Career
His live performances have been described as innovative, engaging, funny and surprising. Musically his work is eclectic, combining acoustic guitar and hip-hop rhythms, with layers of sound supported by sampling and programmed loops. A few of his notable songs are "Sleep", ">" (Greater Than), "What I Foundation", and "The Only".
Riley Armstrong moved to Vancouver at the age of 18 to pursue a career in music
He earned a degree in sound recording and soon became the sound engineer for the Christian rock band Hokus Pick. Riley was the engineer on the 1997 Hokus Pick album Snappy.
A year later he released his own independent effort Novel Reason under the pseudonym Plain Edson. Riley was invited to be the first performer to release on their Flicker Records label.
He then moved from Vancouver to Nashville, where he spent the next five years.
Riley Armstrong became the opening act for Audio Adrenaline. During this period he released a follow up album, Whatever the Weather. Armstrong then asked to be released from Flicker Records and returned to Canada.
Marriage followed, with the couple settling in Calgary.
Also that year Riley released the album Louisiana Loop on the 7 Spin Music indie label. His band members were Rick Enns on bass, Dan Kim on guitar and Jared Falk on drums.
During 2010 Riley Armstrong toured in the United States. during which time he also opened for Starfield during their "The Saving One" tour. In 2012, Riley coined the term "Head Wedgie" in his popular song of the same name and defines it to mean: the descriptive condition of having a catchy melody that you keep singing over and over again….
