WIRE & WOOD LISTENING ROOM

Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival will host a special ticketed Listening Room event at Roaring Social on Saturday, October 12, at 3:00 p.m. This exclusive event features David Ryan Harris & Friends performing and discussing their songs in an intimate setting. All net proceeds from this event will benefit the City of Alpharetta’s Music Match program, which supports live local artist performances in Alpharetta year-round.

Over the last several decades, David Ryan Harris has established himself as an in-demand singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who always brings a sense of passion and versatility to his collaborations and solo work.

Harris first rose to fame as front man for the seminal Atlanta rock band Follow For Now in the late 1980s; after the band’s dissolution in 1994, Harris struck out on his own as a solo artist while also working with singer and former Arrested Development member Dionne Farris. He’s released five solo albums, an EP under his own name, and one album as a member of the rock trio Brand New Immortals, and he’s written and produced for a wide range of artists including Zayn, Wanda Jackson, India—Arie, and Hootie & the Blowfish.

Harris recently won an APRA AMCOS for Billions Milestone for his work on Nelly’s 2010 single “Just a Dream,” which has surpassed one billion streams; he also co-wrote the Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco collaboration “Battle Scars” in 2012, which is certified platinum by the RIAA and went nine-times platinum in Australia.

With further in-studio and onstage collaborations with artists like Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Santana, and more, Harris is constantly collaborating with music’s brightest lights to add his own special touch to their work.