Ryan Foltz

Ryan Foltz is an American producer, audio engineer and musician from Mansfield, Ohio. Foltz is best known for being a member of the Dropkick Murphys from 2001 to 2003 ^{[1] [2]} where he played mandolin, tin whistle and dulcimer on the band's 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud and 2003's Blackout before leaving the band. Foltz also was a member of Motel Blonde (bass) ^[3] and also has played tin whistle, mandolin, and trumpet in The Pogues cover band, The Boys From The County Hell for over fifteen years. He was also a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.

Foltz from 2000-2003 was a member of the Dropkick Murphys and would recorded 2001's Sing Loud, Sing Proud and 2003's Blackout before leaving the band.

Foltz was employed from 2006-2014^{[ when? ]} as touring monitor technician for Rancid, and has also toured doing sound for: Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Tim Armstrong, Dropkick Murphys, The Unseen, and Tiger Army, among others.

Foltz appears on Tim Armstrong's Tim Timebomb project, a large collection of cover and original songs recorded by Armstrong and various musician friends.

Foltz owns and operates Cleveland Audio Studios, now based in Sheffield Lake, OH.

References

1. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005-12-05). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 123. ISBN   978-0-9582684-0-0 . Retrieved 13 April 2011.
2. Nathansan, Ian (8 March 2001). "Dropkick Murphys: Dropkick and smile". Canadian Online Explorer . Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
3. "THICK signs Motel Blonde". Punknews. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2011.