RYAN CARTY

Ryan Carty is one of UK’s rising young gospel stars. His voice belies his 21 years, and his musical gifts in the fields of songwriting, singing and musicianship have marked him out as an artist to watch.
The ‘X factor’ which makes Ryan stand out from all the other up and coming gospel artists is his unique, soulful vocals. His voice lends itself to many cutting edge urban sounds like neo-soul, soul and r’n’b, as well as the church influenced music styles of Praise and Worship and of course gospel.
It’s due to this musical versatility that Ryan has garnered respect from fellow artists as well as a growing fan base.
It’s hardly surprising Ryan has become an artist to watch. His musical influences are drawn from a wide range of sources, including gospel greats Fred Hammond, Kim Burrell and Daryl Coley as well as neo-soul star Musiq Soulchild, and his talent was honed in the church.
He grew up in the Greater Faith Ministries (GFM) in South London where he became a Christian at the age of 10. He is still a member of GFM and now serves in the roles of praise and worship leader, director of the youth choir and resident church keyboardist.
Not content on relying on his natural ability alone, Ryan has enhanced his talents further by studying Vocal Styling at the Academy of Contemporary Music, and enlisting accomplished UK gospel artists, such as Noel Robinson and Clinton Jordan as mentors.
Ryan’s investment in his musical gifting has paid off. In 2002, at the age of 15, he won the Talk Gospel Award for best male vocalist and has been in demand ever since to sing at key events across the country.
He has performed at numerous prestigious venues across the UK, including The Hilton, Fairfield Halls, Hackney Empire, Tiger Tiger and the Hardrock Café and been featured on the albums of leading artists such as Green Jade, Jahaziel, Clinton Jordan, Dwayne Tryumf and G-Force. He’s also appeared on Christian TV, where he was featured on the popular UK Gospel Live show broadcast on Revelation TV where he performed his debut single, ‘Everything I Needed’.
His young age means that not only does Ryan connect well with young people, he also has a strong passion to reach them. Like many people who have grown up in an urban environment, Ryan has been deeply touched by the spate of knife and gun killings during the past 12 months, which have claimed the lives of a rising number of young people. With this fact in mind, Ryan is keen for his music to be seen as edgy enough to capture the attention of teenagers, whatever their religious persuasion, and inspirational enough to touch their hearts with the gospel message of hope and encourage them to make the most of their God given potential.
Ryan is now busy in the studio working on his debut album, which is scheduled for release in the autumn. It will feature production by Gavin Holigan from Groove Lab, Clinton Jordan, Groove Unit and Wez ’er’ Nate.
It will be a cutting edge album, drawing on Ryan’s wide ranging musical influences, and giving him full rein to utilise his God given voice.
The album will prove, beyond doubt, that Ryan Carty is not only an artist to watch, he is an artist that will be around for the long haul.
To find out more about Ryan Carty’s ministry, or to book him to take part in your event, you can:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07852 123 858
Visit: www.ryancarty.com