Rising Stars: Meet Pyran Trythall

Today we’d like to introduce you to Pyran Trythall.

Hi Pyran, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I first moved out to LA about five years ago when I graduated high school and I was looking to find my way into the music industry. I was playing open mics around the city as well as busking up on Hollywood Boulevard and also going to busk on the Vegas Strip which was so exciting. I had initially moved to study music in a Community College but I struggled to connect with the course and dropped out after a couple of months. As I’m British this meant I had to spend some time back in London before I could get permission to come back to LA. I visited regularly though to see everyone and work on whatever projects I could and, in September 2019 I moved back full-time and immediately started working on a theatre production of Noah Haidle’s “Mr Marmalade”. I produced and funded the show and it ran a successful three day, four show run at The Complex Theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard. After this, I was producing a short film written by a friend of mine all the way up to when the pandemic struck and I had to come back to the UK again. I’ve spent my time here writing and producing my own music and some for others too and also setting up a magazine for up-and-coming creatives around the world, helping them find their audience and promote their work. We’ve been working with a lot of LA creatives which has been amazing.

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It has definitely not been the easiest road! One of the biggest struggles that I know a lot of international creatives face is with their visa. We can’t just show up and get a job at a 7/11 or something and support ourselves as we work on projects. This means we have to save for years to just get a few months there trying to work on projects and make contacts. It’s kind of like extreme networking because you’re trying to fit a year’s worth of work into the few months you get on your visa. Apart from that, I’ve had a struggle with just knowing what exactly I want to focus on, because as you’ve probably seen, I’ve done work on a lot of different projects over time and I’ve loved them all, but I know it’s good to be direct and know what to call yourself when someone asks. I just say that I’m an artist these days because saying I’m a musician just doesn’t quite fit the bill.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
It’s always hard to say what I specialize in because I’ve ended up working on a lot of different projects and I’ve enjoyed working on all of them so much. One thing I always hold to is that, whatever I do, I need to make sure I’m doing it as well as I can. Always working to make it bigger and more professional. When I was producing the play for example, my team had initially planned to use a small capacity venue in East Hollywood, but when we started working on casting and the rehearsals we realized that it had so much more potential and that we were just thinking too small. I didn’t know how the rental systems worked for theatres but I got in touch with The Complex and I’m so glad we worked it that way. I celebrated every ticket sold and we had a bar and a proper sound and lighting system, also a marquee out on Santa Monica Blvd. It’s all about putting everything into all of my projects, because otherwise why do them? With my music too, I got my first single, “Appeasement”, professionally mixed and mastered because I wanted it to be the best it could possibly be. I think that’s what sets me apart from others, everything needs to be the biggest and best it can be. No compromises. I’m proud of all the work I’ve done, but I think the theatre production is one of my greatest achievements to date. The reception for my music was amazing too and I think there’s a lot of potential in the magazine I’m the editor of. It’s always been a dream of mine to just create a space for artists of whatever fame level or recognition and just let them know that we think they’re doing an amazing job and to keep moving. It’s something I wish I’d gotten when I started and now I can offer that to others and it’s just phenomenal.

What are your plans for the future?
I’ve got some big things in the works right now, I’m about to start work on a six-track EP. It’s kind of a worldwide project and I’m going to be producing and doing some vocals on that too. I’ve also been involved in a radio playout in LA, the return to acting has just been so much fun for me. I also work everyday on building this magazine, The Curve, to be the best it can be. The bigger we can be, the more we can help artists everywhere achieve their goals and with every creative we talk to, I just feel inspired to keep working and growing. I’ve had some solo music work coming along in the background for a while now and I’d love to get that finished and released into the world. Being able to come back to LA full-time again would just be amazing. I try to stay involved in everything there and stay in touch with all my contacts and friends and keep working on projects, but it’s just a million times better to be there in person.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.thecurvemagazine.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtpyran/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jtpyran
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNflpewAB6eo2phNKngx_Bw
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-96200312-871617057

Image Credits:
Susan Morgan credit for the Mr Marmalade shots