One Night Music

Ryan Andersen

Description of role

I am the Founder of One Night Music.  I also do sound engineering, audio and video post production, and sometimes booking for the sessions.  I coordinate the amazing One Night Music contributors and work on maintaining our internet presence through YouTube and Facebook.

About Me

I graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in June 2007 with a degree in Music Composition.  At UCSB, I cultivated a passion for modern music composition, music production, and collaboration across artistic mediums.  After college I started playing guitar and writing folk music.  I scored a film with fellow One Night Music Contributor Elia Vargas called We Have Lost Our Wings, But Still We Dream Of Flying which was selected for and shown at the Santa Barbara International Music Festival in January 2009.  Also in January 2009, I left a fulltime job to pursue, among other things, One Night Music.  The vision for One Night Music came to me as a way to realize my passion for contemporary folk music, music production, and collaboration.  One Night Music has become the focus of my work at the present and will continue to be the focus of my work as long as it continues to bring together such amazing people.

Record or Produce Your Music With Me

I have been recording and producing the music of others for about seven years.   My study at UCSB taught me many techniques for recording, but my side projects are really where I have refined my production and recording skills.  Since high school I have been setting up recording equipment and recording the music of my friends.  Over the years I have refined my techniques and skills for recording through research, study, and practice.  Combined with my knowlege in music composition, I am prepared to record and produce the music of others with a distinct interest in minimal production and maintaining the integrity of the songwriter.  I do not have a website to display my work at this point, but I will soon.  If you are interested in recording or proudcing your music with me, please contact me at Ryan @ OneNightMusic . com.

Other Projects

I involved myself in a myriad of other musical projects.  I am a singer-songwriter, playing guitar, flute, and keyboard.  I will have a website sometime in the next year to display my music in that realm.  Additionally, I continue to write experimental music and I enjoy scoring films.  I love producing music and continue to look for music of friends and other artists to record and add my touch to.

I also involve myself in a number of projects related to sustainability.  I currently work as the Website Director for the California Student Sustainability Coalition and I work at Fairview Gardens farm in Santa Barbara.