Ryan Ahlwardt (pronounced "all-wert") is proud to enter his second year with Atlantic Records' SNC. While at IU, Ryan served as a member & music director of SNC at IU from 1999 to 2003. He has performed internationally as a singer/songwriter & guitarist, released three independent albums on iTunes, and shared the stage with The Beach Boys, Martin Sexton, Gabe Dixon, and Corey Smith to name a few. Ryan currently resides in Fishers, IN with his wife Lauren (also an Indiana University grad & alumna of Ladies First, IU's women's a cappella group) and their cat Rusty, who smells.
Voice Part:
Tenor 1
Birth Name
Ryan Louis Ahlwardt
Currently Living In
A tour bus
Relationship Status
Married to an awesome, hilarious, lovely Italian
Trademark
Random impersonations, useless trivia, SNC chaplain
Hobbies
Songwriting, playing guitar, cooking with my wife, reading, journaling, camping, & playing Dr. Mario on old-school Nintendo.
Favorite SNC College Memory
The curtain call of my senior year Spring Concert in the IU Auditorium; also, singing the National Anthem at the Brickyard 400 with a B-2 Stealth bomber fly-over
Musical Influences
James Taylor, John Mayer, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Amos Lee, CSNY, Martin Sexton, Edwin McCain, America, Jason Mraz, Caedmon's Call, Little River Band, Ari Hest...
Favorite Songs to Perform Live
O Holy Night off mic
Favorite Place You?ve Traveled
Tie between British Columbia, Canada & Copenhagen, Denmark. On any SNC tour, though, it's a tie between between Napa, CA and Oregon.
Favorite Things in General
God, being with Lauren, catching up with my family (especially my nephew Will), listening to music, learning about music, talking about music, basset hounds, Boboli pizzas, road trips, beef jerky, clean laundry, sleep...
What Magazines/Periodicals do you read consistently?
Men’s Health, National Geographic
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Foods
1. Lauren's stir fry
2. My Dad's barbecue chicken
3. Spicy Italian sausage & peppers
4. My Nana’s chocolate chip cookies
5. Dagwood’s Supreme sandwich in B-town (+ sprouts and green peppers)
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Books
1. The Bible 2. This is Your Brain on Music (Levitin) 3. Through Painted Deserts (Miller) 4. On the Road (Kerouac) 5. Long Ago and Far Away (James Taylor’s biography by Timothy White) 6. The World in Six Songs (Levitin)
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Movies
1. Dead Poet’s Society 2. Best in Show 3. Return of the Jedi 4. Back to the Future 5. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Bands/Artists
1. James Taylor 2. The Beatles 3. John Mayer 4. Sam Cooke 5. America
Name Your Top 5 Favorite Songs
1. Reminiscing (Little River Band) 2. Copperline (James Taylor) 3. My Stupid Mouth (John Mayer) 4. When Everything Seems Wrong (Ari Hest) 5. Fix You (Coldplay)