Caleb Ryan

Caleb David Eric Ryan (Born January 14, 1981) is an Australian Grunge and Rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Ryan began his music career in 1995 as the Drummer for an Australian Punk Rock band "Bleach". He is currently the Singer and Rhythm Guitarist in Grunge/Alternative Rock band Heroes For Hire, and Drummer of Hard Rock/Alternative Rock band Burn Away.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
When he was two, Ryan's family (Father Eric Ryan, Mother Jessica, Older Brother David and Younger Sister Lisa) relocated from Brisbane to Newcastle. Four years later, when he was six, his parents divorced, and Ryan grew up living with his Mother. His mother brought him a drum kit when he was 10 years old. His early influences was watching Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and trying to copy what he did.
At the age of 12, his mother bought him a guitar and he started getting lessons. But he quickly grew tired of lessons and self-taught himself. In 1993, his older brother David took him to a Nirvana concert. "Yeah, that was my first concert. Nirvana at the Entertainment Centre in '93. Best day of my childhood. After the show Dave Grohl threw his drumsticks into the crowd and i caught one of them. I've still got it at my house in Newcastle."
Ryan attended the Junction Public Scool, and then Newcastle High School.
At 16, he became the drummer in a cover band called "Bleach" with two friends. They played shows around Newcastle but after about half a year, he quit because they refused to play original songs.
At 17, he dropped out of school to move back to Brisbane with his father. He joined a Rock band called "In Your Honor" and stayed with them until 2005 when he left to join "Radio Active Man".
When he was 21, his mother passed away from a heart attack while Caleb was at her house. "I was in a different room and I heard her making some strange noises and then there was a bang, .....and...i went and saw her and she was face down on the ground. I rang 000 but when they got there she was alread.... already gone." He Said.
After he quit "In Your Honor", Ryan moved back to Newcastle and joined "Radio Active Man".
In 2007, he quit Radio Active Man and formed a band named Step by Step.