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josh ryan

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About Me



............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................I am a common man with very uncommon dreams, goals, and expectations. I follow my heart more than my mind. That can be good and bad. I take chances in life and have the scars to show for it. Not all of them are physical. I am Mississippi born and raised. But I'm only a little country. I am the son of a teacher and a minister. I am sometimes shy...and sometimes way too loud. Baseball is everything good in this world. The Chicago Cubs are everything great. I believe everything happens for a reason. I occasionally have too much fun, but that's ok. I can be a dork, but I can also be a goober. Music is my passion. I have struggled to find myself as a person... and as an artist. But I think I have found both. Hope you enjoy my music.
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Member Since: 12/10/2005
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Influences: I can respect anything that takes talent. But every now and then you come across something or someone that knocks you off your feet and changes the way you look at something. The following are artists, bands, etc. that have had some sort of impact on me...whether it be melodically, lyrically, emotionally, etc. However...this doesn't mean that you will hear their influences in my music. These are just artists that have impacted me in some way. Off the top of my head... Robert Johnson, Son House, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Cake, Solomon, Eve 6, Stroke 9, Tonic, Third Eye Blind, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Avril, Dashboard, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Travis, Ben Folds, Coldplay, Imogen Heap, Death Cab, George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Tower of Power, Weezer, the Fray, Hootie, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, SRV, Blind Boys of Alabama, the Bee Gees, Les Miserables, etc...
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My Blog

the 1st show and pleasantude.com...

what's going on guys.as some of you might now, my 1st show in a long time is coming up this weekend at "on the rocks" here in nashville. i'm pretty pumped about it, and there has been some big buzz g...
Posted by josh ryan on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

the pretty cool surprise...

hello all.remember i said last week that i had a suprise for you? well, the full suprise isn't quite ready. but, since you guys take the time to read my ramblings every now and again, i figured i wo...
Posted by josh ryan on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:38:00 PST

this could be big...

...but i need your help to make it happen.first, the backstory. a few months ago i contacted a very cool ad agency called barton/holt about possibly using my music for some of their work. their clie...
Posted by josh ryan on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:46:00 PST

i would love for you...

to copy and paste this banner on your myspace, in a blog, and in a bulletin. that's it!Copy this code to your website to display this banner!...
Posted by josh ryan on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:57:00 PST

secrets in stereo now on facebook...

still catchin' up...facebook has finally gotten into the music page world. it's very cool, and should be huge. luckily, i'm on the front end of this. if you have a facebook account, click on the ba...
Posted by josh ryan on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:42:00 PST

look for my face in your area walgreens...

hello all.to continue with the "catchin' up" blogs...i just signed on to be a featured artist in a new national promo campaign by flavapuff candy. "what is flavapuff candy?" you might ask. well, i'd...
Posted by josh ryan on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:38:00 PST

catchin’ up and why i suck...

hey guys and gals.has it really been almost 3 months since i've posted a blog? i swore i would never be that guy, but alas, here i am in all my suckiness. i want to try and make it up to you. over ...
Posted by josh ryan on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:34:00 PST

DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED...

hey everybody,my debut album (released as Secrets in Stereo) hit itunes, cdbaby, and other digital download sites today. this album has been quite a journey for me. it started in the shower, oddly e...
Posted by josh ryan on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:43:00 PST

demand me...

hey guys and gals,i need your help. i'm putting together some shows. let me know where i need to go. you're the boss. thanks... ...
Posted by josh ryan on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:49:00 PST

"Secrets in Stereo" and The Real World...

hey everyone.some of you may have noticed that my project "the pursuit" has been changed to "secrets in stereo." this is for legal reasons that i won't get into here. nevertheless, after an extremel...
Posted by josh ryan on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:32:00 PST