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Artist:
Ryan Hoyle, Drums
From the age of eight Ryan Hoyle knew
he wanted to be a professional drummer. “I was snooping
around in my dad’s closet and found a pair of drumsticks
and a practice pad. From that point on I was hooked.”
At thirteen, Hoyle and his family moved from Anaheim to
Seattle where he landed his first gig with a Christian
recording artist. After graduating from high school, Hoyle
enrolled in the prestigious Percussion Performance program
at the University of North Texas. In 1998, Hoyle left
U.N.T. and landed a gig with one of the most prominent
show bands in Texas, Le Freak.
“Le Freak was truly the most amazing professional
experience I could have had at that stage of my career,”
he said. From 1998 to 2001, Hoyle played worldwide with
Le Freak for audiences as large as 25,000. His performances
earned him recognition from Modern Drummer and Drum! Magazines,
making his presence felt in the drumming community.
After five years in Dallas, Hoyle moved to Nashville with
the intent to focus his energy entirely on a career in
the studio.
“When I moved to Nashville I really felt like I
was starting from scratch again in many ways. I knew very
few people in town but I had this vision for myself and
I just went about learning as much as I could about how
to make a song really come to life”, he said. While
in Nashville, Hoyle recorded with artists such as Bela
Fleck, The Warren Brothers, and Sherrie Austin, as well
as toured with many country artists including Jamie O’Neal,
Tammy Cochran, and Lila McCann. His high profile career
in Nashville paid off, and in 2003 Hoyle met Ed Roland,
Collective Soul frontman, through a mutual friend.
In October 2003, Hoyle began working with multi-platinum
selling rock artists Collective Soul, recording eight
of the eleven drum/percussion tracks on their 2004 release,
“Youth”. Hoyle has since toured exclusively
with the band, performing in hundreds of sold out shows
around the globe. Highlights have included an appearance
on the WB’s hit show “Charmed”, featured
songs on both “Cursed” and “Bee Season”
movie soundtracks, as well as multiple performances on
the “Late Late Show” and “The Tonight
Show”. As the newest member of Collective Soul,
Hoyle quickly gained favor among the fans and is featured
in “Home”; a greatest hits DVD of the band
performing alongside the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
and in their newest release “Afterwords”.
Following two-years of touring in support of “Youth”,
the band decided to take a well needed break. During this
time, Hoyle seized the opportunity to join Free, Bad Company,
and Queen vocalist Paul Rodgers on his sold-out UK tour.
This experience yielded a full-length live concert CD
and DVD entitled “Live in Glasgow” that was
released in May 2007.
When not on tour, Hoyle plans to continue his relentless
session schedule as he recently opened his personal recording
studio at his home in Los Angeles. “My ultimate
goal is simple,” says Hoyle, “For every day
that I’m alive on this planet I want to continue
to learn so that everyday I can truly make music to my
full potential.”
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