Riz Story

Riz Story is an American musician,composer, and film director.

Early life

Riz Story was born in California. In his early teens he began to study symphonic orchestration. At age 15 composed his first full-scale symphony. Story was called "a true Renaissance man" by Billboard, in reference to his wide array of talents, including musician, composer, record producer, poet, film maker, actor, and artist.

Career

Music

Story formed the group Sylvia with Taylor Hawkins (later of Foo Fighters) and Jon (Juano) Davison (later of Yes and Sky Cries Mary). Sylvia changed its name to Anyone and continued on with various members. Anyone are given credit for developing the sound known as "maximum acid," a blend of heavy, psychedelic, and alternative influences. In 1999 Anyone released Live Acid, a live full-length album. The album was a companion piece to the film Togetherment which story was making during that year. The album was well received and led to several labels offering the band recording contracts, one of which was Korn's Elementary label.