Hollywood Hills Assassin is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter/musician Ryan Ross Hernandez, scheduled to be released on September 21, 2010 through Spice Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during April 2009 to March 2010 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California, The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, Avatar Studios and Right Track/Sound on Sound in New York City, and Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Production was handled primarily by Ryan Ross Hernandez and his former PANIC! bandmate, the band's current rhythm guitarist Gabriel Hunter. It marked a change in Hernandez's musical style, and incorporated musical elements of blues and soul more heavily than in his previous work with rock/pop. It is also the first album from Hernandez, to incorporate small elements of funk and jazz.

Background

Hernandez made the decision to name his third album Hollywood Hills Assassin at least a year before the album was released. In his now-defunct online blog, in April 2009, Hernandez wrote, "I'm obsessed with time lately, constantly crunching the numbers to get some sense of where I stand in the continuum." In a radio interview in December 2009 he confirmed the title, writing, "I've never experienced anything like the recording process involved in making Hollywood Hills Assassin, my third-album-to-be."



In December 2009, Hernandez scraped about sixty percent of the album after his breakup with his year-long girlfriend, actress Emily Williams, brought him into a writing period which, Hernandez calls, "solitary refinement"; which out of, in a matter of weeks, Hernandez recalls, he wrote over 30 songs completely and many others that were started but never finished.

The album is the first of Hernandez that contains collaborations, guest include: Raven Comatose, Ashley Perry of PANIC!, Jakey Comatose, Axiom, Matt Carver of Black Gold Reign and Taylor Asbridge of Dead Roses. Although Ryan confirmed that only three of the appearances are featured slots, while the other three are an artist who provides backing vocals or are duet guest.

Edited by user 23 May 2010 06:36:54(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

ALBUM PUSHED BACK / TOUR CANCELED

For unknown reasons, Ryan Ross Hernandez's third studio album will not be released on June 15th. Now the album has been pushed back until September 21st, a full 3 months after the original release date.

In addition, the 3-month Summer tour, that Hernandez was set to headline, has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Fans who already bought tickets, are advised to return them for a full refund as no new dates or any Ryan Ross Hernandez shows for that matter, are planned for the foreseeable future.

No word on whether the track listing will stay the same come September, or if the record will even be called "Hollywood Hills Assassin". All information was released by Spice Records on Friday morning, and Hernandez himself hasn't comment on the matter since the blues man is currently in Jersey City, New Jersey filming his television series debut, "Uncertain Pains", and has recently rented a house in The Hamptons where he plans to spend all his summer at, or until he finalizes filming the first season of the show.