ABOUT RYAN
Ryan is a Canadian freelance guitarist who has performed and recorded professionally for 29 years. He holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies Performance from the University of North Texas. In 2010, Ryan recorded "LAB 09" with the One O'clock Lab Band for which the group received 2 Grammy Nominations. With the One O'clock, he shared the stage with jazz legends Dave Brubeck, James Carter and Eddie Gomez.
In the country/rock music world, he has performed and/or recorded with Gord Bamford, Dallas Smith, Brett Kissel, Dean Brody, Chad Brownlee, Jason McCoy, Jojo Mason, Meghan Patrick Tyler Connolly (Theory Of A Deadman), Simon Cowell’s Il Divo and many more.
He has been nominated 11 times for CCMA “Guitarist of the Year” and has won the award twice. In addition, he could be heard on 2 Juno nominated country records in 2014. Gord Bamford’s “Country Junkie” and Brett Kissel’s “Started With A Song” were both nominated for “Country Album Of The Year”.
