Ryan Ross Hernandez In Search For Female Guest(s)

Hard at work on his third solo record, Hernandez says he is hoping to have at least one collaboration.
By Jocelyn Viña, with reporting by Tim Russ.



Ryan Ross Hernandez is just off the heels of releasing his latest album, Dark Secret Love, last month. And while fans continue to enjoy trying to figure out which songs are about which of his former arm-candy which have been a few in between the process of making Dark Secret Love. Hernandez hasn't let his songwriting momentum settle down as he is already writing his follow-up. The new record will feature his first batch of collaborations, two to be exact.

"Nothing is set in stone. I don't want to overdue it, though. So two guest artist is the limit. But I would be happy if I can at least get this first one." he told MTV News, adding that in at least one of the collaborations he wants to have a female guest vocalist. "You know, I'm in the very early stages of the record, but for the songs that I currently have written there is one that I defiantly want a strong female voice on it."

Hernandez told MTV News that the idea for the song came to Hernandez in a dream. "I woke up with the song in my head. I had this song idea for 3 days straight stuck in my head, and it wouldn't leave," he recalled. "And the idea is that it's this real sort of updated — not that it needs to be updated — sort of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks thing."

He added. "I thought, 'Well, if this is going to be my love letter to that style of music, who's going to be the Stevie Nicks in this equation?' And I think it is hard because the female circuit is really lacking, but the ones that are in music, for the most part are really talented."

Hernandez continued, "I'm currently looking for a killer [Stevie] 'Nicks' in contrast to my 'Tom [Petty]" of a song. In contrast to my previous work, musically it has a more rock-oriented sound. Although it is still built around blues."

Although Hernandez was open on his love for the song, he denied to comment on what the track is about. "You know what? It is too early for me to talk about that. I first want to have the guest set up, and at least have a rough draft of that record before I release more details on it."

Hernandez assures that, that song has to have a female vocalist but for the other guest collaboration, he says it is a toss up. "It can really go either way with the second guest. With the first, I have the song set and I know that it is either a female guest or nothing. But with the second one I have many songs that would fit in and it can be really anyone."

Now before a million amateurs start to e-mail and tweet Ryan, he made one thing clear. "It's not going to be first come, first serve basis. For whichever collaborations happen, I want a strong presence from the guest. I don't just want to make a duet with someone who is currently on their fifteen minutes of fame, because it will just turn my song to a fifteen minute fame. I want a collaboration that will still be heard on the radio, ten, twenty, thirty years from now. I'm looking for a girl, [on the song] that is going to be around for a long time."

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I don't know if this would work but Silver Genegen of Acute Paranoia would enjoy doing a collaboration if you want her. You'll probably say no because.....well Silver is a gothic chick but she has a great voice(Think Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil and Amy Lee of Evanescence). She also plays bass guitar. I hope you choose her but then again you'll probably have a lot of others to look at.


-Victor
President of Anti-Pop and Rhythm Guitarist and Singer of Ijsje. Vuur.

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