Guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer.    Ryan writes and produces high energy indie rock songs featuring fuzzed out guitar riffs, bangin drums, and catchy vocal hooks.  In addition to his solo material Ryan is working alongside vocalist/instrumentalist Juke Morris in a new indie rock duo, The Howlin Furs. The Furs collaboration started during the 2020 global pandemic as a writing/recording project with influences including Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes, Eagles of Death Metal, The Black Keys, & Royal Blood.

Carin is a songwriter focused primarily on country and pop music, based in California.  She and her co-writers, Chris Rizzo and Fran Litterski, were named the Grand Prize Winners in the 2022 Great American Song Contest for their song 'Listen to Country.'  In October 2022, she won Songtown's Townie Award for Song of the Year with her song 'Only a Backroad Knows,' that she cowrote with Steve Smentek and Derek James, and she was named one of two Co-Writers of the Year.  Previously she has been recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting in the Country Category of the 2021 Great American Song Contest, received Honorable Mention in the 2021 and 2022  NSAI Song Contests, and had songs named as semi-finalists in the 2021 and 2022 International Songwriting Competition.  She also received an Honorable Mention in the Aug/Sept 2022 and again in the March/April 2020 American Songwriter lyric contest. She is an active member of Songtown and NSAI and is always looking to collaborate!

Singer/Songwriter in the Christian and Country market. All songs are registered with ASCAP. 

September 2009 - signed Music Licensing Agreement for "In the Middle of It All" (Written with Brandon Matias) placed in a faith based film called "Secrets In the Snow." The DVD and Soundtrack are available now!!

February 2012 - Signed 5 songs to a Single Song Music Publishing Agreement with Meat Pie Music in Australia. 

September 2012 - Signed "Dark Washes Over Me" (Written with Juliet Lyons and Barry "Big Blue" French) to the Crucial Music library.

December 2014 - Signed "I Look Up" (Written with David Bradley Mau) to the One Stop Songs/Hollywood Trax Music library. 

February 2022 - "Lift My Hands" (Written with Betsy Walter) put On HOLD with Southern Gospel trio Folenius from Kentucky!

April 2022 - "Tell Me How" (Written with Jared Thibeau) being represented by a reputable Nashville music publisher!


Any music inquiries can contact me by my email - darintechdude2@gmail.com or my cell 223-229-2900. Thanks for listening to my music! 

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