Boston-raised, Los Angeles-based country music artist and storyteller. Ryan's path to the stage ran through college athletics, eight years of U.S. Army service — including a post-9/11 deployment — and a career as a writer and director, with credits including Hollywood Grit and the DoD/VA initiative Face Your Dragon (35M+ views). He picked up the guitar in earnest during COVID and discovered, late, that the same instinct that built his films built his songs. Today he fronts Rustriders, bringing veteran grit, cinematic storytelling, and raw authenticity to modern country music.

Connecticut-bred singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist whose résumé runs the length of the Sunset Strip: House of Blues, The Roxy, The Viper Room, The Troubadour, the Whisky a Go Go. Jon has worked as a session player, touring sideman, frontman for the bands Dear Emmy and Tenn West, and composer for film, television, and commercials — including songs for the 2025 feature Hollywood Grit. A devoted husband and father, Jon has spent his life inside the music. Rustriders is where all of it finally clicks — veteran Sunset Strip guitarist bringing rock and roll grit to modern country.