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ORIAN is the moniker for Irish born and Berlin based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and artist Joey Ryan. With influences varying from Bon Iver to The National; Hozier to Future Islands; ORIAN is guitar melody based, atmospheric pop; wrapped in a good dose of Depeche Mode with strong, catchy vocal toplines. A new journey for the songwriter who started out on the Irish music scene in 2011 on the folk and acoustic scene.

After releasing his debut Morning Will Come Soon in 2012 to great acclaim, Ryan followed up with 2014’s Redefine EP which included lead single Stay Strong, which was released to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Ireland and topped the Irish iTunes charts on the first day of its release. An extensive tour of Ireland in support of this single followed which included a support slots with internationally acclaimed band Bastille, Duke Special, John Spillane, Mick Flannery and Jack Lukeman.
In 2016 Ryan released his second LP Fall Through The Night to great reviews, with lead single Tenderly picking up radio support nationwide in Ireland on such stations as RTE Radio 1, Today FM, Beat 102/103, Red FM and Radio Nova.
A full headline tour of Ireland followed, along with shows in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands. The album release culminated with a 25 date headline tour in Germany including support slots with Nic Cester (JET), Mick Flannery and David Ryan Harris (John Mayer/Dave Matthews Band) in support of second single Violet which received rave reviews in the online blog community.

Having relocated to Berlin, Germany in 2016, Ryan is currently working on multiple projects as a songwriter and contributor, including two full albums for Warner Music Germany, and working as co writer for various artists based in Germany, as well as writing and recording his own music for his debut album with his new project ORIAN.