BIOGRAPHY

C.G. Ryche is the producer and drummer of IronWrath and is also internationally known as a Visionary Recording Artist, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Master Percussionist. Ryche has been in the industry for nearly four decades, widely known for his artistry as a world-class multi-percussionist. C.G. has performed and toured with artists including Benise, Ambrosia, Wayne Newton, TA West, and an independent solo artist. In 2007 "C.G. Ryche - Echoes of Silence" live concert DVD was released on PBS and has been acclaimed as "A Must see for the Whole Family!" (PBS Affiliate / KVCR) and currently airs successfully nationwide on public television. 

As the drummer of the Cinematic Heavy Metal Band IronWrath, C.G. combines his extensive knowledge of African, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban drumming with his unique playing style. This tribal approach to his heavy metal drumming gives IronWrath a more primal sound. Ryche's influences on drums are too many to name but a few, Jerry Marotta, Phil Collins, Tommy Aldridge, and Terry Bozzio. Ryche is also the primary lyricist and one of the main songwriters of IronWrath.

As a world-renowned drum choreographer, C.G. Ryche has worked globally with companies like The NFL, The Walt Disney Company, Hewlett-Packard, Hollywood Pictures, PBS, National Touring Artists, Major MMA Events, and Drum Festivals.

C.G. is also a Creative Director & Executive Producer developing several types of Vegas-style residencies and touring theatrical concerts, including Rhythm Dragonz – Zenyma, IronWrath – Master Storyteller, Chalo Eduardo's Magic Pandeiro, C.G. Ryche – Mystic Rhythm, and Oliver and the Imaginarium. Ryche has been called "A Creative for the Creative" (Rene Sanchez, former ABC Executive) and is looked to for pulling budgets, projections and infrastructure together from a project's development stage to the stage.

C.G. Ryche's solo music has been performed by college marching bands on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and the US Marine Corp. is currently used to inspire the troops on foreign soil. His unique blend of Rhythm and Visionary Compositions can be heard in countless Cirque & Dance performances globally and in many Motion Pictures.

With his hard-hitting drumming in IronWrath, large-scale theatrical concert Mystic Rhythm, and new percussion show Rhythm Dragonz - Zenyma, C.G. Ryche continues to push the envelope with his artistry of rhythm to "wow" fans abroad and respect his peers.

"To refer to C.G. Ryche as a 'Renaissance man' would be an understatement. The passions and interests of this gifted, consummate Artist run wide and deep. His talents are evident from the moment you meet C.G. or watch him stride confidently onto a concert stage, and they have served him well, helping him to parlay his love and reverence for Music, Performance, and Rhythms into a long and successful career that has inspired and educated a generation." 

- Daniel Glass / Author & Writer for Modern Drummer Magazine.