Introducing van ryan and the starfighters

Van Ryan and the Starfighters deliver a bold message of defiance in the digital music scene with their vintage-MODERN 70’s ROCK VIBE, blending guitar-driven grooves and soulful energy for a deeply engaging rock experience.

VAN RYAN IS AS FRESH WITH HIS NEWLY REVIVED FUNK AS HE IS VETTED. Van played WITH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNKY ROCK BAND, THE BIGGS, signed BY THE DOOBIE BROTHER’S MANAGER BRUCE COHN. THEN LEAD GUITARIST AND BACKING VOCALIST, van ryan RECORDED AND TOURED WITH HEAVYWEIGHTS, SUCH AS PAVEMENT DRUMMER GARY YOUNG, WHILE SPOTLIGHTING IN ICONIC HAUNTS LIKE THE FILLMORE, MERCURY LOUNGE, AND WHISKEY A GO-GO. AFTER A SECOND STINT OF PLAYING AT LOLLAPALOOZA, AND AFTER THE BIGGS BROKE UP (DUE TO AGE-OLD ARTISTIC DIFFERENCES), VAN RYAN WAS LAUNCHED FULL SPEED AHEAD.

PRACTICING A PHILOSOPHY OF VINTAGE-MODERN AND JUST KEEPING IT REAL, VAN RYAN WENT SOLO BECOMING A PROLIFIC MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, ENGINEER, AND PRODUCER OF HIS OWN (AND OTHER ARTIST’S) MUSIC.

WANDERING THE HEATED HIGHWAYS BACK TO HIS CALIFORNIA ROOTS OF GROOVES TO JAMS, VAN RYAN HAS SEIZED CENTER STAGE AND STEPPED UP TO THE MIC. NOW LEAD SINGER AND GUITARIST, VAN RYAN’S CHARMINGLY AUTHORITATIVE AND HYPNOTIC VOICE MELODICALLY CALMS THE SOUL WHILE ROCKING OUT, AS he’s backed with the best in the biz - and artists in their own right -

the starfighters:

Jimmy “Theo pink” Rehn: drums, percussion

paul “punky” knutsen: bass, vocals

miro berglund: Keyboards, guitar, vocals

oracles: vocals