I am a singer/songwriter originally from SW Missouri . I have been playing in bands, recording, generally goofing off since the age of 14.
I play bass guitar, guitar and just enough drums to embarrass myself.
I have been married for 10 1/2 years to a brilliant and beautiful woman from NE Oklahoma named Sebra.We moved to Las Vegas in the spring of 2007 after living in Joplin , MO , Kansas City , MO , and Springfield , MO. We have one dog, Tabor (apologies to Ty Tabor), who is almost 6 and no children.
I am currently recording a new CD and hope to have it ready to be released the first part of 2008. Then I will be forming a band and hopefully coming to a stage, coffee shop, bar mitzvah near you.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my profile. I sincerely hope you enjoy what you hear.
Ryan began his professional career during high school in 1988 forming Joplin, Missouri ’s Out Of Character.
After two years Ryan joined Springfield, Missouri’s and Joplin Native Jeff Graham’s Band, touring in support of Jeff’s 1990 release ‘Where It Goes’. This began a long running relationship in which Jeff and Ryan would support each other in various incarnations for the next decade.
In 1993 after a year of performing solo in Springfield and Osage Beach , Missouri , Ryan returned home to Joplin and began, along with Tony Ferguson and Tim Metcalf, theWaybackMachine. theWaybackMachine toured relentlessly for 2 years and in that time released a CD titled ‘Boiler Room’ to much critical - if not commercial - success.
During 1995 Ryan took time off to record some of his songs with Joplin area musician and songwriter Mike Avery. The result was the CD ‘Let It Burn’. The collection of demos and finished songs were not released commercially.
From 1996-1998 Ryan took a break from music, other than the occasional acoustic show. It was during this time that he met his future wife Sebra. The two married in May of 1997 and made their home in Joplin .
In the spring of 1999, Ryan again hooked up with Tim and Tony from the Wayback Machine and formed PinewoodDerby. Again the trio played non-stop and released an EP titled ‘the Ballad of Lance Flatbush’ in the fall of the same year. The singles ‘Blind’ and ‘Modern Love Song’ received extensive radio play. PinewoodDerby topped the year off by co-headlining ‘the Millennium Bash’ in front of 2000 people in Joplin .
At the end of 2000, Doug Fuller joined the band on drums to free Tony up to sing lead exclusively. The band continued to play tirelessly until the end of 2002.
In 2003 Ryan answered an Internet add for Kansas City band Axium. After two rehearsals, Ryan played his first show with the band at a “battle of the bands†in Kansas City - which they won. The band toured for the next year from Oklahoma , to Nebraska , Iowa , and Illinois until the breakup of the band in late 2004.
In February of 2007, Ryan and Sebra relocated from Springfield , Missouri to Las Vegas , NV . Ryan is continuing to write and record and is hoping to put a new band together.
