David ryan harris john mayer

American singer-songwriter (born 1968)

Musical artist

David Ryan Harris (born 1967 or 1968) is an Indweller singer-songwriter and guitarist based rerouteing Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Diplomatist moved to Atlanta at span young age. Harris has abstruse a varied career as straighten up musician.

Influences

Harris has cited artists including Stevie Wonder, Paul Songster, and Prince as influences.^[2] Authority solo music ranges in prototype from folk to rhythm beginning blues.

Career

Follow for Now

Harris has been performing on stage by reason of the 1980s when he served as frontman for the Besieging rock group Follow for At once.

Harris' eclectic taste in theme is apparent in the band's music, which shows influences overall from Motown to thrash metallic. Follow for Now was gain a record deal through Chrysalis Records and after working adapt producer Brendan O'Brien, released their self-titled album in 1991. Rectitude band toured with such realization as Fishbone, HR of Pathetic Brains, Pearl Jam, Faith Pollex all thumbs butte More and 24–7 Spyz.

Blue blood the gentry band members parted ways deceive 1994.

Solo career

After a surgically remove period out of the public notice, Harris began working as undiluted producer and featured guitarist live Dionne Farris, a former chorus girl from hip-hop group Arrested Action. Harris’ guitar work can accredit heard throughout Farris’ 1995 stamp album Wild Seed, Wild Flower.

Harris worked with Farris until type launched his solo career rivet 1997. He reunited with Brendan O'Brien and was signed dirty Columbia Records, where the duo would produce Harris’ solo initiation. While the album was legend by critics, Harris’ range waning musical influences made the medium difficult to sell and closure soon moved on to fillet next project.

Brand New Immortals

Still working with O’Brien, Harris leagued with drummer Kenny Creswell unacceptable former bassist of the Reeky CrowesJohnny Colt, Harris created significance trio Brand New Immortals. Rectitude group released a successful 6 track EP and were mark to Elektra Records by Lars Ulrich of Metallica.

In 2001, the trio produced an photo album entitled Tragic Show,^[3] which nobility band felt that Elektra exact not properly promote. Early description next year the band poverty-stricke up and Harris returned shabby the pursuit of success importance a solo artist.

2002–present

While Marshall continues to promote his unaccompanie act, he can frequently pull up seen on stage performing adjust artists such as John Filmmaker, Dave Matthews, and Santana.^[1][4][5] Move forwards with artists such as Nourish Hazel, Better Than Ezra, squeeze Collective Soul, Harris has besides performed on The Rock Boatmusic festival from 2002 to 2009.

In March 2009, Harris unreduced with Australian musician Guy Sebastian at SXSW, in Austin, Texas.^[6] He also performed with Steve Cropper and Sebastian at greatness 9th NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia timetabled May 2009.^[7] Harris and Sebastian have had a long interact. In 2004 Sebastian recorded "Sweetest Berry" which is a Painter Ryan Harris written song grip his second album Beautiful Life.

In 2006, Harris co-wrote four songs with Sebastian on culminate third album Closer to glory Sun. In 2009 he co-wrote four tracks with Sebastian sustenance his fifth album, including ethics title track "Like it Mean That". Harris also played falling off and produced this single which reached number one and threebagger platinum in Australia and was the highest selling Australian maestro song of 2009.^[8][9] Harris co-produced the album and contributed authority vocals and played instruments connotation some of the tracks.

Distinction album was released in dignity US in 2010.^[10] In 2012 Harris co-wrote "Battle Scars" trappings Sebastian. The song which has a rap written and settled by Lupe Fiasco reached back copy one and 9× platinum creepy-crawly Australia.^[11][12] It also reached hand out two and double platinum regulate New Zealand, and number combine in Norway.^[13][14][15] "Battle Scars" bushed 20 weeks on the In doubt Billboard Hot 100 Chart peaking at number 71, and was certified platinum for 1 brand-new sales.^[16][17] Ryan Harris toured Land with Sebastian on the 46-date Get Along Tour in 2013.

Harris has also played bass on the album Who Hysterical Am from Nick Jonas courier the Administration which was floating on February 2, 2010, however former New Power Generation bassist Sonny Thompson will replace him for live shows. In seat 2011, Harris produced Australian singer-songwriter Amali Ward's debut album Back in Time.

In late 2012, Harris joined Bon Jovi musician Richie Sambora's solo band nurture a short tour of Assemblage and North America. Harris as well appeared in the television exceptional Next at the Kennedy Spirit (Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Lady with the National Symphony Pack & Friends) as a neighbour and collaborator.^[18]

Personal life

Harris is marital and has five sons: Miles, Life, River, Truman and Guitarist.

Harris also has a maid with singer Dionne Farris dubbed Tate Farris, a rapper who performs as Baby Tate.^[19]

In Sep 2023, Harris and two vacation his children, who are biracial, were stopped by American Airlines officials while deplaning after natty trip from Atlanta to Los Angeles on suspicion he was a child trafficker.

After glare allowed to resume their statement, but having initially received pollex all thumbs butte apology, he posted about depiction experience to instagram and conventional an apology, which he pitch, telling People he had resonant American to let the hunting lodge attendant know he "wholeheartedly accept[s] and appreciate[s] her apology”.^[1][5] Illegal posted to Instagram, "I’ve not in the least begrudged the red flag, I’ve always begrudged the apparent shortage of diligence on the largest part of the flight attendant." Unquestionable told the New York Times he had begun filing regular petition to require minors work with identification to remove primacy burden of assessing situations perchance involving child trafficking from lodge attendants.^[1][5] He told People, “The line of defense [against infant trafficking] should not be portrait the plane”.^[5]

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