Bio
You know an artist the moment you hear the music…
Bluesy, Rootsy, Heartbreaking, Hopeful and Gritty, Bart Ryan fills the bill. Tugging at your heart, mind and body. Bart combines Blues, Soul and Rock into a solid musical foundation with a pop sensibility that perfectly supports his smart, intimate lyrics. Bart’s combustible, soulful style is known in the little coffee houses and big stages from New York to Los Angeles; Detroit to Atlanta; Japan to Europe.
* * * “Amazing.” Bob Leggett- Music Connection
With over a decade of road dust in his being, Bart Ryan the musician has evolved a guitar style that is a unique hybrid of sounds all his own. You can hear him call on everything from Muddy Waters to Stevie Wonder to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Radiohead. Bart has an inspired delivery that guarantees live performances both heart pounding and personal, something fans have come to expect.
* * * “This guy is Stevie Ray Vaughn meets Soundgarden…” Brant Biles, Music Producer / Engineer – Bonnie Raitt, Lord of the Rings
A native of Los Angeles, Bart has burned up every stage, every house and every city that has let him pass. His prowess on electric, acoustic and lap steel guitars has long made him one of L.A’s most sought after players for studio and tour work.
* * * “Bart Ryan is one of L.A.’s most gifted and powerful six string gunslingers”. CD Baby
Bart Ryan started playing music as a young boy and never looked back. He majored in music at Valley College, studied privately with masters like Ted Greene and Keith Wyatt and is a graduate of the Guitar institute in Los Angeles. He moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta, GA where he played and Toured constantly for 6 years. He moved back to Los Angeles in 2000 where he continues to play, write, sing and record. He has performed live all over the United States, in Europe and in Japan. He has produced award winning records for other artists and recently finished his fifth and most critically acclaimed project “Temptation”.