New York Bred Lyda Heads to Cincinnati and NYC to Shoot New Video

The Los Angeles based and New York bred MC and producer Lyda http://twitter.com/lydahiphop is hitting the road this September, bringing his bombastic beats and hard hitting rhymes to Cincinnati, OH on Saturday September 21st for a gig at Ripley High School with local hero YB (7pm, all ages, $10 admission at door) and a video shoot for his soon to be hit single "Call of the Wild (featuring Young Brooks).

"Very happy to be getting a video component to add to my online presence," Lyda remarked "Plus, Cincinnati product YB is really talented and i'm looking forward to sharing the stage with him".

Then its on to New York for a show at Revolution in Amityville for a TV taping of his performance and interview on the Verizon Fios1 segment "Rick's Rising Stars" (7pm, 16+, $10 admission www.revolutionli.com) There are also several other guest appearances and red carpet events in the tri state area to be announced.

Lyda, who has been gaining momentum over the past several months with the release of his "The North Shore EP" which is now available on SoundCloud, iTunes and other major music services, has been labeled an artist to watch, take a look below:

Get all tracks from the EP (and more) now at http://www.soundcloud.com/lyda

The widely buzzed about new rising star MC, who earlier this year mixed and mastered the hit single "Flip Ya B*tch" by Frank Kush feat. Nu Jerzey Devil, has been busy pushing his musical message to the masses both as a rapper/songwriter with live performances at venues such as Belasco Theatre with headliners like kirko Bangz and as a sought after producer by up and coming acts in Los Angeles and beyond with his team at the Kush Club. Lyda also scored big recently with his widely received High Scores Mix tape featuring the tracks "Bad News" and "Keep You Here". He also previously released his debut, the critically acclaimed "The Blueshift EP", in 2012.

Lyda, who was born Ryan Mielke in Long Island, NY has always had music in his soul and a desire to be the best. He began recording and writing music at age 13, becoming proficient in pro tools and mixing techniques by age 15. He also taught himself three musical instruments (guitar, bass and drums) before spitting his first verse at age 16. At age 18 he left Long Island on a mission and has never looked back. He graduated from the highly accredited Full Sail University in 2012 with a Bachelors Degree in Recording Arts and moved to Hollywood California, where he began recording and producing for local artists in LA while at the same time writing and creating his own lyrics and music and building his empire one song and one artist at a time.