Biography
Welcome to the official web site for Ryan Hollander!
With his heartfelt singing and soul-stirring melodies, Ryan
Hollander is a sensational entertainer and crowd favorite. Based
in both Connecticut and North Carolina, Ryan has performed his original
rock/pop music across the United States and internationally.
Ryan has been studying music classically since the age of four.
Ryan's range is wide, from classical to rock and roll, from reggae to
R&B, from popular standards to his own original songs. His
musical nfluences include Billy Joel, Matchbox Twenty, O.A.R., Jason
Mraz, Coldplay, Bon Jovi, Bob Marley, Meat Loaf, and Third Eye Blind.
Ryan was the star and the executive producer of "Rockin' With Ryan," a
live-to-tape cable TV series, which aired three times a week on
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County's CAT-TV (Channel 6). Each show was
packed with music from beginning to end and included trivia about the
songs and/or specials, such as a guest or a behind the scenes studio
tour.
Ryan's fourth album, "Heart and Soul," released
March 2010, contains ten original songs and is currently sold in
Borders bookstores and Jackson's Music–both in North Carolina, in
Cutler's Record store in Connecticut, and through CDBaby.com.
Ryan's third album, "You're What It Takes,"
released January 2006, was the number 1 best-selling local album in
North Carolina Borders bookstores for twelve weeks after its
release. "You're What It Takes" features five original songs.
Ryan's music has been featured on Piedmont Triad radio including Top 40 station 107.5 KZL, 88.5 WFDD, and 600 WSJS.
Ryan was the star and the executive producer of
"Rockin' With Ryan," a live-to-tape cable TV series, which aired three
times a week on Winston-Salem/Forsyth County's CAT-TV (Channel
6). Each show was packed with music from beginning to end and
included trivia about the songs and/or specials, such as a guest or a
behind the scenes studio tour.
"Rock For A Healthy New Year,"
now in its seventh year, is an annual charity event that Ryan
started. In 2005, Ryan performed the inaugural "Rock For A
Healthy New Year" concert at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center in North Carolina. In 2006, Pepsi sponsored the event at
Winston-Salem, NC's Skate Haven indoor skating rink, where over 200
families rocked to the music while raising funds for The Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society of Western North Carolina. In 2007, the 220
outlets of Hanes Mall, the largest mall between Atlanta and Washington
D.C., sponsored the event, which benefited the American Diabetes
Association. In 2008, with the endorsement of the U.S.O., Ryan
brought the show to the flagship Veterans Administration hospital in
Washington, D.C. to play for injured troops from Iraq and
Afghanistan. In 2009, Ryan brought the show inside the rooms of
immobile patients in Connecticut's Yale-New Haven hospital and
performed personalized songs for patients unable to travel to music
elsewhere. In 2010, "Rock for a Healthy New Year" travelled to
Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC–where Ryan performed for
immobile cancer patients.
As founder of Burning Ice Incorporated, Ryan has recorded and/or produced music for over a half dozen other artists.
Check back soon for more information on Ryan's CDs, "Rock for a Healthy New Year," and more of Ryan's concerts.
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