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.)

36-Song "Yearbook" FREE!

Hello there! I'm writing today with a special announcement...

36-SONG "YEARBOOK" FREE DOWNLOAD!

I'm thrilled to tell you that starting right now, my 36-song project "Yearbook" is available for FREE for a limited time via NoiseTrade!!

Though it's entirely FREE to download, the real purpose behind giving "Yearbook" away is to help raise financial support for a cause that means a great deal to me:

I'd like to introduce you to Preemptive Love Coalition. Living and working in Iraq, they facilitate lifesaving heart surgery for Iraqi children in need. In pursuit of peace between communities at odds, Preemptive Love Coalition have already saved the lives of many children. But due to recent challenges (learn more about that here), they are in great need of financial support to continue their incredible lifesaving work.

It brings me great joy to help shed light on the beautiful and hopeful work Preemptive Love Coalition are doing, by partnering together for this campaign. It would mean so much to me if you would consider giving your support to them by downloading "Yearbook" and using the "tip" feature on NoiseTrade to give whatever you can.

100% of all "tips" received between July 1st and July 14th, 2014 will be given directly to Preemptive Love Coalition to help continue the incredible work they are doing- saving the lives or children in Iraq!

Here's a video of one of Preemptive Love Coalitions' hopeful stories:

Please visit here to learn more about Preemptive Love Coalition!

CLICK HERE to download "Yearbook" for FREE now via NoiseTrade (and please consider giving a "tip" for Preemptive Love Coalition!!)

One last thing: If you don't mind, please, please, please share this little campaign with your family and friends!!

I love you guys so much and am so grateful that you have not only supported me by listening to my music, but that you would even consider helping support the causes that mean so much to me. Thank you!!

Much Love, Ryan O'Neal Sleeping At Last

P.S. HUGE thanks to the wonderful folks at NoiseTrade for helping out with this campaign!! Please support them by being a frequent NoiseTrade listener!

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

1. THIS. (his words are brilliant.. the delivery is a little unique, yes.. but this is beautiful. love NOW.)

2. Cosmos (just began the 2014 series and it's great. spaaaace)

3. Joel Schat’s “Made To Be Seen” Video (what an honor to have my song be a part of this gorgeous series of stunning images!)

4. Pocket (a great app to save things you want to read/watch/listen to on the internet for later. awesome.)