THE BAND

Riley Christensen
LEAD SINGER, Bass, Songwriter
RILEY is the sixteen year-old lead singer and plays bass for Speed of Light. Rocking venues like the Troubadour, The Whisky A Go-Go and The Mint since she was nine years old, Riley is already a veteran of the LA scene. She's performed for New York's Wonderama show twice, played the Echo Park Rising festival, held down a monthly residency at The Redwood Bar & Grill in downtown LA for three years, been house band for Silverlake's Bands in a Barbershop series, and won a demo deal in Danny Wimmer Presents battle of the bands. And all before she can legally drive. Though she plays hard-hitting garage rock, her influences are Radiohead, Modest Mouse and The Pixies.

Cameron Christensen
GUITAR, Back-up vocals, Songwriter
Cameron plays guitar, sings back-up and writes for Speed of Light. At nineteen years-old, Cameron is the oldest sibling in the band. He picked up a guitar when he was seven years-old and has been dead-set on forging his own way with his own sound ever since. Determined to live or die by his original material, he has written over a hundred original songs for Speed of Light. He has had a monthly residency at The Redwood Bar & Grill for three years, been featured on the Wonderama show in New York City twice, been house band for Silverlake's Bands in a Barbershop series, has played the Echo Park Rising festival, and has won a demo deal in Danny Wimmer Presents battle of the bands contest. His influences are Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden and Kyuss.

Tyler Christensen
Drummer, Back-up Vocals, Songwriter
Tyler is the drummer, sings back-up vocals and writes for Speed of Light. At eighteen, Tyler holds down the runaway Speed of Light train. Discovering the drums when he was ten, Tyler is already a seasoned veteran of the LA and Orange County music scenes. He has been featured on the Wonderama Show twice, played the Echo Park Rising Festival, been house band for Silverlake's Bands in a Barbershop series, ran a monthly residency at The Redwood Bar & Grill for three years, and won a demo deal from Danny Wimmer Presents battle of the bands contest. His influences are Turnstile, Idles and Queens of the Stone Age.