About
Ryan Colton is a multi-talented singer/songwriter/musician who has been playing and writing music for over 25 years. Ryan is also a trained recording engineer and has recorded and mixed several projects over the years for a diverse mix of clients through his Distilled Sounds project studio. Ryan has played in a number of original and cover bands over the years and currently plays out in the rock cover band The Upside, as a solo acoustic act with his Not Just 90s Unplugged show, and most recently providing saxophone and additional guitar for Steven Snider & Last Call. Even with all of these projects, Ryan tries to find time when he can to work on his own compositions which range from electronic-based instrumentals, to singer/songwriter ballads, to blues rock, and everything in-between. Check out his Soundcloud playlist on the Music page for examples of his eclectic body of work over the years and go to the Gear page if you would like to see a list of the equipment that he uses for the projects above.
- Lucid - guitar, vocals, bass (1995-1996)
- Roosevelt's Plan - alto and baritone saxophones, backing vocals (1996-1999)
- Switched-On - bass guitar, backing vocals (2004-2009)
- Whiskey Bros. - lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-2011)
- 6 Day Sinners - guitar, vocals (2015)
- The New Outliers - guitar (2015-2016)
- The Here and Now - lead guitar, backing vocals (2016-2020)
- Mosson - lead guitar (2019)
- The Stripped Downs - lead guitar (2020-2021)
- The Upside - co-lead vocals and guitar (2021- )
- Not Just 90s Unplugged (solo/acoustic) - lead vocals and guitar (2023- )
- Steven Snider & Last Call - alto and tenor saxophones, additional guitar (2024-)