Butch Ryan

A veteran of the Tampa music scene since the early 90s, Butch Ryan has been winning audiences worldwide with his classics-in-the-making originals and energized live sets. Butch Ryan has had four CD releases, three of which received worldwide distribution through Miles-Of-Music based in Hollywood, CA, a premier roots-rock/Americana music distributor. --Butch Ryans songs have charted in the Top 20 on several independent music charts in the US, Europe and Australia. --The latest CD, Wishing on the Stars, was in the top 10 sellers for several weeks on milesofmusic.com. --Butch Ryan has performed live for WMNF radio Tampa , WHOG FM 95.7 Daytona Beach, and BBC Radio Merseyside, Liverpool U.K. --With over 1000+ gigs under his belt, Butch Ryan has gained international attention. Australia, Japan, Germany, UK, Denmark, Belgium. --In the summer of 2005, Butch Ryan was selected by Ultrashort Media Inc. to be a part of their MobileVoltage mobile music video channels on 3g mobile networks including Sprint and O2. --Shuteye Records out of Atlanta, Georgia selected Butch Ryan to be on their compilation album "United States of Americana" due for release February 2006. Butch Ryan has performed throughout the US, and completed a hugely successful tour of the United Kingdom in March 2005. In the Summer of 2005, Butch Ryan once again took to the road for a series of shows throughout the Midwest (Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Champaign, Atlanta). Another European tour is planned for March 2006. Whether opening for a major label act or blasting out a two hour original set , Butch Ryan never disappoints with his brand of approachable rock and roll. Openend For: Blues Traveler-The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ Marshall Tucker Band-Twilight, Tampa, FL Steppenwolf-Killian's, Tampa, FL The Outlaws-St. Petersburg, FL Discography Full length releases Wishing On The Stars (Self-released, 2004) Honeylove (Self-released, 2003) Unknown (Self-released, 2000) Who Died And Made You Elvis? (Self-released, 1998) EPs Side Orders (Self-released EP, 2004) Compilations Scattered! (Shut-Eye Records, 1999) Singles Bucs Song 2003 (Self-released, 2003) Enough Is Enough (Self-released, 2004)