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Dive into their complete journey in our “Groundbreaking DocuVideoBook” that brings it to life in sound and vision.
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‘Ria John Bob’ – £15.95
The history of Ria John Bob is not drawn from casual observations, hearsay or memories; it is taken from extensive time-lined diaries and contemporaneous multimedia records kept from their very beginning.
is the step-by-step capture of their journey …
a historical footprint and their cultural legacy.
The DocuVideoBook allows us to share every part of
Ria John Bob’s eclectic journey in text, sound and vision.
Ria John Bob represent the antithesis of ‘overnight success’ in that success usually follows years of hard work with thrills and spills along the way.
“What will strike you most is the glory of the perseverance of
Ria John Bob clearly walking to a different beat and the irony of it all“
If you’ve ever wondered what life is like inside the music business your curiosity will be satisfied by this poignant human and memorable story about ‘Ria John Bob’. It covers their 22-year journey, their music and their art. Ria John Bob’s journey is filled with all the magic of the music biz and it also gives a first-hand rare insight into the business of music … “how it works and how it really is”.
Review: ‘Ria John Bob Walking To A Different Beat’
Written and produced by Dee O’Reilly, Betty Kane (RIP) John O’Reilly – who were also the dedicated team of Ria John Bob for their entire music-biz journey.
Some stories are too powerful to be contained by pages alone.
‘Ria John Bob Walking To A Different Beat’ is one of them and thankfully, in our modern times, we finally have the tools to experience it all. Yet, while technology has long offered us the possibility of combining book, music and video, rarely has anyone truly used this potential to such an immersive effect … until now.
The groundbreaking DocuVideoBook from My Life On A Stick is more than a book – it’s a living, breathing multimedia journey. From the very first page, Ria’s voice reaches out and greets you. The title, a poetic nod to one of Ria John Bob’s songs, sets the tone for what follows: a human and deeply moving insight into a unique life of a musically mindful trio … ‘Ria John Bob’. Music, words, vision and sound come together seamlessly, not as afterthoughts or clunky additions, but as integral parts of the storytelling.
The narrative unfolds with rare intimacy. It’s an insider’s view of the music industry: the blissful highs, the crushing lows, the grind, the battles, and the beauty. Throughout the book, Ria conveys all of this with eloquence, passion, and artistry through her lyrics and commentary. A typical quote from the spirited Ria follows …
“This is not a sob story; it’s about highs and lows, ducking and diving to survive. Ultimately a story of creative endurance, to which many people will relate, and unveils what is hidden behind the mask of people’s perception of what making it in the music business is about.” Ria
Quotes from producers, journalist, managers, band members and novelist Dawn Laker enrich the perspective, while poetic lyrics float through the text like refrains of memory and feeling.
From discovering Ria’s talent at just 15 to nurturing her development with access to studios, writers and musicians … Manager – Dee O’Reilly’s unwavering support is a powerful subplot of its’ own. This is no mere “behind-the-scenes” account; it is the lived experience of someone who not only saw star potential but protected and fought for it through many challenges, changing formations and names – January Land, Lovatux, Super Delta Three, Babyvader, and Ria John Bob.
The book does not shy away from the darker realities of the business. There are no fairy tales here, only resilience, reinvention, perseverance and a refusal to be silenced. Being dropped, wrestling for music rights, battling disappointment and disillusionment – all of it turns into fuel for new songs, sharper lyrics, and a deeper artistic voice from the magnificent trio of Ria John Bob.
And then there are the layers: rare footage from Ria’s first music video in 1989, a rich mix of unreleased material. Then there is the untold story of “When Sam Met Bob”, a quiet reflection on the early, unrecorded and, only now about to be released, musical beginnings of a then-unknown and now global popstar Sam Smith… discovered by Bob.
Dee, Betty and John haven’t just written a book – they’ve redefined what a music biography can be.
Describing it as ‘reading’ doesn’t quite capture the essence – it’s more akin to experiencing a documentary within the pages of a book!
This DocuVideoBook doesn’t just tell Ria John Bob’s story… it lets you feel it.
For anyone passionate about music, stories of perseverance or innovative storytelling itself, this is a must-have experience.
Anne Palmowski – creative, archivist, Kung Fu Practitioner Erfurt Germany.
“Record labels were always like The Hunger Games: twenty artists go in but only one star comes out” CEO of Kobalt – Willard Ahdritz 2018
“Ria John Bob is a band of conviction and commitment, evidenced by their long-term working relationships and their vast and beautiful music and art catalogues. This unique story tells of a creative panoply, nurturing, shielding and developing talent. As their story is taken from detailed diaries, audio and filmed records from their very beginning, this is a step-by-step factual history. It shows how those involved took that extra step, developing an environment that allows no limitations and how integrity, mutual respect and time allow nothing but possibility and that with belief, patience, respect, a little bit of luck and trust in spirit and time, creation can be achieved with all of the dignity and none of the destruction” Derrick Moore V&M Creative Director
A small but significant part of Ria John Bob story is about Bob discovering award-winning global popstar Sam Smith, ‘When Sam Met Bob’ is about that life defining meeting for Sam.
Bob’s thinking was:- Sam did not have the tools to achieve their dream as they had no professional experience (previously only singing in school and competitions and signing covers of the female divas they loved). Also Sam had not yet discovered their own arts and skills or their personal and creative direction
Also Sam’s voice needed to be properly developed and Sam needed to learn how to protect their voice. Bob was a big part of that process and he and V&M called in Anthony Wade k/a Dr Voice.
Sam’s future lay in the potential of their voice and Bob knew it would be best served in pop music where they could write and perform original songs.
So, Bob introduced Sam and their parents/managers to his own “artist-centric” label management – Venus and Mars Music (V&M).
Finding Sam’s Voice was the initial focus of Sam’s development programme. Having introduced Sam to V&M, Bob worked with Sam, (essentially in the Pink House) spending many hours finding and developing the voice he knew Sam had; he then took Sam through routining songs for their first album – ’Sam Smith Diva Boy’ – which was produced by Bob and Adam Helal. Bob and V&M also called in voice expert Anthony Wade k/a Dr Voice, an absolute legend. Dr Voice was also an artist’s guru in seeing them through emotional hic-cups. Sam stayed with Dr Voice through to 2013.
“We had a lot of fun along the way – oh and Sam’s Dad Fred, a great fella, served us a lot of great food!” Bob
The songs Sam chose, from hundreds on offer, for ‘Sam Smith Diva Boy’ were songs written by Ria John Bob. That album was exactly what Sam needed at that time which Sam recognised and said … “I love Sam Smith Diva Boy I have grown up with it and I have grown as a person with it”. Sam July 2009.
‘Ria John Bob’ – £15.95