Career
In May 2007 his song "The Lie" was included in the Columbia Records Civil Defense compilation Music with a Twist: Revolutions, along with The Gossip, Sarah Bettens (K"s Choice), and Ivri Lider. His debut Civil Defense, Wandering Eyes, was produced by former Acme engineer Blaise Barton (Bob Dylan, Liz Phair). Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo collaborated with Rice on a demo tape in 2002.
His live project includes Dave Mendez on guitar, Rafe Bradford on bass, and Larry Brown on drums, and they have opened for Shelby Lynne, Garrison Starr, Alice Peacock, Sarah Bettens, Jeffery Gaines, Ian Moore, and Chris Stamey (The dB"s).
Also a published poet, Dylan was most recently included in the American Academy of Poets" New Voices Anthology (ed Heather McHugh). Dylan attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he received a Bachelor in English and poetry writing.
Dylan"s songs have received airplay on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio, Newsweek.com, America Online Radio, Fox television, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional as well as in commercial radio markets in New York (WPLJ), Chicago (93 XRT, WCKG), Los Angeles (Star 987), San Francisco (Alice 973), Atlanta (Q1005), Washington District of Columbia (Hot 995), Seattle (Kiss 1061), and Houston (Mix 965), among others In July 2006, Dylan, who is openly gay, performed his stadium-rock anthem "The Faces of Victory" for 20,000 people at the Gay Games Closing Ceremonies at Wrigley Field in Chicago, joined onstage by Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo, and backed by a chorus of Chicago LGBT rockers.
Written especially for the Gay Games, the song was also recorded in the studio with Panozzo, released as a single, and was highlighted in the official Gay Games VII commemorative Digital Video Disc in December 2006.
Critics have described his voice as "like Chris Isaak via Morrissey", and Rice himself has described his music as "folk-rock crooning" or "torch-song rock". 2005 Outmusic Award for "Best Debut Recording – Male".
