Bio:
Boston based Folk Rock / Indie / Pop / Singer-Songwriter Ryan LaPerle shared the stage with National Artists like Matthew Perryman Jones, The Kin and Joshua James. This New Hampshire native has toured from his home state to SXSW in Austin,Texas. LaPerle’s sound has been compared to such artist like John Mayer, Ray Lamontagne, Mat Kearny and Matt Wertz.
Ryan’s passion has always been to sing. As a child he would find himself singing Michael Jackson and other Mo-town favorites in the car with his mother. This passion has since grown and transcends when he’s on stage. In 2009, Ryan released and self produced his first full band EP “Disguise”. During the past four years, Ryan has won singer/songwriting contests throughout Boston and in 2010 became a SingerUniverse.com voice of the month.
Since living in the Boston area, Ryan has played venues such as Berklee’s Performance Center and Cafe 939, The Middle East, Club Passim, The Living Room in NYC and also colleges and Universities around the Northeast area like Bryant University and Daniel Webster College. Ryan can be found performing on local TV shows and has had his music featured on the New England Cable News Morning Show. Recently Ryan was scouted by a New York City talent agency to audition for The Voice and received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music.
Ryan has been selected by the National Association of Campus Activities for the Northeast, Northern Plains and Central Region to showcase in the past years and can be found performing all around the New England area. Ryan is currently working on a new album, single and online content in 2018.
College Showcases:
2013 NACA Northern Plains Showcase - Sampler
2013 NACA Central Regional - Rovering Artist
2014 NACA Northeast - Rovering Artist
2017 NACA Mid Atlantic - Rovering Artist
2018 NACA Mid America - Rovering Artist
2018 APCA Midwest - Mainstage Artist
What People Think:
“Ryan was fantastic! He was a pleasure to have at Wheaton and his performance was great. The students who attended were really impressed with the show, and I really appreciated how Ryan interacted with them both during and after the show. I’d love to bring him back here again in the future! As always, it was a pleasure working with you and I look forward to working with you again! ”
“Ryan was awesome! He was here on time, had all of his stuff and played an awesome show! Super laid back and easy to talk with!!!”
“We were very pleased with Ryan’s performance last Friday evening. Thank you so much for working with us to get Ryan to YCP. Everyone commented on how interactive Ryan was and how he sang both original songs as well as covers from other performers. I hope to work with you again in the near future!”
“Everything went great with Ryan last week. We all loved him and he is so talented and we all enjoyed the event.”
“He was absolutely delightful. The students want him back next year. So we will have to be looking at that!”
“I just wanted to let you know that everything went GREAT with Ryan LaPerle. Our students loved his music and he was amazing and very easy/ friendly to work with. I want to tell him thank you for everything… He had a WONDERFUL show and the campus truly enjoyed him and his music. Thank you”
“Ryan was awesome. He put on a great show and was very easy to work with. I would love to have him come again sometime soon. Thanks for all your help!
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“He was great and the students who attended really enjoyed him. We have heard nothing but positive feedback following the performance and look forward to working with you again in the future!”