NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 9.28.09

This is an original song I wrote in the Winter of 1999 while I was on tour w/ *NSYNC. I started writing it in the dressing room of a hockey arena where we were playing somewhere in Canada. I remember the room was very reverb-ish, and my guitar sounded really good and echoey. I came back home to Orlando and finished the song building a really cool loop using the AKAI MPC Drum Machine and recording the original demo on the ROLAND VS-880 (for all you gear heads). In the recorded version of the song that you can find on iTunes, I used a Baby Taylor for the guitar solo in the song. Hope you all enjoy this stripped down version, and to all my New York friends and fans... Here's to you... I love NY!!!

Playlist Pick: NYC - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: Being able to feel FALL in the air...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 9.21.09

I was out in LA last Summer at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills. I was winding down from a long day of travel, and rehearsal at Sound Stage with the band for my appearance on The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson the next day. I was so exhausted from the day's events, and I was about to turn in when I turned on the TV to VH1, and there was this new artist playing. The song was really really good, as well as the video, so I waited till the end to see who it was. It was Matt Nathanson, and I've been a fan of this song ever since. A few months later a friend of mine had the CD on his kitchen table. I opened it up and read the linear notes and credits, as I enjoy reading and knowing that information. The record was actually recorded and produced by a gentleman named Marshall Altman. Marshall Altman was the Director of A&R at Hollywood Records, and actually took an interest in my music when Chris Kirkpatrick from *NSYNC was shopping me and making rounds at all the Major labels. I think Hollywood eventually passed on me, but Marshall was a very kind guy as my memory serves me. I guess he's shifted into music production which is great, because he's got some really great projects that he has worked on. Check him out here: http://www.marshallaltman.com/
Thanks for reading & please enjoy my humble interpretation of Matt Nathanson's Come On Get Higher...

Playlist Pick: Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
Thankful For: The changing of the seasons...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 9.14.09

This is an original song I wrote in 2003. It's about being courageous to reach out for love again amidst previous hurt or heartbreak. Usually when you're hurt by something, you are more apt to be fearful of reaching out again to the place you were hurt, or any similarity of that place of hurt. This song is about taking a good faith step into the fear, pushing through the fear, and reaching out again to connect. Hope you enjoy it, and hope it touches your heart and encourages you were you are...

Playlist Pick: Arms Of Love - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: A productive day...

XL106.7's Jayde Is Listening...

Playlist Pick: Baby All My Life (King of Queens Theme) - Billy Vera
Thankful For: Opportunity to do what I love to do and create music...

Ahh Fall... My favorite time of the year. Summer's done burned us up, and now it's time to cool off and relax in the nice chill weather. I'm looking forward to firing up my fire pit and hanging outside. I love Fall!!!

I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Johnny & Jayde Morning Show on XL106.7 here in Orlando. It was a while ago, and I brought some copies of my record to give to Johnny & Jayde as a token of my thanks for letting me come be a guest on their show. Three days ago I got a tweet mention from Ms. Jayde herself saying that she was listening to my music in her car. How cool is that! I feel super special that one of Orlando's top DJ's and Radio Personalities was spinning my record while she was commuting, and then taking the time to tweet about it! Jayde if you read this, THANK YOU!!!! You and Johnny have been a great support for us locals here in town, so THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

So all you Twitterers follow @radiojayde, @JohnnyMagic1067, @JohnnyandJayde Morning Show, and @xl1067!!!

AND, to all of you who don't have a copy of my record, you can click on one of the following links & purchase it TODAY!!!!



Jayde's listening... so should YOU :)

Peace to you all & see you on the flip side...
~Ron

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 9.7.09

THIS WEEK: YOUNG & FREE BY RON IRIZARRY

This is an original song from my self titled album released in 2000 when I was on tour opening up for *nsync on their highly successful "No Strings Attached" Tour. I performed this song all over the US and Canada to sold out Arenas, Stadiums, & Amphitheaters 20,000 to 60,000 strong. I was backstage at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena after one of my opening sets, talking to Entertainment Attorney Todd Rubinstein, and he said to me, "That song has to be in a Pepsi Commercial!"

My most memorable show performing this song was at Madison Square Garden in New York City. We did 4 sold out shows back to back. The audiences went crazy over the song's anthemic message and energy making it a crowd favorite! Good times, good times...

Playlist Pick: Scared Away - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: A gorgeous first day of Fall!!!

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.31.09

Playlist Pick: Valentine - Kina Grannis
Thankful For: A happy successful Monday!!!

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.24.09

Playlist Pick: Scared Away - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: Another week to continue the pursuit of my dreams. It's all good people!!!

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.17.09

Playlist Pick: The Voice Within - Christina Aguilera
Thankful For: Strength from above...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.10.09

Playlist Pick: Good Times - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: R&R at the beach!

ronmusic | e-newsletter | 8.4.09 | August & Everything After...

Playlist Pick: Rain King - Counting Crows
Thankful For: Being loved...

Ahh, August...

2009 has moved at the speed of light. Just a quick note to fill you in on what's up. I continue to gig steadily, & I've been writing & creating new material w/ some great writers I've been working with. I'm hooked on a new show on MTV called Making His Band about musicians that’s really cool, and I’ve been enjoying the Summer!

I'm gigging all throughout August, so please check my schedule at www.ronmusic.com for all the dates and times. Come out for some music and fun as always! I have been co-writing new songs with a really great musician named Greg Hejja. It's been really great to collaborate with someone who you can connect with. We are a couple songs in, and the chemistry is really great. So, I'm excited about the future songs we will collaborate on. If it's going well this early in the game, then the future looks bright!

So, Making His Band on MTV... Here's the scoop, it's a show where Diddy (Sean Combs) is searching for his backup band to tour his new project. The great thing about this show is that it's about musicians and music. His other Making the Band shows were filled with so much fluff and drama, that was focused on, to sell the show. This one, so far, just focuses on the music, the musicians, and a more vulnerable side of Diddy. You can see the look of fear on his face here and there as he focuses on really coming back in a big way with his music. I really appreciate the human side he shows of himself. I admire his hard work and dedication to his craft and business. It's an inspiring story for me, for a man who started at the bottom, and worked his way to the top of his game. I aspire to follow his model, and he inspires me to continue to work hard at my dreams until they are fully realized. I'm on his twitter feed, and he started a "Locked In" movement where you focus and work hard on what you do. Late last night he re-tweeted one of my tweets to him. Call me a dork, but technology is amazing. Something I wrote to him, he read and reacted to it, taking the energy to re-post it right after I posted it. So I got a response from Diddy! I was really excited! He has no clue who I am, but it was a technology based connection. Hopefully before I die, I'll get to meet Mr. Combs and work on music with him.


Real quick! Tomorrow night I'll be doing an online interview that I'm really excited about on Artist On Demand Channel on BlogTalkRadio. I'm super stoked about it, so please listen in. All the info is below, just click and the link will take you there. If you are free, please stop by and listen in!


Lastly, this Friday night I'm performing for the 2nd SHO Foundation "Art SHO". Visit www.shofoundation.org for all info and stop by!!! Rubox will be doing some colabo's with me. It's gonna be a fun night for a great cause!!!

Peace and have an amazing day!

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 8.3.09

Playlist Pick: It's A Shame - One Republic
Thankful For: Music, and the magical, spiritual effect it has on me...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 7.20.09

Playlist Pick: Beat It - Michael Jackson
Thankful For: The rain days...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 7.13.09

Playlist Pick: Her Diamonds - Rob Thomas
Thankful For: The opportunity to live, laugh, create...

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 7.06.09

Playlist Pick: Faith - George Michael
Thankful For: Water, the elixir of life...

ronmusic | e-newsletter | 7.3.09

Playlist Pick: Ben - Michael Jackson
Thankful For: Freedom!!!

NEW MUSIC MONDAY | RON IRIZARRY | ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | 6.22.09

Playlist Pick: Disconnected - Ron Irizarry
Thankful For: Summertime!!!

Indie Film Jam Recap & Kris Allen American Idol!

Playlist Pick: Heartless - Kris Allen (Kanye West - Cover)
Thankful For: Friends

Just a quick update from last weeks Indie Film Jam at the Florida Music Festival. It was a really great time, and the biggest thing that made it the great experience it was, were all the positive, supportive people I got to meet, and the positive vibe and energy from everyone there. I hung out with my friend and music video director David Bermejo who was also screening a video.

John Theisen, the Program Director of the Indie Film Jam, has really created a positive and supportive atmosphere. Everyone I met, directors, artists, musicians, were just so positive and supportive. It's not something you usually experience in the entertainment industry. Usually people are looking out for themselves, so man was it refreshing!

I got to meet some really cool people. The winners of the audience award for the music video competition were a band called "King Bee". I had the opportunity to meet them, and they were very very cool down to earth guys. They were kind enough to give me some of their music, and I quickly loaded it onto my iPhone where I've been acquainting myself with their bluesy, raw, rock sound. Check them out, you'll dig em'!

Brook Pifer Rockstar Photographer was on site shooting photos and doing her thing. She also had all the bands and artists take part in a music video of a cover of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. It's going to be awesome once it's released.

Late Saturday night, I got to hang out with my bud David Siegel. David wrote the biggest hip-hop hit of 2008 (Whatever You Like by T.I.), and the biggest hip-hop hit of 2009, (Kiss Me Through The Phone by Soulja Boy).

I also took part in an artist on artist interview with Real Radio 104.1 personality, and singer Tiffany Martin, and one of the members of the band The Schmeltz. We hung out on the Gibson Tour Bus, and jammed out on an impromptu version of "Umbrella" by Rihanna.

Lastly, CONGRATS TO KRIS ALLEN, for winning American Idol. He's definitely music for the common man. I think he'll do a lot better as a commercial artist than his challenger was. The underdog pulls through man! I love it!

Have a great evening, and see you soon!

INDIE FILM JAM | 1 More go...

Playlist Pick: It's A Shame - One Republic
Thankful For: Positive peers in my industry



Hello friends!
One more go, tonight. Indie Film Jam at the Florida Music Festival. Music video program starts at 11PM, with awards ceremony right after. Red carpet arrivals... A little Hollywood in Orlando... It all goes down at City Arts Factory in Downtown Orlando. COME OUT AT SUPPORT!!!!

Peace and enjoy your weekend all!!!

RON IRIZARRY @ INDIE FILM JAM 09

Playlist Pick: Battlefield - Jordin Sparks
Thankful For: LIFE, LIFE, LIFE!!!

Come out to the Indie Film Jam tonight and Saturday night and watch my music video to "Henry Poole Is Here". It's gonna be an awesome night.

Also my good friend and talented "Rock Star Photographer" Brook Pifer will be shooting pics at her mobile photo studio at City Arts Factory. Stop by and get your photo done by a celebrity photographer!

Lastly, my boy Ryan Tedder is on fire, hot off the heels of Beyonce's latest single "Halo", he performed alongside Jordin Sparks on American Idol last night on her new single "Battlefield" that he wrote and produced! Check it out!

Have a great night, and follow me on twitter ya'll!!!

ronmusic | e-newsletter | 5.11.09

Playlist Pick: Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Thankful For: Friends and family that hold me up...