Pop rock

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Acoustic, POP: Pop/Rock



Details:
Singer/Songwriter

Born and raised in Liverpool, England.

Pete Riley has been playing music ever since he can remember, He played his first gig in Liverpool doing Beatle covers at the age of 12 and realised after being paid 15 pounds this was what he was going to do with rest of his life, He went on to play in numerous bands touring the British Isles, through the 80s and early 90s. In Late '96 his band Treehouse decided to try there luck in the USA, They were strongly advised against it as it would be a costly mistake, but they went ahead regardless with the loyal backing of there then manager Dan Priest and set off for America.

After grinding it out in the venues of Los Angeles (Whiskey Ago go, The Troubadour etc.) word got around about the band from Liverpool as fate may have it, on a scheduled day off, they were invited to play an impromptu gig at Borders Book Store sunset strip, the boys amazingly landed themselves a record deal with Atlantic records,

Pete toured the U.S.A. through 1997 firstly with Treehouse who went on to release their debut album Nobody's Monkey and continued on until 2000 opening for many USA National bands' too many to mention (phew)! Sadly Treehouse split up and went their separate ways at the end of 2001 after one last final tour opening for The Cranberries in the U.K.

Pete then went on to tour solo acoustic in the U.K.and Ireland, On release of his first solo album "After The Parade" Pete was invited back over to the USA to open for the American platinum selling artist Edwin McCain whom he had struck up a solid friendship, After opening for a couple of months he was then asked by Edwin to join his band (EMB) as a permanent member ...A decision he didn't have to think twice about...

Recently he has been writing/recording and producing with a lot of different artist from all over the world, but mainly in the U.S.A. e.g. Edwin McCain, Narada Michael Walden, Maia Sharp, Angie Aparo, Kevn Kinney, Henry Priestman (The Christians), Deadmono (Sweden) to name but a few...

He has also co-written with Edwin McCain on his last three Albums (Austin Sessions) (Scream And Whisper) the single release (Say Anything) was co-written by Pete with Edwin McCain and Maia Sharp. The current album (Lost In America) is scheduled for release April 06 in the U.S

Pete has done numerous TV appearances in the USA, VH1 and CBS Good Morning America amongst many others.

He has been working with Murlyn Music (Sweden) collaborating with their staff writers on various projects, Pete has also recently written a couple of tracks scheduled for release July 2007 for up coming Liverpool singer /songwriter Jade Gallagher's new album,

Due to the amount of side projects Pete has been working on, it has been almost impossible to press on with his second solo record, However inspired by the constant e-mail request he has received from around the globe, he has finally put the time aside to concentrate on finishing it this summer....watch this space!!