About: Scott Ryan
Born and bred in the northwest, Scott Ryan spent his early
years in eastern Washington before moving to Salem, Oregon in 1996. Raised in a
musical family, Scott Ryan learned to sing by performing with his father,
something of a musical celebrity in the northwest, and made music with his
siblings from an early age. After teaching himself to play guitar and knocking
around the Salem music scene for a few years, he moved to southern California
to attend college and began to define himself as a solo artist with a powerful
voice and a story to tell. Once rooted in Los Angeles, Scott was approached to
score the acclaimed short film, “Punky” and soon after, he recorded and
independently circulated his first single, “Buried.” The full-length, indie
debut, “The Coldest Room in the House,” was released in April of 2008, followed
by the ‘Tree Man EP’ in 2009. Over the last several years, Scott Ryan has
journeyed into new territories, sharing the stage with acts like Langhorne
Slim, Josh Ritter and the Helio Sequence while exploring new musical ideas and
directions. These experiences have shaped the upcoming LP, ‘Mercy Killings,’ a
layered, slowly mutating collection of songs full of both unabashedly wild left
turns and quiet, unexpected beauty. Expanding on the themes found on the ‘Tree
Man EP,’ the songs of ‘Mercy Killings’ deal with the differences between
idealism and the life we are given, while attempting to find solace and humor
in the midst of our questioning. Scott Ryan’s lyrical style is sophisticated,
sometimes arcane and often ironic, and his eclectic influences range from
Johnny Cash to the Talking Heads. With ‘Mercy Killings,’ his songs continue to
embody the evolution of inspiration through the universal language of music.
~Bio by Shannon Taylor & Jordan Elliot
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