Michael S. Ryan: Musician, Podcaster, Songwriter, Studio Owner and Author

A Chat with Heart - with Christina Martin

Christina chats with Michael S. Ryan about The Town Heroes new album Singin, why Inverness Cape Breton is so awesome, Uncle Jimmy, punctuality, an incredible secret album release show and far more.

Michael S. Ryan is an award winning professional musician, songwriter, studio owner, and co-author of “You and Me” — a book with his wife, Kristen Herrington.

Ryan has been playing music professionally for over 20 years. As the frontman and songwriter for The Town Heroes, along with his self-named solo project, he has toured the world and released multiple critically acclaimed albums. He has been the recipient of 11 Music Nova Scotia Awards, 5 ECMAs, numerous “The Coast Best Of” honours (including best band in Halifax), and multiple songwriting accolades.

His studio, “Hot Jupiter Sounds” is a small but mighty space in the woods of Tantallon. While originally created to track his own songs, over the past two years Ryan began working to help bring other’s songs to life.

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1. Greetings from Christina (00:00:00)

2. Theme Song - Talk About It (00:00:49)

3. Introduction by Christina (00:01:14)

4. Tanning (00:11:19)

5. Why Inverness is so awesome (00:13:23)

6. Uncle Jimmy (00:16:06)

7. Mike's parents rock (00:19:03)

8. The Town Heroes (00:21:30)

9. Tasks that have a definitive end (00:24:40)

10. Letting people down (00:25:39)

11. Celebrating failure (00:27:41)

12. Turning down gigs... finally! (00:33:23)

13. Secret Town Heroes Album Release Show for 'Singin' (00:36:33)

14. Breaking friendships (00:43:34)

15. Best thing that's ever happened to Mike (00:44:28)

16. Mike and Kristen The Podcast (00:47:47)

17. You And Me (Book) (00:48:16)

18. Know your why (00:50:20)

19. Mixed emotions about AI (00:57:01)

20. Heartbeat Hotline [phone] (01:06:11)

21. Podcast Credits (01:06:44)

22. Support the Podcast on Patreon (01:07:14)