Ryan Dart

Ryan has 20 years experience in the music business and will bring professionalism and a smile to you event. He has toured internationally in many functions for other bands (sound engineer, guitar tech, tour management, etc) and has a large pool of talent to pull from depending on your events needs.

Ryan continues to write and is currently working on a new album of original songs due out in 2025.

2021 Press Release
RYAN DART’S SEAMLESS NEW "EDGE OF THE WILD"
RELEASING ON APRIL 22 WITH MUCH ANTICIPATION
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CO based singer songwriter follows sharp "Grow Toward the Light"
with new highly personal collection delivering a dozen vivid vignettes

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Ryan Dart backs heart (“Ready for the Road”) and home (“Sweep the
Floor”) with perpetual motion (the gorgeous Bob Dylan cover “Shooting Star”).
Evidence: Edge of the Wild
. The rapidly rising Colorado based singer songwriter’s new collection due April 22 expertly frames a world
traveled grandson of the Dust Bowl harvesting songs and extracting musical medicine from heartbreak, inspiration, and farm work in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Deeply personal narratives effortlessly back the claim (particularly peaks “Us or the Dust,” “Waves” and the barn burner “Love’s Gone Outta Style”).
These new songs drift between modern rhythms, red dirt simplicity, and the ancient
wisdom of an old growth forest to rewild our relationship with the natural world in the age of technology. “I’m using my songwriting to reconnect with nature and a simpler time,” Dart explains. “I believe music is a vehicle for healing and dealing with the struggles and modern addictions we can all relate to in a world that can easily distract us from our highest purpose.” Spin the closing “What’s Your Time Worth” for proof. “In a world where it’s increasingly difficult to find something real to connect with, Ryan Dart and his music do just that,” says Daniel Sproul (Rose Hill Drive, Ryan Bingham, Hard Working Americans). “Theres no mistaking the soul and authenticity that he brings with his lyrics and tunes. Edge of the Wild gives you all of that and more.” Artist manager Brian Schwartz doubles down: “You’ve heard of Farm to Table? Ryan Dart’s music is Farm to Airwaves. Ryan’s latest offering is his most personal and evolved effort to date. Edge of the Wild is also the most played album in my household right now. I hope everyone enjoys this album as much as I do.” Brief history: As a grandson of the dust bowl and a steward of the land, Dart’s unique blend of modern knowledge and continual search for forgotten truths has led to this most recent collection Edge of the Wild. Dart sings scenes from underneath a Roman Colosseum to frame standout lines like, “Trying to tell myself the truth / Looking for
to frame standout lines like, “Trying to tell myself the truth / Looking for the same in you” or longing for a return to the road with the album’s opening track “Ready for the Road”.
Dart showcases his significant lyrical evolution since his first release a decade ago with pandemic and quarantine inspired tracks like “Loves Gone Outta Style” and “Right or Wrong.”

Drifter’s Heart producer and guitar master Daniel Sproul (Rose Hill Drive, Ryan Bingham, Hard Working Americans) is back on this album as a player along with Nate Barnes (Rose Hill Drive, Rodney Crowell, and Ryan Bingham) on drums.
As a regenerative farmer, father and painter, Ryan explores his usual lyrical themes of love, loss, wonder, and the road but through a new lens with which to see the world. As he sings in “Sweep The Floor,” “She’s gone and let for Colorado / All I can do is sweep the floor / Run it back and forth and wonder / How many surprises are still in store?” In the track inspired by the divided view of the pandemic and politics he sings, “ Time
will tell us all what was Right or Wrong.” Additionally, look toward the arena ready track “The Waves” for a story of triumph and realization inspired by the ocean: “Don’t remember my dreams anymore / Live ‘em out here on the Waves.” The most uptempo song on this new offering is “Trouble on Fire,” a song that Fats Domino
could have written: “Drinking in the summer,” the song goes, “all we got us time / Oh man it’s great to be alive!” There’s also tracks dealing with more current topics: “Wildfire “ and “Us or the Dust” dive into the changing climate, fires, floods, and droughts of his home state of Colorado and the west in general featuring a relatable
refrain fans worldwide can make their own.

Edge of the Wild credits:
Ryan Dart, vocals, guitar
Daniel Sproul, electric guitar
Nate Barnes, drums
Cary Morin, guitar/vocals
Greg Schochet, acoustic guitar and mandolin
McKay Belk, pedal steel
Ryan Young, bass, piano, guitar, producer
Peyton Langford, bass

Years of touring experience as a Sound engineer (FOH and Monitors), Guitar tech, and Tour Manager make the technical side something you won't need to worry about. Just communicate what you need and it will be handled.