Biography

Since 2004, pop/rock singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert has been wowing audiences all over Northeastern Ohio. Playing over 400 shows, Humbert has opened for Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Chris Isaak, Third Eye Blind, Pete Yorn, The Gin Blossoms, Foreigner, Josh Ritter, Dave Mason, Allen Toussaint, Alana Davis, Raul Malo, The Zac Brown Band, The Subdudes, Maia Sharp, Tim Easton, The Damnwells, Glass Harp / Phil Keaggy, John Eddie and more.

Humbert is never one to shy away from showing his versatility as an artist and performer. In 2006 Ryan and his band had the honor of playing for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Series in honor of Roy Orbison. They were the only band from N.E. Ohio asked to participate, performing a 12-song "Roy" set. More recently, Ryan was the featured artist at the ribbon cutting ceremony of VegiTerrenean, the Akron restaurant of Pretenders lead singer Chrissie Hynde. In September of 2007, Ryan portrayed Hank Williams in a three-night run of the Canton Cabaret's “Hank Williams: The Concert That Never Was” performing 22 Hank Williams songs. Demand for the sold-out performances was overwhelming and two more encore performances were added.

The masses have also taken notice. In 2005 The Canton Repository called Humbert's debut self-released record "Nothing to Lose" one of the Essential CDs of the year. Humbert has also been nominated for numerous awards, including The Cleveland Scene Music Awards, Cleveland Free Times Music Awards, and The Akron Area Arts Alliance Rising Star Award. The Cleveland Free Times claimed "Humbert is a dynamo...eager and rapid-fire...a catalyst for and enthusiastic supporter of the N.E. Ohio music scene."

In the Spring of 2008, Humbert moved to Nashville, TN to record a pop/rock record with producer Lij (The Living Things, The Spinto Band, Jill Sobule). The resulting 14-song album,"Old Souls, New Shoes", features Humbert's bandmates Emily Bates and Ben Evans as well as former members of Third Eye Blind, The Jayhawks, The Counting Crows, The Black Crowes and more.

Of the new CD, 91.3 The Summit WAPS-FM Music and Program Director Bill Gruber says: "(The song) Keeps Me Coming Back For More will make Rob Thomas jealous and may just be the best power-pop ballad I've heard from anybody all year."