It’s Always About The Songs – Part 4 of 4
These days, I’m a lot more open and excited about the thought of my songs changing and evolving. I try to get a song as prepared as I can –…
Read moreFeb 2 2010
It’s Always About The Songs – Part 4 of 4
These days, I’m a lot more open and excited about the thought of my songs changing and evolving. I try to get a song as prepared as I can –…
Read moreJan 30 2010
Adapt Or Die – Part 3 of 4
Since I tend to write a lot of raw material, I know from experience that not all of it will make the cut. A lot of it will get passed over, or…
Read moreJan 20 2010
Songwriting After The Honeymoon – Part 2 of 4
Often, I’m very passionate about a song when I first write it. But within a week or a month, the initial high of passion and creation will wear off, and I…
Read moreJan 19 2010
Our friend and author of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Trish Ryan, ran a blog series called “40 Days of Faith” and used our album, The World Awaits (iTunes, CDBaby), as a bit…
Read moreDec 22 2009
I got this email from one of our friends in Idaho. Her name is Amy Lapp, and fortuitously, it was her camera-phone recording of “Oh Ellen” that originally caught the attention of The Ellen Show. Amy and her friend Kris…
Read moreOct 15 2009
Today, Ryanhood performed at the Vineyard. A concert that showcased Ryanhood’s broad-based appeal to all.
I fell in love with Ryanhood during the 40 Days of Faith season at my church – the Greater Boston Vineyard – and I play…
Read moreOct 8 2009
Kerry Cowen of Tucson, AZ reviewed our “Live On Father’s Day” CD for her music class. She agreed to share her lovely review with all of us as an official “guest blogger”.
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LIVE ON FATHER’S DAY
Tucson’s…
Read moreOct 5 2009
In nearly every major publication I’ve read lately, I’ve stumbled on photos of U2’s current 360 stadium tour.. and every one of them makes my jaw drop. They’re legendary.
If 10% of Tucson attended our concerts, we’d be performing to…
Read moreSep 24 2009
One of Ryan’s and my goals for our blog — and our music at large — is to develop and encourage community; to develop a feeling like, “Yeah! Me too!” To that end, we thought it would be meaningful and…
Read moreAug 10 2009
The world changes.
We were at the House of Blues this week. We had a great show with the full band, Chris Giambelluca on bass and Nadim Shehab on drums. Well, I say “great,” because it was fun…
Read moreJul 31 2009
I’m at the kitchen table, rocking the laptop, calling A-list band managers while my younger brother is busy making calls to get a late-summer job.
He’s looking for work in chemistry, or perhaps as a pharmacy tech. Meanwhile I’m going…
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