BIO/GEAR
RYAN McGARVEY
PROUDLY ENDORSES:
Albuquerque, New Mexico native Ryan McGarvey has in a relatively short amount of time not only gained a national, and international fan base, but admiration from his personal idols as well. In the past few years of Ryan's career he has had the honor, and the pleasure of sharing the bill with such top name act's as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, and many-many more. His 4 studio albums, 1 Live album, and 1 limited edition single release have not only reached unexpected numbers in sales, as well as accolades from around the world. With rave reviews complimenting everything from his fiery guitar chops, which range from everything from delta slide to heavy rock, to his unique vocals, and mature songwriting skills, Ryan McGarvey's live shows will leave you breathless and wanting more. Absorbing influences from everything from early delta blues, classic hard rock, to more contemporary blues/rock artist's of today & more. Ryan was featured by the editors of Guitar Player Magazine twice during the Summer of 2008 in their publication. As well as being named “Best New Talent” in Guitar Player Magazine’s annual “Readers Choice Awards” in 2013. Ryan has also been featured in magazines such as Guitar World, Music Connection, Premier Guitar Magazine, Gitarist, Music & Musicians Magazine, Bluesmagazine, Rock Tines, Blues Review, and more. In 2010 Ryan and his band were chosen out of some 4,000+ bands (worldwide) to perform a set at Eric Clapton's “Crossroads Guitar Festival” in Chicago.. After many other countless accolades (including reaching Hall Of Fame status in the “European Blues Awards”) Ryan was asked by Clapton & Co. to return for a performance at the 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas (granted they pulled it off while mid tour across Europe). With a solid rhythm section backing him, Ryan McGarvey and his band are always embarking on exciting, bigger and better things. In addition Ryan is constantly evolving and spreading their loyal worldwide fan base... Don't miss your chance to catch them in a town near you!
Current Life:
After the worldwide setbacks of quarantine and lockdown… There were some unfortunate and unexpected life events that hit Ryan personally. It’s been a long road for him overcoming the hurdles that all of this put into place. However, Ryan’s focus and unmatched spirit continues to prevail. While composing, planning and in general working on new material with plans for the future, Ryan has found comfort in producing other like artists in the meantime. His first outside project which released 2 of the songs produced by McGarvey have already been nominated/won prestigious awards. The future is forever uncertain for all, but for McGarvey the future is forever bright and endless..