Help Me Get These Songs Out Into the World

Hi friends —

Pretty much why I’m here is this:

I’ve been self-funding every bit of my artist career. Touring full-time. Teaching while I’m home in LA. And through it all, I’ve kept showing up — despite so many uphill battles thrown in my path.

I’ve always believed the person that wins is the person that stays in.

And I stay in. No matter what.

I believe in my art. I believe in the power of music. And I believe both combine to heal — because they continue to heal mine.

I love this. And I’ve sacrificed my money, my time, and even relationships to follow what I feel is a higher-powered calling: to create, to reflect, to challenge, and to spur thought in an ever-shorter-attention-spanned society. To breathe life, love, and hope into the world through song.

Right now, I’ve got about 10 incredible songs sitting and waiting to be finished — songs that are about at the 20-yard line, so to speak. Songs I would bet my life on. I’ve worked tirelessly to get them here, but I’ve run out of extra money to finish them.

I’ve been looking for private funding. I’ve tried everything. No luck yet — and no label to bankroll the vision. So I thought: maybe it’s time to go public. To ask for help.

I follow my spirit. I always have. And right now, it’s telling me to open the door. So here I am.

If you feel moved to help — thank you. If not — I still love you.

—Ryan