'S, Sennheiser headphones, Baby Audio plugins, Safari Pedals, Arturia keys and plugins, DUY plugins, Fabfilter plugins, Korneff Audio plugins. UA plugins, Line 6 plugins, Two notes audio engineering plugin, Steven Slate plugins, Superior Drummer 3, EZ Keys, EZ Bass, EZ Drummer 3, Spitfire Audio, Aly James Lab.

Use of AI

I recently started working with AI, to either help bring my older ideas to life, or to hear a different variation of them with different styles of vocals, and [removed], after one of my sons pointed out to me the damage that AI is doing from the data centers and how dangerous they are for the environment I stopped. I was naïve to that at the time. However, knowing that now I no longer work with AI. I found verse-chorus to hopefully find quality people who are musicians and writers to work with.

Mood of their music

Dark and intenseSad and reflectiveSerious and intelligent

Lyrics

A CHILD IS LIFE

Ethnic, Rock, World

A CHILD IS LIFE © 2026 William (Billy) Ryan — ASCAP (Verse one) Silence is death and we all fear from it, can’t you see what’s right don’t you close your eyes and let it slip time and time again Can’t you see their lives burning in misery? Can’t you see their crying not just for empathy A desert land with children in despair, can you see them? They really need us. (Chorus one) (Cry) Cry for the children (Cry) For what they fear inside (Cry) Cry for their future (Cry) And live through their shattered eyes (Verse two) Violence is hate and we all feed from it can’t you see what’s right don’t you close your eyes and let it hit time and time again I can see their life fade in misery The only crime they’re not you or me a desert land with children in despair can you see them? They’re trying to reach us (Chorus two) Cry) Cry for the children (Cry) For what they fear inside (Cry) Cry for their future (Cry) And look in their shattered eyes (Outro) Can you see their lonely eyes? Why’s the question in their minds Children forced to be denied Our silence is their genocide You see what you wanna see You close your eyes to their misery Your cross and your imagery is feeding fire to this travesty You see what you wanna see You close your eyes to their misery Your cross and your imagery is feeding fire to this travesty A child A child A child A child Is life

Music

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Full demo song with music and vocals, Genres: Ethnic, Rock, AI was used to create this song

Original lyrics and melodies written by William Ryan- ASCAP. Original music arrangement by Dan Carr & William Ryan -ASCAP. Drums electronic, acoustic, & percussion instruments performance and arrangement by William (Billy) Ryan. Electric guitars performance by William (Billy) Ryan. Bass guitar performance by William (Billy) Ryan. Keyboards performance by William (Billy) Ryan. Wanted to capture a middle eastern style vocal so the male and female lead vocals performance is AI based off original human melody’s by William (Billy) Ryan - ASCAP. Background female voice performed by William (Billy) Ryan using virtual instrument plug-in ETHERA Gold Sahara by ZERO-G. Backing vocals performance by a combination of human and AI. All world instrumentals performance by AI based off original guitar arrangement written by William (Billy) Ryan and Dan Carr - ASCAP.

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