It’s why Rayman sometimes talks about himself in the third person G: Who’s a guy fans of yours should be discovering right now, who would you like to shout out?Īllan Rayman: Um… I have a great friend, who’s also a great artist umĪllan Rayman: Tyrel Ross… he’s a friend of mine, he’s a cool guy… Allan Rayman the man and “Allan Rayman” the persona are two different people. G: Passion through singing… would you say you have a large, internal musical catalogue, do you listen to a lot of stuff?Īllan Rayman: I have myriad influences, I get inspired all the time ya know, it’s all about passion from movies to music to other artists- I’m like a spunge, I sometimes feel Bowieish in a way, I just like to get fired up. G: That sounds awesome man, that’s crazy… um… Your style is at a crossroads of a lot of like, you got rhythmic pop, a little RnB, you got some blues riffs in there, couple rock influences… How much would you say Michael Jackson’s influenced your singing style?Īllan Rayman: (laughs) Um, quite a bit actually… I actually joke with Moose that, Jackson Grunge is actually how we define our style, I think it’s really more the breathe taken between lines…Īllan Rayman: Yeah, and it’s a little bit the unpredictability that comes with the passion in singing, you know? It’s like, it’s different than just having a pretty voie or something like that… He inherently emotes pain, which is, usually, what he sings to: embracing a world that seems more like a madhouse than a home I’ve been trying to get into Australia for a while now and I’m thinking about, if I get there making it a trip and stopping by Japan and maybe going through south east Asia for a little bit on my way to Australia, split the flight up a little bit, experience some things, live a little, maybe swing by Hawaii. G: You got any plans for the Orient? You tryna be big in Japan?Īllan Rayman: I would Love to. I was lucky to get that opening show for James Vincent McMorrow way back, I think that was in 2007, and that allowed me to get in front of a larger audience, and acquire my own fanbase and do my own tour and somehow it all worked from there, I don’t know how Europe makes any sense but it happened. G: So, how would you say you went from playing local pubs for free pints to headlining major stages internationally?Īllan Rayman: (laugh) I guess I did, didn’t I? Um… I guess it was just a combination of luck and determination, and a lot of hard work and just meeting the right people at the right time kind of thing. He has a voice that sounds dragged by coals and burning rocks: it is fiery, jagged, sullied, and natural. He describes the process as collaborative with friends hopping in and out of studio sessions, and he’s trying to make a point of not letting the work take over his entire existence so I try and switch gears. They’ve been working together since 2014, and they seem tight. The line between person and persona felt blurred, the line between performer and producer just as much, who was this Allan Rayman? What did he think, feel, represent, I looked forward to speaking with him to find out.īetween navigating the pandy and traveling between Toronto and Los Angeles Allan’s currently obsessing over his newest album that he’s diligently working on with his long time friend, producer and collaborator Moose. I’m going to be honest here, before this article came up, I’d never really heard of Allan Rayman, and the more I looked him up, it’s like, the less I knew. Allan Rayman performs on the River Stage Bell this Sunday 7:20pm as part of the Osheaga Get Together Fall 2021 edition
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