Band Biography |
Conceived (by Ryan Ferris) in the mid 90's (with a noise laden song titled "Silence"),
REFLECTIVE was solidified as a one man project later that decade.
The first
Reflective Demo ("ash") was written from 1999-2000.
From 2000-2003, Ryan wrote nearly six albums worth of material - finalizing
two albums titled "ambient" and "DeadSpace". While writing
ideas for new songs; Ryan collaborated with his brother Scott via Instant
Messenger to created several solid industrial foundations. During this time
Scott became
a full member of Reflective in 2003. Once Scott and Ryan relocated to Jax,
FL in late 2004, they began to rework and modernize the album "ambient".
The writing sessions began in 2005 and the recording of the album began at
the end of that year. Due to schedule conflicts and other restraints the
recording sessions were sparse and latest till the early fall of 2006. Then
during the
tail of the sessions (leading into mixing) a computer crash caused the loss
of the entire album. Instead of starting over, Ryan and Scott decided to
let the album go, and started to gather ideas about a new album (which found
its
base in the album "DeadSpace"). From October 2006 - January 2007
Ryan and Scott worked on the writing of "DeadSpace" - and on July
13th, 2007 "DeadSpace" was officially released. "DeadSpace" is
a collection of musical experimentation in synth, prog, rock, and industrial
that showcases songs that's writings span from 2001 - 2005. While Ryan composed
the majority of the songs on "DeadSpace", Scott's contribution
(both musically and in production) was significant.
Now in 2008 REFLECTIVE has returned to it's roots as a one man band. Founding
member (Ryan Ferris) has relocated back to his home town in South Carolina,
and has begun writting new material. Ryan is planning a mid 08 release that
will be acoustic base prog-rock, in similar style to Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd,
and The Who. Keeping with the foundation of symphonic elements, and experimentation,
the new album will set out to begin a new era of REFLECTIVE. Though Ryan is
seeking to move away from the industrial genre, the textural ambience will
still play a big role in the record.
Band Members |
Instruments: |
Contributors |
Scott Instruments: Though not a full-time member of REFLECTIVE (for the time being)..... |
Jesse Though he resides out of state, Jesse has made significant contributions
to Reflective over the last couple years. |
Matt D. : |
Joel S. : Joel contributed to the production side of the album "DeadSpace" by lending fresh ears to some of the albums rough mixes. He also contributed eyes and ears to the video for the song "DeadSpace". He shot the video, and lead the interview for the "The story behind Reflective and DeadSpace" multipart video. We hope he'll accept our invitation to shoot future music videos for Reflective. |
Discography |
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![]() " ambient" Released in 2002. No Additional Information |
![]() "DeadSpace" Released in 2007. Click Here for more information. |
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