Ryan Van Belleghem



            "When one door closes, another opens"  Alexander Graham Bell.  
 
Ryan Van Belleghem began his music career when he was interrupted from playing competitive high school football after an ACL knee injury at the beginning of his grade ten football season. 

This eighteen year old musician, who writes and composes his own songs, released with great applause
his first CD entitled “Another Man” November 2010. Highlighting eleven original tracks which cross a
variety of genres, Ryan’s premiere CD has cemented him as an up and coming musician.

Ryan has received the honour of winning the Lake of the Woods Art Collectives and DC Music
Productions 2010 Young Artist Development Contest
with the performance of his original song entitled 'What’s Right' . Additionally, he was also chosen as the winner of the 2010 Harbourfront Talent Contest (song: 'Blueberry Hill').

Cited in the Lake of the Woods Enterprise (August 7, 2010) Deborah Cruikshank co-owner of DC
Productions is quoted “He is just so well poised. He has beautiful vocal control and range and he’s
a talented musician. He uses his guitar as five instruments. He’s young and has lots of potential.”

According to Wayne Kelso of Kelso Productions (June 16, 2010), “He sings well past his years…it’s hard to match such a deep voice to this young man.”

Inspired musically by such performers as Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper, Ryan is a self taught, focused musician, who inspires to produce high quality entertainment for his audience. His vocal, guitar and harmonica performances during the last two years include many Northwestern Ontario opportunities such as The Trout Forest Music Festival, Fort Frances Folk Festival, Coney Island Music Festival as well as numerous other venues such as the Relay for Life, Colours for Cancer, Railway Daze,Festival of the Arts, Lake of the Woods Arts Collective, Blue Heron Street Festival, Festival of Trees, Kenora-Keewatin Canada Day Celebrations, and Thirty Hour Famine, naming only a few.

Radio and newspaper reviews (Kenora Daily Miner and News and The Lake of the Woods Enterprise) have been extremely supportive of this young artist who has had numerous interviews and live performances on radio stations such at Q104 FM (http://www.q104fm.ca/) and 89.5 MIX FM (http://www.cjrl.ca/89fm/). His single ‘True’ featured on his CD “Another Man” can be heard on the regular play list of 89.5 MIX FM.

His music is also located on CBC Radio 3 at 
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Ryan-Van-Belleghem  as
well as itunes, and at the following Kenora establishments: HoJoe Coffee and Books, Donny B's,
Lakeview Co-op and Keewatin Place. 





Chosen for the Mentorship program and playing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival 2012 on Friday July 6th  www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/education-outreach/young-performers-program/

Looking forward to Canada Day 2012:
www.kenoraonline.com/index.php

RE-GENERATION YOUTH COMPILATION CD RELEASE AT PARK THEATRE IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA ON MAY 1ST, 2012. SONG "I Just Don't See No Reason" CHOSEN. I'M HONORED! CAN'T WAIT!
www.manitobamusic.com/news/read,article/4991/call-for-submissions-youth-mentorship-program-compilation-cd


BEST OF LUCK TO THOSE WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN THE 2011 CANADIAN ASSOCIATION PROVINCIAL PLAYDOWNS BEING HELD AT THE KENORA CURLING CLUB FROM JANURAY 23-29TH/2012.  HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CD "ANOTHER MAN".


Thanks to Jan Vanderhorst for playing the song "I Just Don't See No
Reason
" on "Just Us Folk" on AM1380 on the January 8th/2012
www.am1380.ca/announcers/announcer/details/id/19

Rouge radio
offers Canadian football information including CFL, CIS
and CFJL
and have kindly highlighted one of my songs "I Just
Don't See No Reason"
 
rougeradio.com/ Thanks Jason for the
support for both Canadain football and music 
rougeradio.libsyn.com/season-2-show-25-adriano-belli-recaps-the-labour-day-weekend-plus-we-have-cis-and-cjfl-recaps-music-by-ryan-van-belleghem

Summer time fun at Coney Island Music Festival- check out the website 
 
www.coneyislandmusicfestival.com/2011-festival.php

Thanks to Adam at Island Soap Box, listed as one of the top
twenty Canadian Music Sites on CBCRadio3, for the awesome
review.  Check it out at:  
islandsoapbox.blogspot.com

Thanks to 89.5 mix fm and Calvin for the interview and chance to play
my songs live on the radio this past Saturday April 9th/11 


March radio play  
www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm

CFBX Top 30 : 
vancouvermusicnews.blogspot.com/2011/02/kamloops-cfbx-fm-925-top-30-list-for.html
 
Song "Another Man" chosen for slot 5 of top 30 songs for campus radio 
CFBX 92.5FM - Kamloops, BC for week ending February 15th/11

www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm
  Song also listed in 4th position
in the top 10 for "Roots/Folk" for February


MANITOBA MUSIC MEMBER:

www.manitobamusic.com/artists/ryanvanbelleghem


Member of Indabamusic:
www.indabamusic.com/people/072376453

Member of Reverbnation:
www.reverbnation.com/#!/ryanvanbelleghem

I know you want Another Man... 




Northwestern Ontario is the latest stop to make your ears happy.  Kenora, Ontario is where Ryan van Belleghem calls home, and you might as well pay attention now, because the 18 year old is talented.

Another Man in Van Belleghem's debut album.  The singer/songwriter wrote and composed the eleven track L.P. and release it this past November.  Finding it's way through several genres, the album demonstrates how versatile the young musician is.  It's a fact that has grown on me as I've listened to the album more and more (which has also led me to liking it more and more).

I dig the way he has played across all these genres, but my favourite two songs on the album definitely have a similar vibe. "True" is the first track on the album. and I think that was a good choice.  He lists Jack Johnson as a musician that inspires him and it's clear on a few tracks. I like it. "If I come back this way" would be my other favourite. It's the ease of the singing in these two tunes I like as well, it just sounds very natural.

I'm really impresses with Another Man. It's a tight eleven tracks and it certainly has sparked my interest to see where Ryan goes from here. Calling himself an amateur, and taking the attitude that everyone has to start somewhere, there is no doubt there will be plenty of growing from here for Van Belleghem. It's an exciting fact when you here how much talent he already has.
Posted by Adam Lee

CILU 102.7 FM

Thanks Thunder Bay radio station CILU 102.7 FM- was told by a friend who was in Thunder Bay visiting that they heard "Blueberry Hill" playing on the radio!

UMFM 101.5 FM

Thanks to UMFM101.5 FM at the University of Manitoba for radio play!

CKCU 93.1 FM

Thanks to CKCU 93.1 FM at the University of Ottawa for air play of the song "I Just Don't See No Reason" on their radio program "Canadian Spaces".

"Blueberry Hill" and "I Just Don't See No Reason"

Wanting to thank CJMQ 88.9 MHz for airplay since January 2011 for "Blueberry Hill" and "I Just Don't See No Reason" and of course to any other radio stations who are playing from the CD "Another Man' . Cheers!! 

College Radio Airwave Play

Many thanks to 92.5 FM THE X in Kamloops, British Columbia for playing my song "If I Come Back" on the radio!! Also to both radio stations 89.5 MIX FM and Q104 for their continued support!

Welcome

Welcome and Happy New Year to everyone who has taken the time to read my newly posted website. Here is to great things in 2011!!

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