Rayko/KRB

Rayko/KRB is an American Pop/Rock/Hip-hop act from Miami, Florida. The band was originally formed in New Jersey by Rayko Pipes (lead vocals/lyrics, real name Ray Einhorn) and Kenny Ryan (guitars, real name Dan Rainey) when they attended Caldwell College together in the early 2000's. The band has gone thru many different members and styles, always maintaining a presence on the local and national music scenes. Popular Miami guitarist Milo the Great got his start with Rayko, and continues to play shows with the KRB and other major South Florida bands.

In late 2005, Rayko/KRB signed with Miami-based independent record label BinaryStar Music. In February 2006, the band released its debut EP, titled "Six" which was quickly embraced by podcasters like C.C. Chapman and internet radio programmers alike. In June 2007, Rayko Pipes was named "Reader's Choice Best Hip-hop Vocalist" in Broward-Palm Beaches New Times Newspaper. The following month, July 2007 "The RockStar Poor LP" was released and the emotive ballad "Simple Love Song" placed #2 on The PMC Top10.

In October 2007, Rayko/KRB entered Bodog's Battle of the Bands (Season 2) winning both Miami showcases they performed in at Studio A. In January 2007, the band performed at Tabu in Orlando and was one of 3 bands that won Bodog's Florida Semi-Regionals and advanced to the Regional showcase March 2008 in Atlanta, GA at Center Stage.

In May 2008, Rayko/KRB became the first Florida band in history to play Sunfest, a major South Florida music festival, multiple times. They shared the stage with The Black Crowes, Stephen Marley, and John Legend, among others. It was the 2nd time the band played the main stage at this event in 3 years.

Rayko/KRB is in rotation on Clear Channel radio and is also a strong performer in the Podcasting world; they have been featured on Sirius Satellite Radio, hosted by former MTV VJ Adam Curry. Also, the band has been presented on Blade Radio in Germany, RockCast in Italy, Fumiaki Podcast in Japan and Clever Little Pod in the United Kingdom, amongst hundreds of others worldwide.

Rayko has since gone solo and will be releasing a new indie hip hop album in 2009 on his own label GreenLynx Entertainment Group.

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External links

* [http://www.raykokrb.com RaykoKRB.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/raykokrb RaykoKRB MySpace]