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Ryan Horne
Marietta, GA



“When you get up on a stage or even track a new song, you have to be able to deliver the goods, you have to be able to hit the right notes, strum the right chords, sing each song passionately in order to draw each listener to you as you pull them in.” As for recording artist Ryan Horne, he is one musician that can do just that. “I believe that in order to be a great artist, you have to write songs that relate personally and you have to put the ‘feeling’ or ‘emotion’ into them. So many artists and labels lack the passion, they lack the emotion that makes music what it is,” states Ryan. He has achieved great success and much of it is his dedication and hard work along with extensive touring across the United States and into different parts of the world. With four albums under his belt at a very young age and a fourth album releasing in January of 2007 produced by Grammy Award winning producer Mitch Dane, thousands of records sold as an independent artist, and crafting his work differently with every album, Ryan has proved to be a big force in this massive music industry.

Starting his music career back in late 2001 with his first independent release, “Second Door on the Right,” produced by Dave Moody in Charlotte, NC, Ryan stepped out and began his journey into the unknown without realizing his music would soon have a huge following. In 2003, Ryan released his second independent album, “Sittin’ With the Maker,” which consisted of 12 stripped down, acoustic songs that Ryan had written during his time in Tennessee. His third release, “Lost Highway,” is full of a diverse group of upbeat tunes to relaxed melodies with passionate vocals and lyrics. All of his music is full of insight into life and the questions that so many of us ask, whether it be love, loss, politics, religion, there always seems to be a consistent theme behind every track. Whether it is a story from his long travels on the road or the hard times that we all endure throughout life, a song will usually form.

With his fourth independent album, “Love & War,” released in January of 2007, Ryan embarks on a journey that takes us all searching for answers. Working with Grammy Award winning producer and friend Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman) in Nashville, TN and having some of the finest musicians in Nashville join him in the studio has definitely made this Ryan’s best work to date. Recorded entirely at Sputnik Studios in Nashville, TN, Ryan was joined by the likes of Andrew Osenga (Caedmon’s Call), Andy Hubbard (Little Big Town), Andrea Zonn (James Taylor), Matt Slocum (Sixpence None the Richer), Kenny Hutson (Vigilantes of Love), Ben Shive, and Aaron Sands, all who played a key role in the making of this album. With influences that range from Rufus Wainwright to Martin Sexton, Ryan’s new album turns out to be an amazing craft of art that blends a folky americana sound and wraps it up into one beautiful story.

Discography:
2001-Ryan Horne “Second Door on the Right”
2003-Ryan Horne “Sittin’ With the Maker”
2005-Ryan Horne “Lost Highway”
2007-Ryan Horne “Love & War”

Websites:
www.ryanhorne.com
www.myspace.com/ryanhorne
www.cdbaby.com/ryanhorne
www.awarestore.com
www.itunes.com

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'War For Me' live in Atlanta GA with Jon Black

Small clip of "Grover Mill" live in Atlanta GA

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In The Studio - see all 7

• Kenny Hutson - Steel guitar, mandolin

• Andy Hubbard - Drums

• Matt Slocum - Cello

• Ben Shive - Piano, rhodes, organ, accordion

• Andrea Zonn - Violin

• Aaron Sands - Bass

• Andrew Osenga - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, baritone guitars

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  Love & War

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  Lost Highway

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  Sittin With the Maker

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  Second Door on the Right