*anese rock keyboardist (born 1959)

Musical artist

Ryo O*oto (奥本亮, born May 24, 1959) is a *anese rock keyboardist, best known for his work with progressive rock group Spock's Beard. He joined the band in 1996 and has been a member ever since. When singer and keyboardist Neal Morse was in the band, Ryo played Hammond organ and Mellotron on the albums. Since Morse's departure, O*oto has played all of the band's keyboard parts. He resides in Los Angeles.

Aside from his work with Spock's Beard, O*oto has performed and recorded with numerous other artists and groups, including GPS, K², Phill Collins, Eric Clapton, and Asia featuring John Payne. For three weeks in 1998, O*oto was a member of Eric Burdon & the New Animals, before being replaced by Martin Gerschwitz.

O*oto was a member of Eric Andre's house band on season 5 of the Eric Andre Show.

In 2019, Ryo joined the progressive rock supergroup cover band, ProgJect.

References

External links

• Official website
• Spock's Beard official website
• ProgJect website