Ryan’s personal story is like no other artist in country music today. Ryan joined the Army right after high school, & after working as a Military Intelligence Analyst, he followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers, Steve and Aaron, by attending Warrant Officer Candidate School & flight school. He graduated top of his class in flight school, becoming a Black Hawk Aviator. In 2003, he deployed to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Shortly afterward, one of his brothers, Aaron, was deployed just west of him in Fallujah. Aaron was KIA on January 8th, 2004, which started Ryan's country music career. In 2017, with two self-funded & co-written songs & music videos already on international television, Ryan debuted at the Professional Bull Riders World Finals in the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena, the biggest global stage in professional bull riding - a booming sport now seen in more than 400 million homes worldwide. Ryan performed in the primetime performance slot, previously held by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler in 2016. The PBR also officially launched Ryan as a PBR artist, debuting his new EP, entitled "Celebrate America." In 2018, he performed at every major arena across the nation from Madison Square Garden to AT&T Stadium & Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.