Ryan Heflin

“A transcendental writer-seeker modern-day Jack Kerouac romantic archetype--the passionate, longing poet on a quest for beauty and truth.” “For the lovers, the dreamers, and me, the children and inner children, the seekers and mystics, our sacred, paradise planet, the passionate, the romantic, the artist, the poet, and those overwhelmed by the beauty and absurdity of everythingness.” “Sensual and intellectual, metaphysical and deeply human, music that takes us beyond the prosaic back into life as poetry.” “Powerfully reflective and contemplative, layers to be burned and undressed slowly, finding passionate expression in the extra-ordinary themes of childhood, nature, the wonder of existence, the beauty and tragedy of the human condition, and a healthy subversion of societal norms.” The Recipe: Slow burn, smokey-sultry, bluesy, melancholy, vocal and lyric driven, sensual and intellectual, singer-songwriter made band (John Mayer), dark and light poetic, iconoclastic, R&B, gospel-soul (Hozier), smooth, playful conversational, irony saturated (Jack’s Mannequin, Jack Johnson, Brett Dennen, Allen Stone), mind&heart opening wisdom-words set to tasty beats (Trevor Hall, Citizen Cope, Macklemore), with literary influences (Whitman, Emerson, Kerouac, Hesse, Jung, Campbell, Alan Watts).