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After several years of improving his craft and singing solo on the Texas music scene, Ryan Turner is establishing quite a following. Ryan is a versatile and soulful Austin-based singer/songwriter who holds a compellingly different perspective on contemporary country music. After dedicating an entire year to working on his debut album, "Rollin' Up My Sleeves", Ryan has taken some major strides in his flourishing career, as of late. Backed by a solid group of young and talented players, the Ryan Turner Band has quickly put themselves on pace to play at least 150 shows a year. The group's quick success can be attributed to a number of factors including Ryan's charismatic stage presence, a red-hot live show, and a debut album that shines from front to back. Featured as a co-producer on the album, Ryan worked alongside the multi-talented producer/engineer/drummer, Ken Tondre, of the Compound Recording Studio in Austin, TX. Also taking part in the album were some of the finest players around the state including the renowned Lloyd Maines, members of Bruce Robison's and Pat Green's bands, as well as other outstanding musicians from the Austin music scene. Almost immediately, the album's release was met with an enthusiastic "buzz", which was followed up with one exciting opportunity after another. At this early stage in his career, Ryan has already seen his fair share of accomplishments. In the summer of 2003, Ryan won a statewide amateur songwriting and performance competition at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. In March of the following year, his former band, LiveWireDown, was invited to showcase its talents at the esteemed South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW) in Austin. That performance helped to broaden Ryan's following from Texas all the way to Europe, producing e-mails and phone calls demanding more music. With this in mind, soon after the SXSW performance, the idea to create a full-length album became the number one priority.