About Me
Hi, my name is Ryan Bobbett. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. I began my musical journey at an early age, teaching myself to play guitar and piano. I eventually learned to sing by taking voice lessons, singing in choirs, and participating in musicals. Almost immediately upon learning to make music, I began writing songs as a method of expressing my inner truth.
In high school I took my first theatre class and I was hooked. I fell in love with the stage and ended up performing in everything I could including plays, musicals, choir performances, and eventually even opera.
After graduating from Durango High School, I began my musical career playing in local bands and performing in various theatre groups. I was the lead guitar player for the local hit band Blissen, before starting my own bands Completely Untied and Silent Poetry. I soon moved to Reno where I got my music degree from UNR, and then came back to my hometown to get my master's degree in music and my teaching license from UNLV. I then taught choir in the school district for a few years.
But things were just not quite working out for me. I never felt truly fulfilled sitting on the sidelines of my dream. I had spent all of my time on plan B and none of my time on plan A. It was then that I decided to commit my life to my first calling and deepest passion: songwriting and performing.
So I moved to Northern California.
It was there I committed myself to earning 100 stars. I decided to play 100 open mics and give myself a gold star for each one. These stars go on my guitar as a reminder to myself of the journey before and ahead. I had always wanted to start playing open mics on a regular basis as the obvious starting point on my journey to share my music with the world. But procrastination is an insidious malady whose primary symptom is lack of self-realization.
And now, after a couple hundred shows in Sonoma County, I am returning to good ol' Las Vegas, where it all began. I can't wait to start playing shows all over my hometown where so much of my musical inspiration was grown.
When I'm not busy writing songs and playing music, I love to eat healthy foods, play with my cat, and run very long distances. I believe that my body is my instrument, and the better I take care of it, the better the music will be that comes out of it. Most importantly, I give honor and glory to God for sustaining me and lifting me up through so many years.
After spending 20 years of not sharing my music with the world, I finally decided that now is the time to start doing just that. It is my sincere hope that my music brings you as much joy as it does to me.
