Ryan J. Wagner performs under his initialed name "RJW" and sprouted from Monument, Colorado. He has been writing songs and playing guitar since he was nine years old. Through the joy and therapy he found through music growing up, he managed to be in several rock bands over the years. When he's not performing in a band he enjoys taking his songwriting tactics into his own realm and producing his own tracks. Starting in his early college years he dabbled with digital audio workstations in order to get the ideas in his head into a consumable format. His tracks have been described as catchy, funky, indie rock and continues to progress with ear-fondling melodies. The tracks range with a variety of guitars, keys, synths, bass, and drum tones that mesh with his vocal riffs and diverse lyrics.