First Time Visitors: Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Watch Someone Make Music?

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My name is Ryno. I make music. My band is called Pretty City Lights. My multimedia newsletter is Behind the Lights, where you are now.

I sincerely hope you enjoy what I’m doing here. 🕊️

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About the author

Ryan OToole (aka, RYNO) is a skateboarder from Arizona with too many film degrees, who writes songs for Pretty City Lights—a new music project based in Seoul, South Korea. His songs have been described as, "alternative rock for people dying of middle age". Formerly associated with the band, Amateur Blonde, his songs have been featured in television and film - notably, The Walking Dead (S10 Ep21). RYNO is the author of Behind The Lights a freemium substack publication, documenting the Pretty City Lights song & album creation process with the slogan, “watch me make music”.

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