Drawing from a wealth of influences, Tim Ryan's songcraft is a beautiful amalgam of past and present. A fixture on the New York bar scene for the past several years, Ryan has brought his stately originals, and colorful covers to the ears of thousands of listeners. Lyrically, his songs are put together with the same earnest soul-searching as Ray Davies of The Kinks, or John Lennon but with a more modern twist that blends Billy Joel's storytelling caberet with Kurt Cobain's bombastic emotion. Recently inking a deal with Lunch Box Records, Ryan is ready to begin his professional recording career. His debut album is slated for a Winter 2008 release and promises to be an exquisite marriage of melody and lyricism that can only come from the heart of a master songwriter.