Bart Ryan is a Nashville-Based award-winning producer, performer, songwriter and musician

While his skills on guitar and lap steel have made him an in-demand session and tour player, as an original artist he is emerging as a unique voice on the American Blues, Soul and Roots scene.

Bart was born and raised in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Hollywood Hills. As a boy, he was mesmerized by the guitar sounds of powerhouse bluesmen like Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Before he was old enough to buy a drink he was up all night playing gigs and trading riffs with blues legends like Coco Montoya. In his early twenties Bart hit the road, and landed in Atlanta where he cut his first solo records and toured extensively through the Southeast. After six years in Georgia, opportunities in L.A. brought him home. Soon he was showcasing at Hollywood landmarks like the Roxy, The Viper Room, The El Rey Theatre and House of Blues. He had residencies at the Mint and the Kat Klub and traveled all over playing gigs in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

While in L.A., Bart wrote, produced and recorded numerous projects for himself and others including music for the Academy Award-winning George Clooney movie, The Descendants, and Adam Sandler’s Little Nicky. Records he produced and co-wrote won Los Angeles Music Awards, Indie Music Awards and South Bay Music Awards.

Bart then moved to Nashville, TN, where he built a recording studio from the ground up. While producing and recording some of Nashvilles best artists, Bart continued to write and record his own albums and received widespread critical acclaim in the U.S and Europe.

Bart now tours Europe regularly and plays everything from Tiny clubs to major festivals like The Maastricht Blues festival in the Netherlands. Bringing his deep passion for American Blues and Soul music to European audiences is a keeping Bart very busy, but he loves his work.