About

 

Ryland Holland is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, music director, composer, and producer. 

 

Specializing in guitar, keys, vocals, bass, and percussion, Holland has toured with the likes of Laufey, Reneé Rapp, Alex Warren, Katelyn Tarver, Hannah Bahng, Lexi Jayde, Catie Turner, and more. He has performed at prestigious venues and festivals around the globe including Royal Albert Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, Grand Ole Opry, Sydney Opera House, Oceans Calling, Newport Jazz Festival, Summer Sonic, and Life is Beautiful; as well as TV appearances on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Good Morning America, Triple J, and the theatrical iMax release “Laufey’s A Night At The Symphony”. 

 

Holland has recorded at famous studios such as East West Studios, The Village, Paramount Studios, and Igloo Music, and has written, arranged, and/or been an instrumentalist for releases from Taeyeon, Will Linley, Katelyn Tarver, Alexa Cappelli, Lexi Jayde, Julia Wolf, Jenna Raine, and more. As a music director or live show programmer, Holland has worked on show builds for Griff, Katelyn Tarver, Abi Carter, Suriel Hess, Alexa Cappelli, Bailey Spinn, and many others. In addition to his involvement in the popular music scene, Ryland is a composer and orchestral arranger, landing work with numerous dances and ballets, including pieces for Boston Conservatory, Lehigh Valley Charter Arts, string quartet arrangements for Lexi Jayde, and advertisements for TV and radio.

 

Originally from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Holland began touring at the age of 13, cutting his teeth on Rock, Progressive Metal, and Classical. Holland later attended Berklee College of Music, where he gained experience in the fields of Jazz, Fusion, Pop, Folk, R&B and Soul, while also learning sound design, production, and orchestration.