The Stryder

The Stryder was a band hailing from Long Island, NY. The Band was formed by Peter Toh and Scottie Redix in 1999 after their previous project, Yearly, disbanded following the departure of bassist Eben D'amico who left to join Saves the Day. They added a vocalist and bassist, John Johansen and Nick Wendel (Respectively). They released a 7" on Elkion Records titled "The Hits Just Keep on Comin" and shortly after signed a deal to Equal Vision Records and released their debut album "Masquerade in the Key of Crime" in the summer 2000. The band toured extensively and began writing new material in 2001. They added former Glassjaw drummer Durijah Lang, and moved Scottie Redix up to Guitar and backing vocals. In the summer of 2001 the band parted ways with vocalist John Johansen. Scottie Redix would say in a 2019 interview that the split from Johansen was amicable and due to the change in creative direction the band was going in. 2002 saw the release of "Jungle City Twitch". Debuting a new sound, The Stryder continued to tour the country in support of the new release. In 2003/2004, Elkion Records released "Savor The Danger" which contained a collection of old demos and the 2 songs from the 7" previously released on the label. Peter released his first solo EP "Cleopatra" in 2004 on Elkion Records. Durijah moved on to become the drummer of Classic Case and in 2007, became Pete Parada's replacement in Saves The Day. In 2006, Peter then went on to start an Internet TV/New Media Company, Hidden Track TV with Adam Schleichkorn, and released a solo EP titled "Shoes of a Beast". Peter is currently working on his first full-length album, titled "Wildlife". Scottie Redix now plays under the moniker 'Cassonova Brown' and is currently working on his first full-length. The Working title for the album is"On the Wall" and there are 2 demos available on Soundcloud.com. Scottie is also a member of the musical collective Teachers, who also have a full-length album titled "Anesthesia" slated for an early 2013 release. Teachers contributed to Kanye West's "Monster".