Born and bred in the northwest, Scott Ryan spent his early years in eastern Washington before moving to Salem, Oregon in 1996. Surrounded by a musical family, Scott Ryan learned to sing by performing with his father, a minor musical celebrity in the northwest, and made music with his siblings from an early age. After picking up a guitar and playing in several bands around the Salem music scene for a few years, he moved to southern California to attend college and began to write and record songs as a solo artist. Once rooted in Los Angeles, Scott was approached to score the acclaimed short film, "Punky" and soon after, he recorded and independently circulated his first single, "Buried." The full-length, indie debut, "The Coldest Room in the House," was released in April of 2008, and a short tour of the west coast followed in June.

Over the last several years, Scott Ryan has journeyed into new territories, sharing the stage with acts like Gosling, Josh Ritter and the Helio Sequence while exploring new musical ideas and directions. With his newest release, the "Tree Man EP," Scott Ryan is on the brink of an artistic breakthrough for singer/songwriters everywhere. Littered with moments of transcendence both quiet and bombastic, Scott Ryan merges tradition and inventiveness on “Tree Man,” which delves into some dense and very disparate sonic territory. Themes of alienation, narcissism, and loss are pervasive, but the songs hold on to an underlying sense of hope like the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.

With a sophisticated and literate lyrical style, and eclectic influences ranging from Johnny Cash to the Talking Heads, Scott Ryan's songs continue to embody the evolution of inspiration through the universal language of music. ~Bio by Shannon Taylor & Jordan Elliot

Christopher Getman has been involved in music since childhood. From his early days he took up playing trombone like his Father, however unlike him then took up composing from the day he learned how to read and write music.

His work has been featured in film, television, various web projects, and he is a featured remixer of video game music on Overclocked Remix (www.ocremix.org). In fact, one of his remixes was featured in the recent PS3 release "Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix." His famed "American Album" was the first remix project to tribute American video game composers exclusively. He is also the sole composer of the Capoeira/electronic fusion featured on Capoeira Nation, and has a few of his Capoeira fusion mixes available here on Atrium as well.

Mikey Sabatella is a Singer/Songwriter from Pasadena, Ca whose style is heavily influenced by music from artists such as Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Link Wray and Andrew Bird. Mikey has taken a new approach to his debut record 'A Life in the Day' by writing it based on an "instinctual approach"; strumming chords, writing lyrics, formulating each song with a one take mentality and creating a very honest sound. Mikey is no stranger to traveling, touring, and writing records. He has been playing and recording music for over 13 years and has toured across the country and parts of Japan.

"Out of all of the experiences I've had, I take three things with me whenever I write: connection, family, and friends."

All beliefs he has touched on many times in his new music.

Take a listen to Mikey Sabatella's new music at mikeysabatella.bandcamp.com and check out his newest video blogs at: www.mikeysabatella.com.