Ryan Foltz is an American producer, audio engineer and musician from Mansfield, Ohio. Formerly of Dropkick Murphys[1][2] (mandolin, dulcimer, tin whistle, etc.) and Motel Blonde (bass),[3] Foltz has also 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 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "THICK signs Motel Blonde". Punknews. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2011.