:: 2007 NM Music Award Winner ::
:: 2007 NM Music Award Nominee ::
:: 2006 Guitarmaggeddon Champion Of NM ::
Ryan McGarvey ~ was born on October 30th 1986, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At a very early age Ryan took an interest in music, in particular- the guitar. As an infant, Ryan would crawl over to his father Patrick when he would play, and listen to his dads playing. At age two, Ryan received his first real acoustic guitar, made by Harmony Guitar. Around age seven, Ryan's interest in music intensified. He became well acquainted with the music he had grown up listening to from his parents record collection of classic hard rock. Soon he was trying to recreate the sounds he heard coming from those albums by such artists as: Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. From these early influences, Ryan discovered new artists. New inspiration developed from these new artists such as: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chris Duarte, Ian Moore, and Joe Bonamassa. Gathering inspiration from all of these influences, helped pave the sound which would soon become Ryan's own. In his sophomore year in high school, Ryan's first band won a city wide talent competition, allowing the teen to open for internationally known Latino singing sensations Sparx, and Lorenzo Antonio. The concert was held at Sandia Casinos outdoor amphitheater to a sold out crowd, exceeding 5,000 people. Ryan won the contest the following year as well. Since then, Ryan has performed at many of the most prestigious venues, and festivals in New Mexico, Texas, and southern Colorado. As well as playing with many well known blues musicians in the southwest, Ryan has also had the opportunity to jam with Mississippi Delta Blues legends Kenny Brown, and Cedric Burnside at the Thirsty Ear Festival. He has since opened, and played for the likes of Phil Brown, John Hammond Jr. , Buddy Guy, Joe Ely, Ozomatli, Reckless Kelly , Junior Brown, Tim Reynolds, Shannon Curfman, Shemekia Copeland, Blue Oyster Cult, Gov't Mule, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Bonamassa and many others. As well as being asked to sit in with the likes of his hero's Wes Jeans, Chris Duarte, and Ian Moore. At the 2006 Guitar Center "Guitarmaggedon" Ryan was named the "Next King Of The Blues" champion for New Mexico, and was most recently voted in 2007 "Best Blues Act" of the year by The Weekly Alibi's (Readers Poll), Ryan also took home the 2007 New Mexico Music Award for "Best Musical Production: Blues" in addition to being nominated for "Best Musical Production : Mainstream/Rock". Now at age 20 and his debut CD "Forward In Reverse" now available, he is presently playing shows throughout the southwest backed by his band.
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