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CareerRay Lyell came to prominence with his band, The Storm, in the late 1980's. Ray Lyell and the Storm released their self-titled debut album in 1988. Its first single, Another Man's Gun, scored No. 6 on the AOR charts. The second single released by Lyell, Carry Me, was a Top 40 hit on the CHR charts and still gets airplay in Canada. Three videos were shot to promote the singles: Another Man's Gun (1989), Cruel Life (1990), and Carry Me (1990).
Ray was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Male Vocalist in 1990. Shortly after the nomination, he began an international tour in Australia. In 1992, after a legal conflict in the United States over the name, "The Storm", Lyell was forced to sell the rights to the name. His next album, Desert Winds, was released under his name only, even though the members of the band continued to tour and perform with him. Gypsy Wind was the album's first successful single. It was followed by a video, shot in Arizona in 1993. In 1994, Ray Lyell traveled to Nashville, TN to begin working on his third album, Working Man, with writers, Billy Crain and Todd Cerney. 1995 saw the release of Working Man.
After a ten year break from recording, Ray Lyell released his fourth album, Running on Faith, with CMC Canada.
Vocal CoachIn 1996, Ray was encouraged to pursue vocal coaching as a career. His experience as a performer, with thousands of shows under his belt, meshed perfectly with his ability to coach singers toward better and healthier vocal performance. He developed, The Dynamic System of Vocal Teaching. In an effort to expand his own knowledge, Ray has studied with some of the most prominent vocal coaches in North America: Renee Grant-Williams, Lis Lewis, Roger Beale, and Melissa Cross.
A Few Student Success Stories:
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