The Never Ending

The Never Ending
The Never Ending performing in 2014. (L–R) Carman Kubanda, Debby Ryan, Johnny Franco and Kyle Moore.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Indie rock, folk[1]
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Ryan River Studio
Website	Official website
Members	Debby Ryan Kyle Moore Johnny Franco
Past members	Edwin Carranza Carman Kubanda Harry Allen

The Never Ending (stylized as THΞ ΠΞvΞR ΞΠDIΠG) is an American indie rock and folk band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2012.^[2] The band consists of vocalist Debby Ryan, guitarist Kyle Moore, and drummer Johnny Franco.^[3]

Career

2012–14: Formation and One

The Never Ending was formed in 2012, but only made their existence public in 2013.^[4] Ryan began writing and developing songs for the band's debut album in November of 2013, ^[5] and the band was officially announced on December 4th with a video teaser on YouTube.^[6] It contained the message: "I want you to meet the people I tell stories with. To me, telling these stories with these people is the most important part of the process. We get to do something that will live on after us. we get to do something never ending".^[7]

Ryan announced and released the lyrics for the band's first song, "When the Dark Falls", on her website on the 21st of April, 2014.^[8] A video teaser for the band's second song, "Call Me Up", followed several days later.^[9] On May 7, the video teaser for the aforementioned "When The Darkness Falls" was released. ^[10] Ryan announced the debut single, "Mulholland Drive", on June 1st, 2014.^[2] On June 3 the song was released with a premiere in the Billboard website.^[11] The Never Ending's debut EP One was released on June 24th, 2014,^[4][12][13] featuring album art from a circus-themed photoshoot they'd done in March 2014.^[14]

2015–present: Upcoming debut album

In an interview with Robert Herrera to Front How Live Entreteniment, Ryan said she was writing new songs and the band would record the album to 2015.^[15][16] Ryan confirmed the songs "Dollar Store Locket",^[17] "Follow",^[18] "Secondhand"^[19] and "It's Not Personal".^[20] On April 24, 2015, it was announced that Ryan and her band The Never Ending will accompany Natalie La Rose and Bea Miller as opening act's for the summer leg of Fifth Harmony's Reflection Tour, which is set to begin on July 15 in Louisville, KY.^[21] In June 23 the band released "Secondhand" as the first single off their upcoming debut album. The music video for the song showed the band playing and singing the song in a dark room.

Influences

In interview to Christina Garibaldi of MTV, in 2013, Ryan commented that her musical style includes folk, indie pop and country.^[1] She cited as her biggest musical influences Christina Aguilera, Lady Antebellum, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, Twenty One Pilots and Tom Petty.^[1][22] In February, 2014, Ryan cited in Billboard Macklemore as a big influence.^[4]

Members

Current

• Debby Ryan: (born May 13, 1993 in Huntsville, Alabama)^[23][24] is the vocalist and songwriter.^[25] Ryan is known as an actress, starring in Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck, 2008 to 2011,^[26] and Jessie, 2011 to 2015. She also starred the films Let's Go to the Firehouse, The Longshots, What If..., 16 Wishes, The Suite Life Movie, Radio Rebel, Kristin's Christmas Past and Muppets Most Wanted, and voiced in the animation Secret of the Wings. Previously, Ryan released one solo single, "We Ended Right", and two promotional singles, "Made of Matches" and "We Got the Beat".^[27]

• Kyle Moore: (born August 26, 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is the songwriter, guitarist and backing vocalist of the band. He is a former songwriter and guitarist of the group Ives the Band.^[28]

• Johnny Franco: (born in Los Angeles) is the drummer. He played on the album of various artists like Maná, Phillip Phillips, Manuel Romero, Kenny Lattimore and Cymphonique Miller.^[29] Franco is also actively involved in ministry in three Christian groups: Illustrious Minds Clothing, Sounds of Revival, and The Bridge Youth.^[30]

Former

• Edwin Carranza: (born January 7, 1990 in San Fernando, California) was the bassist. He directed the concert tour Drama y Luz World Tour, of Mexican band Maná, and the Kenny Lattimore self-titled tour.^[31] He studied music at California State University, Northridge.^[32] In 2010 performed on the Grammy Foundation events.^[33] Carranza left the band after the release of the EP One.

• Carman Kubanda: (born July 30, 1989 in Seattle, Washington) was the guitarist and backing vocalist. He was guitarist of the group He Is We.^[34] and currently plays guitar for the band Machineheart along with Harrison Allen. Kubanda left the band after the release of the EP One, most likely to focus on his other band Machineheart.

• Harrison "Harry" Webster Allen: (born April 3, 1991 in Seattle) was the keyboardist and songwriter. Allen used to play drums in the pop group He Is We and currently is the drummer for Machineheart alongside Carman Kubanda.^[35] Allen left the band after the release of the EP One, most likely to focus on his other band Machineheart.

Discography

Extended plays

List of albums

Title	Album details
One[4]	Released: June 24, 2014[36] Formats: EP, digital download Label: Ryan River Studio

Singles

List of singles

Song	Year	Album
"Mulholland Drive"[2]	2014	One
"Secondhand"	2015	non-album single

Music videos

Song	Year	Director	Notes
"Santa Baby"	2013	Debby Ryan[37]
"When The Dark Falls"[38]	2014	N/A	Unreleased
"Secondhand"	2015	Debby Ryan[39]

Concert tours

Headlining

• One Tour (2014)^[40]

Opening Act

• Reflection: The Summer Tour (Fifth Harmony) (2015)

References

1. "Taylor Swift, Katy Perry Helped Inspire Debby Ryan's Debut Album". MTV. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
2. "Debby Ryan And The Never Ending Announce "Mulholland Drive" Song". Disney Dreaming. January 2014.
3. "Debby Ryan and the Never Ending Release Santa Baby". BSC Kids. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
4. "Debby Ryan Announces Debut Album 'One'". Billboard. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
5. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Debby Ryan". Fanlala. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
6. "Debby Ryan Introduces Her New Band". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
7. "Debby Ryan Introduces Her Band The Never Ending & Teases "Santa Baby" Cover". Shine On Media. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
8. "Debby Teases Song Lyrics On The Never Ending's Twitter". Teen Infonet. April 2014.
9. "Debby Ryan "Call Me Up" Song Preview And Lyrics". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
10. "Video Of Debby Ryan With Audio Of "When Dark Falls"". Disney 411. January 2014.
11. "The Never Ending Song Premiere: Hear 'Mulholland Drive' From Debby Ryan's Band". Billboard. January 2014.
12. "Debby Ryan Announces Debut Album "One" Release Date". U Musicains. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
13. "Debby Ryan anuncia el nombre de su álbum debut". Teen Magazine. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
14. "Debby Ryan Shares Sneak Peek Photo From Circus-Themed Music Video". Teen Infonet. January 2014.
15. "Debby Ryan talks new music, The Never Ending, and songwriting w/ @RobertHerrera3". Front How Live Ent. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
16. "#NeverEndingJustBeginning". Vine. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
17. "Dollar Store Locket live". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
18. "Follow". Vine. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
19. "Secondhand Heart live". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
20. "It's Not Personal live". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
21. Madeline Roth (25 April 2015). "Fifth Harmony Announce Summer ‘Reflection’ Tour: Get All The Details!". MTV. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
22. "Debby Ryan Talks Music, Disney & Hollywood". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
23. "Debby Ryan (TheDebbyRyan) on Twitter". Retrieved 2009-11-17. it's Deborah; call me Debs.
24. Fan's Dayyy!. Debby Ryan's official YouTube channel. September 16, 2009. Event occurs at 2:19. Retrieved October 28, 2012. My full name is Deborah Ann...
25. "Debby Ryan – Made of Matches". Cartoon Doll. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
26. "Disney Channel has more 'Suite Life on Deck' on deck". Disney Channel Media Net. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
27. "We Ended Right (feat. Chad Hively & Chase Ryan) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
28. "Ives The Band - About". IvesTheBand.com. January 2014.
29. "Local Music Teacher Directory". Performance Drumming. January 2014.
30. "Johnny Franco". Debby Ryan Official. January 2014.
31. "Bass players all over the world use Aguilar products because of their tone, power, and reliability". Aguilarmp. January 2014.
32. "Edwin Carranza". Zoom Info. January 2014.
33. "GRAMMY Foundation And Disney Art For Music Event". Getty Images. January 2014.
34. "He Is We announce new lineup and vocalist". Emoat Heart. January 2014.
35. "Teen Celebrity Racing Across USA for Childhood Cancer Gets Help from Cleveland Mechanic". Drake Kemper. January 2014.
36. "Details About Debby Ryan’s "One" Album". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
37. "Debby Ryan And The Never Ending "Santa Baby" Cover". Disney Dreaming. January 2014.
38. "Debby Ryan about the first single". Instagram. May 2014.
39. "Debby Ryan & The Never Ending Get Emotional with “Secondhand”". Shine On Media. January 2014.
40. "The Never Ending Tour Dates". Debby Ryan Official. May 2014.

External links

• The Never Ending on Facebook