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{{Infobox musical artist |
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| birth_name = Ryan Thomas Dennis |
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'''Ryan Thomas Dennis''' (born 8 January 1984) is a ] musician best known as the former lead singer of the Canadian rock band ]. He also fronted the independent hard rock band ]. Dennis also plays guitar, and starred in a music video for ]'s "]". |
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==Serial Joe== |
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Dennis fronted Serial Joe, a Canadian band from ] which consisted of high school students Dennis (vocals, guitar), ] (guitar), ] (bass guitar) and ] (drums). The group released four full-length albums. They were the house band on ]'s ], and won the 1998 Much Music Video award for best independent video ("Skidrow"). In 1999, the band released their first studio album, '']'', which peaked at No. 47 on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8386&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 69, No. 13, July 19, 1999|publisher='']''|accessdate=2012-01-06 }}</ref> The album's first single, "Mistake", gained international airplay. The band won several awards, and were given the honour of performing at ] in the "emerging artists" tent. In the early 2000s, they were dropped from their label and broke up shortly thereafter. |
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==Post Serial Joe== |
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Critically assessing the material he co-wrote for Serial Joe, he then wrote many songs on his own; material that came from the heart; real experiences, hardships, observations, and heartbreak. "I just wrote and wrote and wrote until I felt I had an album of really good songs. They all have a certain feel that capture a state of mind at the time in my life. I experienced some harsh realities, relationship-wise and life-wise, confronting old demons. There are a lot of things in a person's life that are hidden because they're not comfortable with them."<ref></ref> |
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Some time later, Ryan discovered electronic music - particularly techno, deep house and progressive, as conveyed by the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, James Holden and Nathan Fake - and his waning interest in music was again reignited. He began experimenting with a variety of sounds, eventually abandoning rock music altogether. He later settled on a release name - Platypus - which poked fun at the excessively serious nature of most musical endeavors (including his own).<ref>http://www.iamtheplatypus.com</ref> |
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Ryan's first EP under the Platypus moniker - "Soft Spoken Trees" - was released by Toronto's Thoughtless Music in the summer of 2012,<ref>http://www.thoughtlessmusic.com/releases/tlm067-platypus-soft-spoken-trees/</ref> followed by the January 2013 release - "Argyle" - again under Thoughtless Music.<ref>http://www.thoughtlessmusic.com/releases/tlm072-platypus-argyle/</ref> |
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Ryan continues to produce under the Platypus moniker, while also acting as producer for Toronto-based deep progressive house duo MNR <ref>https://www.facebook.com/MichaelAndRyanMusic</ref> |
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On 19 January 2005, Dennis told Jam! Music that he decided to use his middle name "Thomas".<ref></ref> Dennis attended Unionville High School in ], ].<ref>http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/serialjoe/ryanpics.html Serial Joe fansite, Ryan Dennis section</ref> Thomas has a sister, Jillian, and a brother, Blake, and is the father to one son. He resides in the greater Toronto area, in Ontario. Dennis currently produces electronic music under the Platypus moniker.<ref>http://www.iamtheplatypus.com/</ref> |
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