Ryan played in the pop-Americana band Sidestar which earned opening spots with Cake, Death Cab for Cutie, and played the Northwest college circuit. Next, he played in the emo alt-rock band Castella which amassed over 10 million streams on Spotify, and earned opening spots with Gin Blossoms, Jude, and Storm Large. In 2014, Ryan released his solo debut, Beast Of Love. That album’s feature track, “Great American Life,” has accumulated 20K streams without any marketing support. Along the way, Ryan has worked with Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, Beck), two-time Grammy nominated producer Rian Lewis (Doja Cat), Rob Stroup (Storm Large), and Rob Daiker (Katy Perry).