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SHANE RIES - Musician, Actor, Director, Producer, Music Producer, and Founder of the Base 9 record label.

1985-1988 He started his career by forming one of the most respected Mod bands in Los Angeles called The Key, releasing one full-length vinyl and one EP. The band head lined shows with such acts as Fishbone, The Untouchables, and The Question - just to name a few. Already selling thousands of records locally, The Key also sold records worldwide through well-known London based Mod label Unicorn records.

1995-1996 Signing to Nsoul records, a Los Angeles based label, Shane produced a compilation album, a song for a Christmas album, and his first two releases under the artist name Dr. Onionskin.

1997 Shopping his music around Paris with his brother leads to the decision to establish Base 9 and the beginning of promoting and distributing music in the Los Angeles area and eventually around the world. While in Paris, he and his brother face street violence, which will go on to inspire the movie The Parisian Incident.

1998 The Base 9 label hooked up with Rose Pierce at Ruffhouse/Ovum/Columbia, to head the Los Angeles street team promotion for artists such as Lauryn Hill, Cypress Hill, Pras, Josh Wink, and Wyclef. This, in turn, helped to build a positive reputation amongst industry insiders.

1999-2000 The label moved forward and submerged deeply into the skate scene aiding in promotional and cross-promotional activities for companies such as Active Ride Shop, Utility Board Shop, Hot Skates, and his brothers company C1rca. Base 9 also was involved in providing artists including Shane to perform at various skate demos and events. Base 9 has also represented at Skate Jam 2000, Project 3, and Glen Fest, which also brought major exposure and awareness for the company.

2001-2002 Shane toured to different parts of the globe to promote his various DJ albums. At this time the label entered into music licensing, providing music for television, video games, film productions, and the Internet. Companies in particular that have utilized Base 9's music are Vans, MTV, VH1, Bluetorch on the Fox Sports Network, Transworld "Feedback" DVD, Hardcore Candy TV, and Atari/Infogrames (publishers of Twsurf and Twsnow game on Sony Playstation 2 and the X Box).

2003-2004 Shane, performing under the DJ name Alfa One Seven, creates a huge buzz for the label by collaborating with Bizzart and Alicia Keys' beat boxer Anointed S at major concerts around Los Angeles and the country of Romania. On the streets, the label joined forces with Rip Curl clothing to heighten company awareness throughout Southern California.

2005-2006 Base 9 made enormous progress with music licensing in the television market, creating the highest notoriety ever for the label. Also, Base 9 along with Active skate company, created monthly shows called "The X-concerts", which brought some of the best underground artists together to perform.

2007 With interests in acting and filmmaking, Shane joined forces with aspiring filmmaker Jacob Mann on their first short film, The Parisian Incident. Turning his negative experience of brutality in a Parisian train station into a positive message for the masses, Shane utilizes this story in his first film. After writing, co-directing, acting, and composing the music score for the film, it was clear that filmmaking was the next direction for Base 9.

It’s 2008 and The Parisian Incident is festival bound while two new short films are in the works. Abraham's desert, which focuses on the Jewish and Arab conflict in the modern state of Israel, and Cycle a film that looks at the cycle of life and the decisions that affect an individuals life forever. Also, his band Rebirth, will be droppin’ its latest album Episode 6 that is guaranteed to feed the need for neo-soul music.

Shane Ries' focus is to always push forward in all areas of his God given talent and to stretch the limits of Base 9 as a company. With no end in sight this chronicle is to be continued...

Acting

Film
The Kill: Guardians of The City: The Parisian Incident:	Lead Supporting Lead
Television
Numb3rs: Crucifixion: Conviction: Cold Case: Related: American Dream: The Shield: CSI New York: Gilmour Girls: West Wing:	Featured CBS Featured NGC Featured CBS Featured CBS Featured WB Featured NBC Featured FX Featured CBS Featured WB Featured NBC