Starbucks, The Vampire Diaries & More!

Hello again! If it's alright with you, I've got a few more things to tell you about...

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES!

So pleased to announce that Tonight (Oct. 9th), my cover of “All Through The Night” will be featured on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries!! The show airs 8/7c and I’m so very honored to get to have my music be a part! Hope you’ll tune in!

STARBUCKS!

Next time you’re grabbing coffee at Starbucks, keep an ear out for my song "Turning Page." Honored that the lovely folks at Starbucks chose to include it in this month’s in-store music playlist!!

HALLOWEEN SONG!

A couple years ago, I wrote a Halloween song for a movie called "Fun Size." It's called "Masquerade" and if you're looking for music to add to your Halloween party playlist, you can get it here... iTunes! YouTube! Spotify!

SHEET MUSIC!

Musicnotes.com now carries Sleeping At Last Sheet Music! Check out the available songs here… If they are missing any songs you’d like for them to make sheet music for, let them know! Email your song requests to: support@musicnotes.com

Also, I had the pleasure of doing an interview for the Musicnotes.com blog! Read it here…

Welp, that’s all for today, friends! Thanks so much for reading. So grateful for you!!!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now….

1. iPhone 6 (was on the fence for a little while there...6 or 6 plus! but i feel great about my decision for the 6. i love it so.) 2. Pixar’s “Inside Out” Teaser (i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: i adore all things pixar. needless to say i can’t wait for this!!) 3. Interstellar (i've sort of already decided that christopher nolan's upcoming film is gonna be my fav of the year.) 4. Vinyl Clocks (these are pretty rad.)

ABC's "Forever," Darling & More...

Hello! Hello! It has been an incredible couple of weeks around here for me and my family... On September 18th, I became a Father to a beautiful baby Girl!!! Her name is Lily Madeleine O'Neal. In these last 11 days, I have experienced love in a way that I never imagined possible. She is perfect and my heart will never be the same!

In addition to sharing the news about my little girl, I also wanted to tell you...

"FOREVER" ON ABC!

I am so excited to announce that my song "Chandeliers" will be featured on ABC's new Sci-Fi show, "Forever"! The episode airs tomorrow (Tues.) night at 10/9c and I so hope you'll tune in! Truly a privilege to have my music be a part of the show!

DARLING MAGAZINE FEATURE

I had the incredible honor to contribute to Issue #9 of Darling Magazine! They brought my lyrics to life through photography for a piece called "I'll Keep You Safe," for which I had the privilege of writing an introduction. Huge thanks to the lovely Darling team!

Here's a short video they made inspired by the shoot.

UPCOMING NEWS

There's much to tell you about in the VERY near future: a brand-new company I started that is launching SOON, information about Atlas: Year Two (also soon!!) and a lot more! Can't wait to share all of it with you!! I hope that your Summer was beautiful and that your Fall is already off to a promising start! Thanks for reading!

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here's a list of things I LOVE....

1. Lily Madeleine O'Neal (my muse!!) 2. A&W Root Beer (i’ve searched high and low and i think it’s my fav… i think.) 3. Violents (jeremy larson is one of the most gifted musicians i know. violents is his new project and it's amazing.) 4. Apple Watch (i wish it were “early 2015” already… i’m such a sucker for all things apple. not even embarrassed.)

SYTYCD Tonight & More!

Dearest Friends, How’s Summer treating you? It’s been amazing ‘round here… mildest and loveliest Summer I can remember in Chicago! So grateful. Got a few fun things to tell you this fine Summer day…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!

So thrilled to announce that my cover of “99 Red Balloons” from my recent "Covers, Vol. 1" album (iTunes) will be featured on TONIGHT'S episode of So You Think You Can Dance!! I so hope you’ll tune in, 8/7c on FOX! So very excited and honored to have my music be a part of the show again!! Ahhhh.

KID PRESIDENT - ALL EPISODES ONLINE!

You may or may not know that I wrote and recorded all of the music for the TV show, “Kid President: Declaration of Awesome”! My very first Composer roll! I’m pleased to inform you that ALL 8 episodes of this sweet and wonderful show (featuring tons of new music from me!) is now FREE to watch online!!!

I think you’ll laugh, be inspired and even shed a few tears. Plus there are a TON of amazing guests throughout: First Lady, Michelle Obama, Gene Simmons, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jamie Foxx, Christina Applegate, Lake Bell, Ingrid Michaelson, A Great Big World, Craig Robinson, Reggie Watts, Mario Lopez, Rainn Wilson, Kevin Costner & a TON more.

Binge watch ‘em all here!

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014

A few weeks back, I had the incredible privilege of my cover of “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (iTunes) being danced to by dancers from the Scottish Ballet for the Opening Ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games! Such a highlight to see/hear my music in that beautiful and epic setting, and for the Queen no less!!!

Watch it here!

Thanks for reading, guys! Been working on lots of other new things to tell you about very, very soon! Can't wait!! Enjoy the rest of your Summer!!

Love, Ryan

P.S. here's a list of stuff i love right now…

1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (this show is amazing. so so great.) 2. The Gap by Ira Glass (inspiring.) 3. Miniature Calendar (i love little things.. and i LOVE these little dioramas.) 4. Infographics (i love info graphics. this site is amazing and i can get lost for hours in it.)

Commonwealth Games 2014!

So very honored that my cover of The Proclaimer's hit, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (iTunes US)  was danced to by two dancers from the incredibly gifted Scottish Ballet as part of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glosgow!! Truly a career highlight - so very honored and grateful to get to be a part of such a beautiful moment of this year's games. Watch their beautiful dance here (starts around 31 minutes)

Love, Ryan

"Atlas: Year One" Flash Sale & More

Dearest Friends, Just a quick note to tell you about a few things…

ATLAS: YEAR ONE - FLASH SALE!

My recently completed 30-song, “Atlas: Year One” released today as a complete set on iTunes and is on sale for the ultra-limited-time price of $9.99 (reg. $24.99)!!! This flash sale super quick!

Grab "Atlas: Year One" for $9.99 on iTunes here!!

To celebrate, the kind folks at RELEVANT will be streaming the entire collection today, here!

New cover art by Kyle Barrett (made up of pieces of all 30 Atlas song paintings by Geoff Benzing)!

YEARBOOK - ONE WEEK LEFT!

I’ve been so blown away by how many folks have downloaded “Yearbook” via NoiseTrade this last week!! Thank you SO much for downloading, helping spread the word, and most importantly for supporting Preemptive Love Coalition with me!!

If you haven’t already, there’s still time! Download "Yearbook" completely FREE for one more week! As I mentioned earlier, every “tip” received goes straight to Preemptive Love Coalition to provide lifesaving heart surgery for children in need in Iraq. Please consider downloading and leaving a tip to help support this truly important cause!

KID PRESIDENT - EPISODES ONLINE

The new TV show I scored all of the music for, “Kid President: Declaration of Awesome” now has full episodes to watch online for FREE!! Catch up on this wonderful little show here and tune in to the Hub Network on Saturdays at 7/6c for new episodes!

That’s all for today! Thanks for reading, listening and being you!! So thankful for you.

Much Love, Ryan - Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now…

1. The Duet (this short is gorgeous in every way. the story. the animation. the color. the music. oh the music. goosebumps.) 2. Smarty Pins (a wonderful game of map trivia laid over google maps! so fun even though I am terrible at it!) 3. Canon 5D Mark III (in love) 4. My Daughter’s Heartbeat (only a couple months away from meeting her, it makes me SO happy to hear her heart beating at our doctor appts. i’d include this in my all time favorite things in the universe.)