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RYAN HURD SHARES THE RECORDING PROCESS FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘PELAGO’ (VIDEO/AUDIO)

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RYAN HURD SHARES THE RECORDING PROCESS FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘PELAGO’ (VIDEO/AUDIO)
“Pelago” out now
Ryan Hurd on the recording process for “Pelago” (Audio)
Thinking through the recording process for “Pelago,” I think you only get one shot to make a debut full-length album. And so I think the biggest deal for me was the song choices. And some of the songs are really old and some of them are brand new to me, but they’re all brand new to you. So I just wanted to really put the songwriting first, and then after that, I didn’t have like a big tracking day or studio day, my producer Aaron and I have known each other since we were kids in Kalamazoo, Michigan. And so I let him sort of be in charge of most of the music. And what I really focused on was the singing so I’d show up for vocal days and we do one or two songs at a time and then it was just back into mix world and that’s the product that you have now. So it was a super relaxed way to make an album and I think that’s something that you can hear in these recordings. And so yeah, I’m super proud of it. Thank you so much for checking it out. It’s my debut album “Pelago.”

RYAN HURD SHARES THE RECORDING PROCESS FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘PELAGO’ (VIDEO/AUDIO)
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RYAN HURD CELEBRATES PLATINUM CERTIFICATION OF “CHASING AFTER YOU” AND RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUM PELAGO

RYAN HURD SHARES THE RECORDING PROCESS FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘PELAGO’ (VIDEO/AUDIO)
Pictured here (left to right) at Diskin Cider in Nashville are: Helena Akhtar (Sony Music Nashville Manager Content & National Promo), Meghan Reich (SMN Coordinator Digital Strategy), Jessica Valiyi (SMN Director Digital Strategy), Janet Weir (House of 42/Red Light Management), Ryan Hurd, Randy Goodman (SMN Chairman/CEO), Liz Cost (SMN VP Marketing), Nicole Marinake (SMN Sr. Director Partnership Marketing), Ali O’Connell (Director Regional Promotion, Arista Nashville), Alaina Vehec (SMN Senior Director Digital Sales & Streaming), Caryl Atwood (SMN SVP Sales & Streaming), Ryan Sanders (Specialist, Arista Nashville), Dallas McVey (House of 42/Red Light Management) and Avery Hannon (House of 42/Red Light Management).

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Arista Nashville singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd joined industry friends and fans to celebrate the release of his debut album Pelago as well as the R.I.A.A. Platinum certification of his Top 5 and climbing hit “Chasing After You” with Maren Morris.

In addition to “Chasing After You,” his first ever duet with wife Morris, his album includes the tracks “June, July, August,” “ Coast,” and Tab with My Name on It.”

Hurd is nominated for two trophies at next month’s CMA AwardsMusical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year for “Chasing After You.” Hurd and Morris performed the track on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

Pelago, inspired by Hurd’s upbringing on the shores of Lake Michigan, was produced with childhood friend and longtime creative partner Aaron Eshuis, with further contributions from Jesse Frasure (Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Little Big Town) and Teddy Reimer.

Hurd is set to tour the U.S. next year. He kicks off the Tour de Pelago headline run in January with dates including Chicago’s The Vic, New York’s Irving Plaza, Nashville’s Marathon Music Works and more. Tickets are on sale Thursday, October 21 at 10 a.m. CT—see full routing below and visit ryanhurd.com for more information.

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