I’m writing this from 104 degree Oklahoma where I am still on tour with David Cook. It has been so great meeting so many new people every night. Everyone here makes me believe I am living out my purpose and I am eternally grateful. Thank you.
I hope you all check out the Last Train Home EP available now on iTunes NOW!
Here are some touring updates for what is to come:
July
27
Tucson, AZ
Club Congress (w/ Angel Taylor)
29
Los Angeles, CA
Hotel Café (w/ Angel Taylor)
30
San Diego, CA
5th Ave Side Stage - House of Blues (w/ Angel Taylor)
August
6
Minneapolis, MN
First Avenue (w/ Collective Soul)
7
Milwaukee, WI
The Eagles Club (w/ Collective Soul)
8
Cincinnati, OH
Bogarts (w/ Collective Soul)
10
St. Louis, MO
The Pageant (w/ Collective Soul)
11
Mt. Clemens, MI
Emerald Theatre (w/ Collective Soul)
14
Hampton Beach, NH
Hampton Beach Casino (w/ Collective Soul)
17
Danbury, CT
IvesConcertPark (w/ Collective Soul)
19
Baltimore, MD
Rams Head Live! (w/ Collective Soul)
September
1
Houston, TX
House of Blues Houston (w/ Collective Soul)
2
Dallas, TX
House of Blues Dallas (w/ Collective Soul)
10
Anaheim, CA
House of Blues (w/ Collective Soul)
Can’t wait to see you on the road soon. Thanks for everything and keep spreading the love and the music.
When people ask me what music means to me, sometimes I have no words. Usually when they ask me I am not feeling that mood you do when you hear such amazing things. This link from a public school teacher here in NYC is pretty much how I feel about music. Watch this incredible, stunning video. It is one of my favorite songs of all time done by school children wearing every ounce of passion on their sleeves.
Happy EP Day!!! I hope all of you go download the Last Train Home EP now!!!!! I am so excited to finally get some of these new songs out to you. They are all about hope and living in the moment. A breath of positivity in a time when we all need it most. The true message of the full album 11:59 is coming soon. Thanks for waiting patiently. Enjoy the bonus videos too!!
I am so appreciative that so many of you ask me how you can help get the word out. It makes me feel so strong to know you are on my side as we roll this all out in a big way. You can help by sending this widget to everyone you can think of and by putting it on your MySpace, Facebook blog, website, etc. Whatever you’ve got!
Make sure you’re also following me on Twitter for updates. Like how yesterday I schooled a bunch of 13 year olds on the b ball court outside my apt.
That’s all for now. I hit the road again with David Cook at the end of this week and there’s more exciting summer news to follow shortly. Keep requesting Last Train Home at all of your radio stations!! For a list of the stations, click here.
I’m writing to you from home in NYC, while the David Cook tour is on a two week vacation. We have been out since Valentine’s Day and it has been romantic as you can see here, where David rocked out “Last Train Home” with me the other night, I have been visiting radio stations, introducing myself and playing some songs for them. I don’t get too much sleep these days but I am loving every second of getting the music out to the world, one day at a time.
Here we go!!!
In other exciting news, I know so many of you have been awaiting 11:59 for a very long time now. I am happy to announce that I am releasing 4 songs from the upcoming release in the form of the “Last Train Home EP.” It will be available on June 16th at iTunes and your other favorite online retailers. When the album officially comes out, you will be able to complete the album at a reduced price. I am so excited to have you finally able to have some of the songs that have been popping up out there, so here is a sneak peek at 11:59. Enjoy it and please let me know what you think.
Check out one of the songs, “Right Now,” featured again on another cool commercial for a show called “The Philanthropist” on NBC starring Neve Campbell.
Also London Fog is running a Last Train Home Sweepstakes with the chance to win a trip to one of my upcoming shows. Check it out here.
Lastly, check out Rocketvid!, a show my childhood friend Randy (”Right Now” video director) and I created and are having a lot of fun with.
As always keep in touch at rstar.net, Myspace and for quickies Twitter! Hope everyone is enjoying it starting to heat up in the world and in our hearts. Ready for a big summer and can’t wait to see you all!
All my love and thank you as always for being here for me and for allowing me to do what I do.
The Ryan Star “Last Train Home Sweepstakes” is now live on londonfog.com and it will run through July 15th. The grand prize winner will receive two roundtrip Amtrack tickets and a chance to see Ryan Star live in concert!
For all of my investor fans, two of my former business partners from Stone Crow Records (the guys who helped put out Songs From the Eye of an Elephant) are now running a cool newsletter, wallstcheatsheet.com. They are trying to spread the word and are giving my fans an exclusive 50% off deal for subscribing. I know people are getting crushed out there, but these guys always seem to be ahead, so here you go.
Check it out here. Go to the lower right corner of the homepage and click on “local” on the sidebar. The username is Federation and the password is Spring.
Been having an amazing time on the road with David Cook. I can’t believe we have been out here since Valentine’s Day (how romantic, I know). Still going strong and even better now that it’s warming up. I hope you can all check out a show on this tour at one point.
My long time friend Jared at Jingle Punks hooked up an awesome placement for my song “Right Now.” You will hear it ringing in summer programming on the History Channel. It’s an awesome commercial that they just started playing, so check it out and learn something while you are at it!! The shows that the song is helping to promote look awesome. If my hotel TVs didn’t buzz so loud, I would be watching non-stop.
In other rstar TV news, our favorite TV show of all time, “Lie To Me,” has been picked up by FOX for another season. Hopefully it’s on the way to being the longest running show since The Simpsons so many generations can enjoy my track “Brand New Day” in the opening credits. It truly is an awesome show, so start spreading the word!
For everyone who has been waiting patiently (Mom and Dad) for new music, there will be some big news coming in the next few days, so stay in touch.Lastly, check out the new store with some of the t-shirts we have been selling at the shows.
See you around, don’t forget to Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace me. I am having fun talking to everyone from the road. .Also sign up for my alerts by texting RYAN to 50505 soon cause I’ll probably do a live chat from the van on our way down to Texas. 22 hours straight! It will be deliriously fun.