This is a band publication.

Pretty City Lights is the music of Ryno, an American singer-songwriter living in Seoul, South Korea. This free publication is a multimedia extension of the Pretty City Website, which can always visit from the top of the this publication home page.

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• It’s a deeper dive into the music of Ryno, for those who want it.

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You may notice some changes.

We’ve scaled back our initial fiery ambitions to a more practical use of this site. Most people don’t want to use Patreon or Substack, yet they do want to visit Pretty City Lights goings-on regularly. We are all about the accommodating the fans. We hope you subscribe (link form). We want to offer early access to music.

Frequency

Roughly every 2 weeks, unless something incredible is happening, like a song/album/video release. It’s never more weekly. Correspondence sent via external email—music@prettycitylights.com

Amateur Blonde (my old band name)

The current band name is called Pretty City Lights. I used to make music as Amateur Blonde. Most would say my songs could be classified as: Alternative Rock. I struggle with this label, but it’s pretty close. I’d add the term ‘Psychedelic’ to that genre classification, much as one would when describing David Bowie (Psychedelic Rock).

BTL Target Audience:

• People who wanna live inside a Pretty City Lights song

• People who are exhausted by 'rockstars'

• People who enjoy listening to albums

• Songwriters, DIY recording artisans, musicians, camera people, and home studio gear heads, people lying in bed.

• Those who need real drums in their lives, played by humans

• People dying of middle age

• People who need a break from headlines and politics

• Those who believe that music is THE ultimate magic

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