Myspace Music: David Ryan Harris

Even though I am a self declared hip hop head, I don't always confine myself to one genre. When I'm not embroiled in my love/hate relationship with hip hop, I do listen to white other types of music. One of my favorite non hip hop artist is John Mayer. I really believe he is one of the greatest songwriters of this generation. So for this week's spotlight, I figured I'd step outside the confines of my hip hop obsession and feature a non hip hop artist. David Ryan Harris is a singer/songwriter that has been touring with John Mayer. When not on tour, Harris is recording his own music, which can be labeled as acoustic soul. Harris has credited Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and Coltrane as a few of his inspirations. The standout track on his page "Yesterday Shutting Down" has him channeling a little bit of the late Marvin Gaye into his falsetto. His debut Soulstice is available on itunes and from the clips that I have heard so far, he might make me come out my pocket with $9.99 to break up the hip hop monotony in my ipod.