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Ryan Ochsner

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RECORDINGS:
"I'm Through" - This is a song I wrote with Jason Wall recently. It's a simple work tape that I sang and played guitar on.
"Because of You" - I did acoustic, electric, and lead on these songs. They are both Angel on the Wall songs.
"Circus" - I played acoustic guitar on this album for Jason Fitz.
ABOUT ME:
Thanks for checking out the site! Here’s a bit of info about who I am and what I do...
It's probably somewhat of a cliche story of following a dream and heading out to Nashville... Ha! Anyways, I am from Greeley, Colorado. I had an interest in music at a pretty young age. My parents got me a keyboard when I was six, I was interested in the sax for a few years too, and then I got into guitar. I had some cool opportunities to start playing music in church. That gave me some good experience playing in front of people, while at the same time I remember spending a lot of time learning the parts to my favorite songs on the radio. A few years into playing guitar, I started taking lessons from a professor at the university in town. I also did a bit of local demo studio work around that same time. It was always a goal of mine to move to Nashville and play guitar for a big recording act.
I graduated from high school, and I left for Nashville to go to college at Belmont University (still taking classes).
I met some really talented people, and I am thankful for the fact that I was able to become good friends with many of them. Being surrounded by such great musicians, I found myself really motivated to keep working hard. It wasn’t too long before I started playing gigs around Nashville. During my first summer in town I played lead guitar and sang backup for Paul Scott. We toured around quite a few states, and we were also a house band at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. I played with Roger Carter (bass), Brian Carter (drums), and Jason Fitz (fiddle) in that band, and we had some wonderful times.
In September of 2005 I was asked to audition to play with the group Lonestar. I went on tour with them for about a year and a half. I'm currently playing guitar and singing harmony for BNA artist Kellie Pickler. We're on Brad Paisley's tour this summer, and it's been a blast so far! Over the past few years I've had the opportunity to play around the country, perform on the Grand Ole Opry, appear on national television and play for the President of the United States. Thus far, it has been the experience of a lifetime. I am very thankful to be able to do it, and I thank God for such an opportunity.
Other artists I've had the opportunity to work with include Kevin Sharp, Robbie Cheuvront, Morgan Pinsonneault, Lindsey Hardy, Jason Fitz, Mack Cadillac, and Benton Blount. If you need any guitar work, shoot me a note!
TV PERFORMACES:
Ellen - March 2008
Grand Ole Opry - March 2008
USO Diary w/ Kellie Pickler on GAC - February 2008! Jimmy Kimmel LIVE - January 2008
Ellen - January 2008
Today Show on NBC - December 2007
CMA Awards - November 2007
CMT Studio 330 w/Brent Keith - August 2007
CMA Fan Fair 2007 - July 2007
Regis & Kelly - July 2007
Good Morning America - July 2007
The Early Show on CBS - May 2007
ICM Awards - November 2006
The View on ABC - October 2006
Grand Ole Opry - August 2006
2006 American Celebration at Ford's Theater (4th of July) - for President George W. Bush
Grand Ole Opry - March 2006
EXTRAS:
Appearance in Kevin Sharp's music video for "You Are The Reason Why"
'Looking For A Road' 330 Sessions

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Member Since: 7/17/2006
Band Website: ryanochsner.com
Influences: There are many people throughout life that have influenced my tastes and musical likes. Some of my influences include: Emerson Drive, Jerry McPherson, Dann Huff, Michael Britt, Jeff King, Gary Burnette, Tom Bukovac, Derek George, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Chris Thile, Bruce Bouton, Keith Horn, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Pete Anderson, Kent Wells, Brent Mason, James "Rooster" Olson, Bryan Sutton, Clint Black, Hayden Nicholas, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Bryan White, The Elms...
Sounds Like: Regis & Kelly Performance

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Add to My Profile | More VideosI just added this video. It's the music video "You Are The Reason Why" by Kevin Sharp. Keech Rainwater directed it last year, and he asked me to play guitar in it. I used my Breedlove C20. It was a great time!
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Gear List

So I figured I would move my gear list from my main page to a blog... for those of you who care to check it out:GEAR:I'm currently going through a few changes in gear. Here's what I currently have......
Posted by Ryan Ochsner on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

Update

To all the wonderful friends of mine that have left messages or comments lately... terribly sorry if I overlook or delay responding all the time. I really appreciate you guys... especially the ones ...
Posted by Ryan Ochsner on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:13:00 PST