NEW SONGS from RT!!
Steamboat MusicFest 2008
"Everybody 'Round Here"
Steamboat Springs, CO - January 2008
"Everybody Falls Sometimes"
Steamboat Springs, CO - January 2008
After several years of improving his craft and singing solo on the Texas music scene, Ryan Turner is establishing quite a following. Ryan is a versatile and soulful Austin-based singer/songwriter who holds a compellingly different perspective on contemporary country music. After dedicating an entire year to working on his debut album, Rollin Up My Sleeves, Ryan has taken some major strides in his flourishing career, as of late. Backed by a solid group of young and talented players, the Ryan Turner Band has quickly put themselves on pace to play at least 150 shows a year. The groups quick success can be attributed to a number of factors including Ryans charismatic stage presence, a red-hot live show, and a debut album that shines from front to back.
Featured as a co-producer on the album, Ryan worked alongside the multi-talented producer/engineer/drummer, Ken Tondre, of the Compound Recording Studio in Austin, TX. Also taking part in the album were some of the finest players around the state including the renowned Lloyd Maines, members of Bruce Robison's and Pat Green's bands, as well as other outstanding musicians from the Austin music scene. Almost immediately, the albums release was met with an enthusiastic buzz, which was followed up with one exciting opportunity after another.
At this early stage in his career, Ryan has already seen his fair share of accomplishments. In the summer of 2003, Ryan won a statewide amateur songwriting and performance competition at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. In March of the following year, his former band, LiveWireDown, was invited to showcase its talents at the esteemed South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW) in Austin. That performance helped to broaden Ryan's following from Texas all the way to Europe, producing e-mails and phone calls demanding more music. With this in mind, soon after the SXSW performance, the idea to create a full-length album became the number one priority.
During his high school days in the small prison-town of Gatesville, Texas, Ryan picked up his first guitar and started writing songs. His musical tastes were shaped from a variety of influences. Classic sounds from the likes of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Beach Boys, John Mellencamp, the Beatles, the Eagles, George Strait and Tom Petty have all made their impact on Ryan. Along with the greats from the past, he also credits many current song men as mentors. Bruce Robison, Radney Foster, Darrell Scott, Rodney Crowell, and many other behind-the-scenes songwriters are among those he chooses to study and learn from.
At the age of 20, Ryan took a break from college and carried his songs and dreams to Nashville, where he lived and worked for a couple of years. There he began playing open mics at the famous Blue Bird Café and before long was invited to join the invitation-only Sunday Writer's Night show. During this time, he also obtained an internship at the Country Music Association on Nashville's famed Music Row, working with Fan Fair and other exciting projects. However, with his roots still firmly planted in Texas, he returned home to finish college, earning his degree at
Texas State University, in beautiful San Marcos.
Today, Ryan Turner's sights are tightly focused on the continued development of his songwriting craft and the success of the new band and album. Ryan's original work ranges from the self-deprecation of "She's No Amy" to the positive self-realization of A Real Good Day. However, Ryan definitely knows how to have a good time, as reflected in the feel-good first single, Julie's Gonna Dance. Its also obvious that Ryan has paid his dues to the blues in the bittersweet ballad,
The Heart Has a Mind of Its Own. Ryan's music offers something for everyone, with a wide variety of material exploring a broad range of honest emotion. His work is both sincere and full of fun. With Ryan's combination of sound writing and relentless dedication, he should look forward to a lengthy and successful career.
