Randy Torres is an American guitarist, percussionist, keyboardist and background vocalist[1] from Seattle.

[2] He has previously played for the bands Project 86, a Christian rock group,[3] and Crash Rickshaw.

He currently is working on a project with Ryan Clark called NYVES (pronounced "knives"),[4] funded through Kickstarter.

[2][6] Randy Torres began his musical career in 1996, when he formed Project 86, alongside vocalist Andrew Schwab, drummer Ethan Luck, and bassist Matt "Bean" Hernandez.

[7] The band would begin to take off after hiring Torres' longtime best friend Steven Dail and drummer Alex Albert, who had previously both been a part of Innermeans.

[10] Following his tenure with the band, he continued to work with Sprinkle for a few years, as well as tour with Demon Hunter, until he became A&R at Tooth & Nail Records.