Shiny Joe Ryan

Shiny Joe Ryan
Ryan in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJoseph Michael Ryan
Born (1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 (age 37)
Nenagh, Ireland
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • bass
  • drums
  • percussion
Years active2007–present
Labels
Member ofPond

Joseph Michael "Shiny Joe" Ryan (born 23 August 1987) is an Irish-Australian psychedelic rock musician, singer and songwriter. He is the founding mainstay multi-instrumentalist and guitarist of Pond, which have released nine albums. Ryan has issued two solo albums, The Cosmic Microwave Background (30 May 2014) and Shiny's Democracy (23 July 2021).[1] He also does the visuals for fellow Australian band Tame Impala.

  1. ^ Young, David (23 July 2021). "Pond's Shiny Joe Ryan returns with solo record 'Shiny's Democracy': "Making this album was more about letting the magic happen"". NME. Retrieved 27 July 2021.