Mike Ryan, born in 1988, is an American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas. Ryan began performing publicly while attending the University of North Texas, and released the EP The First One in 2010, followed by the debut studio album Night Comes Falling in 2012. After signing a publishing contract with Sea Gayle Music, Ryan released the studio album Bad Reputation in 2014. Three singles from this album, “Dancing All Around It”, “Wasting No More Whiskey”, and “Bad Reputation”, each reached Number 1 on the Texas country music chart, earning Ryan the New Male Vocalist of the Year award in 2015 from the industry association Texas Regional Radio. On October 19, 2016, Ryan released the single “New Hometown” as the lead single for the third studio album, Blink You'll Miss It, which was released in 2017. In 2021, the single “Can Down” reached number 5 on the Texas country music chart.
