Ryan Ash profile picture

Ryan Ash

About Me

I am a freelance guitar player located in DFW, specializing in worship music. Currently, I play on a regular basis with Nick Thurmond , Cedars Worship Band , and Casey Shock . When in town, I teach aprox. 35-40 students per week in private guitar instruction and guitar-based music theory. In addition, I am also known to many as a: Duck Killer, Producer, Fisherman, Sailor, Husband, Teacher, Friend, Gentleman and a Scholar. Click here if you want a detailed bio, list of gear I use frequently, and other fun stuff.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/12/2006
Band Website: http://web.mac.com/ryantash
Band Members:
Influences: Hendrix, Leo Brouwer, Lindsey Buckingham, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Tweedy, Ty Tabor, Slash, Matt Redman, Jeff Buckley, Tom Petty, Hank Williams Sr., The Edge, Robert DeLeo, Beth Orton, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash, South, Steve Clark, Elbow, Radiohead, Supergrass, Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Beatles, Bob Marley, Nels Cline, Wes Berggren (Tripping Daisy), David Crowder* Band, Jeff Beck, The Police, and a plethora of others.

Image Hosting


Sounds Like: The Gas Station (at 3am)
MidWinter Conference 2007

Add to My Profile | More VideosVideo Clips from Worship

Add to My Profile | More VideosBest Guitar Solo Ever (plus some other stuff)

Add to My Profile | More Videos
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Advice for any musician:

Listen for what a song needs, not for what you want to play, and eventually you will want to play will be what the song needs.
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 21:22:00 GMT

Grace over Karma

Grace over Karma: an interview with Bonohttp://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/b ono-0805.html
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:16:00 GMT

Story behind Insomnia

I was commissioned to draft a song for the closing credits of an indie film. He wanted something "Radioheadish", but then never finished the film. Here is what I came up with one night when I couldn...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:48:00 GMT

Story behind Etude.6

Leo Brouwer, Composer. This was from a recital when I first began to study classical guitar. Brouwer is one of my favorite guitar composers. If you are into classical guitar or modern classical mus...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:43:00 GMT

The Story Behind "Lives I Stole"

Okay, Creed was on the radio. We sounded a lot like them and it looked like there was a buck to be made for everyone. Long story short, this was the best we could do. About a week into hearing "My ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:34:00 GMT

View my calendar:

http://ical.mac.com/WebObjects/iCal.woa/wa/default?u=ryantas h&n=Ryan's%20Schedule.ics
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:03:00 GMT