# Ryan Beaver

Ryan Embry Beaver (born March 17, 1984) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Emory, Texas. Born on March 17, 1984, and growing up in East Texas, Beaver moved South and began his musical career while he was attending Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. Beaver currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Career

Wrote the #1 song "Pretty Little Poison" performed by Warren Zeiders. It was the first number one for both of them.
Beaver's first album, Under the Neons, was released on February 27, 2008. The album spawned 3 singles for Texas radio: "I Shoulda Kissed You", "Under the Neons", and "Streets of Austin".
Beaver's second album, Constant, was released February 8, 2011. David Grissom produced the album, with co-write credits for himself, Wade Bowen, Brian Keane, Ben Danaher, and Paul Eason. "For A While", "Hate", and "Nobody Wants to be Alone" were the singles sent to radio respectively. "Hate" became Beaver's highest charting single to date (#2 for 3 weeks) on the Texas Music Chart and earned a "Favorite Song of 2011" nod from galleywinter.com.
Country Weekly described his lyrics as "thoughtful, introspective, and extremely well crafted" in their December 10, 2012, issue.
Beaver's first music video for "How About You" was featured on CMT Pure, CMT.com, Yallwire.com, NoDepression.com among others.

## Songwriting

A BMI writer, Beaver co-wrote "Along the Way" and "More Than Willing" with Rob Baird (I Swear It's The Truth released on Carnival Records). He also co-wrote "Day by Day", "Make Or Break Me" and "Leavin' Stephenville" with Kyle Park, the latter two appearing on Park's Make Or Break Me album released in 2011. As of 2017, Beaver is signed to the Nashville-based publishing company, SMACKSongs.
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-writer(s) |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Under the Neons" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Sing-a-long Country Song" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "You Talk About It" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Two Words Shy of Lonely" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Call Me" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Whatever the Night May Bring" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Hellbound" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "I Shoulda Kissed You" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "I Thought I Knew" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Too Tall Jimmy" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "Streets of Austin" | Beaver |
| 2008 | Ryan Beaver | Under the Neons | "South Texas Skyline" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "One More Song" | Beaver, Wade Bowen |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Constant" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "You Don't Need Much" | Beaver, Brian Keane |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Let Me Be Your Saturday Night" | Beaver, Paul Eason |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Hate" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" | Beaver, David Grissom |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "How About You" | Beaver, Ben Danaher |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Never Let You Go" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "Beale Street" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Ryan Beaver | Constant | "For A While" | Beaver |
| 2011 | Kyle Park | Make Me or Break Me | "Day by Day" | Beaver, Kyle Park |
| 2011 | Kyle Park | Make Me or Break Me | "Leavin' Stephenville" | Beaver, Kyle Park |
| 2011 | Kyle Park | Make Me or Break Me | "Make Or Break Me" | Beaver, Kyle Park |
| 2012 | Rob Baird | I Swear It's The Truth | "More Than Willing" | Beaver, Rob Baird |
| 2012 | Rob Baird | I Swear It's The Truth | "Along The Way" | Beaver, Rob Baird |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "When This World Ends" (feat. Maren Morris) | Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, Jared Crump |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "If I Had a Horse" | Beaver, Brett Tyler |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Rx" | Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Still Yours" | Beaver |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Gravedigger" | Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Vegas" | Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Habit" | Beaver, Jeremy Spillmam |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Jesus Was a Capricorn" | Intro of "Jesus Was a Capricorn" exclusively written by Kris Kristofferson |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Kristofferson" | Beaver, Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Fast" | Ryan Beaver, Josh Osborne, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Rum & Roses" | Beaver, Josh Osborne, Ryan Tyndell |
| 2016 | Ryan Beaver | Rx | "Dark" | Beaver, Ryan Tyndell, Matt Nolen |
| 2018 | Tyler Dial | Repaint | "The Night Fire Met Gasoline" | Beaver, Silvas, Jeremy Spillman |
| 2018 | Steve Moakler | Born Ready | "Breaking New Ground" | Beaver, Steve Moakler, Neil Medley |
| 2018 | HARDY | This Ole Boy | "4X4" | HARDY, Nick Donley |
| 2018 | Ashley Monroe | Sparrow | "Mother's Daughter" | Ashley Monroe, Brendan Benson |
| 2018 | Brinley Addington | Single | "No Thanks" | Beaver, Brett Tyler, Will Weatherly |
| 2019 | Lauren Duski | Midwestern Girl | Runnin' (To You) | Beaver, Matt McGinn, Lauren Duski |

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US Heat |
| Under the Neons | Release date: February 27, 2008 Label: St. Beaver | — | — |
| Constant | Release date: February 8, 2011 Label: St. Beaver | — | — |
| Rx | Release date: May 6, 2016 Label: St. Beaver | 41 | 24 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2012 | "How About You" | Jordan Bellamy |
| 2016 | "Dark" | Patrick Tracy |