Our guest this week is Ryan Connors - multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter - talking about working with @hozier , the many facets of the MD role, finding his drumming priorities, and much more, dig it!
Singin with the birds and getting ready to play some original songs tomorrow night at @redbicyclehall Thanks to @andreadavidsonmusic for asking me to join this writer’s round. Excited for the opportunity!
Meet Ryan Connors, Producer, Music Supervisor, and Original Songwriter for Sweet Peony.
Ryan is a multi-instrumentalist producer and songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.
He has toured globally as a keyboardist and music director for a number of artists including his current position with Hozier. He has produced many artists and works as a session keyboardist in the Nashville recording scene.
His work as an arranger spans the last 15 years and has contributed to wide variety of live shows and studio recordings.
Favorite flower from the garden: Iris
Got to play with these legends along with so many more of my musical heroes the other week up in NY thanks to @hozier and @unclewilllee for the 10th annual @loverocksny So grateful for the opportunity. If you don’t know @michaelbearden and @rickmpls go look up their credits. They are quite literally endless!! Thanks to @kimmancusophotography for these amazing photos!
Something cool. Plants have tiny bioelectrical signals that change when they get light, water, or are touched 🌱⚡️
Here, Ryan Connors, our co-songwriter and composer for SWEET PEONY, clips sensors to leaves to read those changes... kind of like a heart monitor reading a heartbeat. Those signals are sent into a Pocket Scion that converts them into synth notes, rhythms, and textures to use for the score. The plant isn’t choosing melodies, but its living reactions shape how the music moves and grows 🎶🌿
Human and plant, collaborating. It's what our story is about 🌸✨
You can collaborate with us by donating today 🙏
gofundme.com/f/sweetpeony
Two weeks away from filming Sweet Peony and pre-production has been out of this world 🌿✨🌱
Here’s a lil’ BTS from the pre-recording of Sweet Peony’s signature song with our movie's lead, Kyshona Armstrong, on vocals 🌸🎤🎶
But we still need y’all’s help 💚
If you’re able, please donate + share✨
🔗 gofundme.com/f/sweetpeony
CREDITS:
Annie Butler and Ryan Connors - Lyrics
Adam McPhail - Electric Guitar
Zachariah Witcher - Bass/Moog Synth Bass
Brandon Combs - Drums/Percussion
Ryan Connors - Organ, Wurlitzer, Keys, Guitars, Percussion, Producer, Arranger
Kyshona Armstrong - Lead and background vocals
Roy Agee - Trombone, Horn Arranger
David Williford - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
Mike Haynes - Trumpet
Dylan Alldredge - Recording Engineer
Recorded at Skinny Elephant on Dec. 10 2025
Filmed by Sarah Pierpont
Edited by CE Horton
Hozier world tour is done and in the books! Thank you to all the fans who came out to see a show this tour. None of this would be possible without you! Thank you to @hozier for trusting me to be your musical director and keyboardist. Your music is special and you are a truly unique artist dedicated to the craft of songwriting and performing. It is inspiring to see the world fall in love with your music. What a wild ride it’s been these past three years!!
Thank you to the band for crushing these shows night after night (sometimes on no sleep and lots of travel) Absolute troopers! Thank you to our incredible crew who really busted their asses loading out all night and driving ahead to the next town to set it all up again! It’s been a privilege to be a part of such an impressive team.
And finally, thank you to my beautiful wife @annieindiana for supporting me even when it seemed impossible. You are a rock and I’d be lost without you. Looking forward to being back in Nashville for more musical adventures and time with friends. Catch y’all on the next world tour!! Thanks @katemphotog for these wonderful photos!! #unrealunearth #hozier #unrealunearthtour
