[Listen to the audio version of the interview above, or watch on YouTube.]
Ryan Mead is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and former marching band member from the Sutherland Shire in Sydney. He released his debut single, ‘Tangled Up in Wranglers’, last year and was playing a lot in his home town.
Then he moved to Boston, where he attends Berklee College of Music, and that has led to him playing festivals in the US, and playing a lot in general. Live music is Mead’s natural habitat, and he is great at it – so happily he is now back in Australia for a few weeks and playing a tonne of shows, several of which are at Jolene’s in Sydney’s CBD, where he was a regular before he went overseas. He’ll also be heading to Queensland for a handful of dates.
It was great to have a chat to Mead about what his first year at Berklee has been like, and about those US festival appearances, as well as his plans for his home shows. He is a highly entertaining live performer and will be performing in various permutations while he’s here: solo, in a duo and with his band (which features his dad on drums). Each show is evidence of Mead’s joy in playing live as well as his determination to put on a great show for the audience – so I’m planning to see him play more than once while he’s back!
To see his full run of dates, go to https://ryanmeadmusic.com/shows
Listen to ‘Tangled Up in Wranglers’ on Apple Music
