Dave Ryder is a musician who records music in Missouri with some of the St. Louis area’s top session players including: Don Cole, Chris Rose, Kent Hall, Dan McHugh, Bill Clark and Keith Halley.

Dave plays a Fender Strat through a Mesa Boogie Mark III or a Fender Blues Deluxe. Bill Clark plays Fender Strats or Suhr guitars through Mesa Boogie or Suhr amps. Don Cole plays trumpet and keyboards – a Korg Triton and Rhodes 88. Kent Hall plays Tama drums, LP percussion and Zildjian cymbals. Chris Rose plays Tama drums, Taye snares, DW pedals and Zildjian cymbals.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS ON THE RECORDING PAGE.

Dave lives in Catawissa, MO with his wife Torri and their son Muggy. They live in a small house and recording studio that Dave built. They have 2 German Shepherds, “Kiki” and “Koko”, so “BEWARE OF DOG”. Seriously.

They also have a large aquarium with a big mean Oscar and a 14″ long Plecostomus.

Here is a video Dave made about his aquarium of terror:

Here are some pics of the band:

Dave, Kent, Q and Don – clockwise from the bottom.

Some pics of Dave, Chris, Don, Dan and Keith Halley (who played some bass on the C.Y.B.O.R.G. project):