Tryad

Tryad (also t r y ^ d, t r y Δ d) is an Internet-based musical group that formed in January 2005. They are among the first online music collaborations to publish all their works for free download under Creative Commons licenses, and are a prime example of remix culture. Most Tryad members have never met in person.

According to a group press release, John Holowach discovered a song that rjmarshall had posted under a Creative Commons license, remixed it, then posted it on his own website. vavrek subsequently heard this song through and added vocals, which led to the formation of the band. The name 'Tryad' was chosen to represent this original trio.

Although Tryad's members were originally vavrek, rjmarshall, and John Holowach, a number of musicians soon joined the effort including arna, ema, Karen Rustad, Scott Waddell, hisboyelroy, and Steven J. Kukla.

Samples and source instrumentation from a multitude of musicians from all over the world are now featured.

Tryad's first album, Public Domain, was released 3 August 2005. By their own account, the genre is industrial classical pop (though their CD Baby page description lists it as "trip-hop, alt. rock, classical instrumentation, and electronica"). While a CD can be purchased, it can be downloaded at several places, including their home website, tryad.org, and Jamendo .

Tryad released their very popular second album Listen in September 2006. This album features the work of 20 musicians from all over the globe and can be downloaded for free from Jamendo.

Tryad is currently working on their third album entitled 't ^ 3'.

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