"Fun Size" Film, Jon Foreman & More

Hello from the East Coast! Having a blast on Tour. I hope this note finds you so well! A few things to tell you about today... IN MEMORY OF SARAH ALLEMAN With heavy hearts, we ask that you please take a moment to read this blog post, which honors the life of Sarah Joann Alleman.

NEW SONG, "FUN SIZE" FILM Pleased to announce that I have a new song in the upcoming Paramount/Nickelodeon movie, "Fun Size" which hits theaters Oct. 26th. The song is a bit different for me, it's called "Masquerade" and like the movie, it's a Halloween love story. It was so fun to write - in fact I'd call it the most lighthearted, fun song I've ever written. It releases on iTunes on Oct. 23rd. The film is a teen comedy starring Victoria Justice, Directed by Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl, The OC, Chuck.) Learn more about the film, here.

JON FOREMAN COLLABORATION Excited to pull the cover off of another one of the "secret projects" I've been working away on this year. Privileged to have contributed to 4 songs on the upcoming Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) solo record. The release date has yet to be announced, but I am so thrilled to have contributed to these gorgeous songs. Read a bit more about the project here.

Thanks for reading!! Hope to see you at one of the remaining Fall Tour dates!

Much love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last P.S.

here's a list of stuff i love right now... 1. my amazing tour family! (love, love, love the folks on this tour!) 2. facebomb app (providing endless enjoyment on tour by swapping people's faces in photos.) 3. releasing brand-new music! ("we're still here" has been so fun to play live on this tour!)

New Song Out Now & More!

Hey there! Lots to tell you today! Firstly...

FALL TOUR BEGINS

I can't believe the Fall Tour with Jars of Clay and Mariah McManus is here! It starts this week and I'm SO excited to play - hope to see you!!

Check out the dates here

NEW SONG OUT NOW!

Thrilled to announce My brand-new song, "We're Still Here," which has officially been released into the wild TODAY!

Grab it now on iTunes, or Amazon MP3, or any of your favorite digital music stores!

In the process of writing and recording my next large-scale project (to be announced SOON), this song came about, and with the Fall Tour starting this week, it felt like the perfect time to release it! (Also, I'm super impatient and didn't want to wait..) For those of you planning on coming out to any of the Fall shows, I'll be debuting "We're Still Here" live for the first time!

This single is sporting a brand-new painting by the incredibly talented, Geoff Benzing (the artist responsible for just about all of my album art!) - another beautiful job, entirely embodying the lyrics and imagery of this song! Love Geoff's work. Support him, your walls deserve his art!

Click here to see full res cover art!

I sincerely hope you enjoy "We're Still Here"! It's a small precursor to what's to come... a LOT of new music soon.

If you'd like, I would be so privileged to have your help in letting folks know about it! Tweets, iTunes Reviews, Facebook posts.. any and all helps so much to spread the word in this busy digital age we're living in.

Thank you so much for reading and for listening to my songs. Lots more news and music on the horizon... !!!

Much love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

PS here's a list of some things i love right now... 1. New Apple Earbuds (i've read mixed reviews, but i think they sound fan-tastic) 2. Sour Patch Kids Berries (mmm... new sour-y goodness) 3. TOMS Shoes (just got my first pair, and i love 'em)

Jon Foreman Collaboration

If you've followed the Sleeping At Last Twitter or Facebook over the last several months, you might have seen me mention that I've been working on a few "secret projects"... well one of those secret projects is with my pal, Jon Foreman (Switchfoot). Earlier this year, Jon asked if I'd be interested in contributing to his upcoming solo record (release date tba)... So he sent me a song that he had just finished writing and asked if I'd care to add some things... anything I'd like, really. So I spent a bit of time with it (adding anything that popped into my mind... drums, bass, strings, pianos, background videos, etc!) and had an incredible time layering ideas onto his gorgeous song. Soon after, he was kind enough to invite me to contribute to a few more songs. It's been such an honor to say the least... Jon is one of my favorite songwriters (and people) ever, so to be invited to be a part of his music is just a wonderful privilege!

Although I have no clue as to when these songs will meet the world, I can say that they are some of Jon’s very finest work and I cannot wait for you to hear!

Much love, Ryan

Global Fest, New Song & More!

Hello, hello! I can't believe that Fall is so nearly upon us! I hope your Summer has wrapped up beautifully!

I spent much of this year working on projects that I couldn't talk much about! (no fun.) As fate would have it though, most of these projects will be announced and/or rolled out every week from now through October! So much fun stuff to tell you about each week... let the wild rumpus start!

GLOBAL FESTIVAL ft. NEW MUSIC!

Just a few weeks ago I was invited to score 20+ minutes of new music for Global Festival!! What is Global Festival, you ask? It's a massive advocacy event in Central Park, NYC on Sept. 29th, feat. Neil Young, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys & more. The festival's sole purpose is to raise funds, awareness and to urge our leaders and fellow citizens to do more to help end extreme poverty

I had the amazing privilege of being invited to write an original score for 11 short films by the incredibly talented filmmakers at DTJ. Each short film is centered around an issue intrinsic to poverty and will be screened in between the acts at the festival, as well as streamed live online, in what will be the largest syndicated charity concert in online and broadcast TV history!

I can't wait for you to hear it all! Click here for more information about Global Festival, how to stream it and my involvement!

CGI 2012

In other "Global" news, I just found out that my music will also play a part in this week's Clinton Global Initiative 2012 in NYC as well, where world leaders (incl. Governor Romney and President Obama!) and change-makers gather for the sole purpose of turning ideas into action. Bipartisanship at its finest! Videos will be posted soon, as they become available.

"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" SEASON FINALE

Last week, my song “Turning Page” (iTunes) was featured again on So You Think You Can Dance on FOX! I was rather privileged to hear that they chose Sonya Tayeh’s beautifully choreographed dance, set to my song, as a season highlight, feat. an encore performance in last week's finale episode! So honored to have my song be a part of the show again! If you missed it, check out the clip of it here.

NEW SONG NEXT WEEK!!!

Pssst... I have a BRAND-NEW SONG releasing on iTunes October 2nd!!! Can't wait for you to hear! More on that next week!

Thanks for reading!

Much love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. here's a list of some things i love right now...

1. DTJ (incredible filmmakers, change-makers and best of all, wonderful people!) 2. my new iphone 5 (mmm... electronic miracle) 3. autoharps (they take an hour to tune, but i sure do love that sound)

Global Festival Score!

Just a few weeks ago I was invited to score 20+ minutes of brand-new music for Global Festival!! But, what is Global Festival you ask? It's a massive advocacy event being held in Central Park, NYC on Sept. 29th, feat. concerts by Neil Young, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys & more. The festival's sole purpose is to raise funds, awareness and to urge our leaders and fellow citizens to do more to help end extreme poverty. In a nutshell, it's a pretty rad event. I had the incredible privilege of being invited to write an original score for 11 short films by the insanely talented filmmakers, DTJ. Each short film is centered around poverty-related issues, shining light on the problems and more importantly, on the solutions. The films will be screened in between the acts at the festival, as well as streamed live online, in what will be the largest syndicated charity concert in online and broadcast TV history!

There will be 3 exclusive online screenings:

4:30pm EDT September 29th 12:30am EDT September 30th 8:30am EDT September 30th

Learn more on streaming the event, here.

Working with my friends at DTJ on this has been such a privilege - they are some of the most talented folks I know, so it was wonderful to come together on this project. I spent just about all of September writing these new pieces of music and had such a lovely time. The visuals and emotional impact that DTJ put into each film is beyond beautiful, so to have the opportunity to write music to something so awe-inspiring was truly a treat. I can't wait for you to see/hear!

I'll be flying out to NYC to attend the festival and I'm just so excited to see how the final films all turned out and to experience the event in person!

In addition to all of that newly scored music, I'm told that some of my previously released music (songs from "Yearbook," etc.) will play a roll in the festival as well.

Learn more about Global Festival or check out Rolling Stone's article, or NY Times' piece on the event.

PLUS... In other "Global" news, I just found out that my music will also play a part in this week's Clinton Global Initiative 2012 in NYC as well, where world leaders (incl. Governor Romney and President Obama!) and change-makers gather for the sole purpose of turning ideas into action. Bipartisanship at its finest! Videos will be posted soon, as they become available.

Thanks for reading! Hope you'll tune in on Sept. 29th for Global Festival!!!

Love, Ryan