Ryan Smith is the Regional Manager of Artist Relations at the Shure office in Nashville, TN. In 1993,  he started at Shure Headquarters in the Customer Service Department,  joined the AR team in 1995, and moved down to Nashville in 2001. Some of the artists Ryan works with include The Who, Maroon 5, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Lawrence, Jason Mraz, Jon Pardi, Brett Young and many more. Ryan has over 30 years of performance experience, playing drums, percussion, and singing in various groups and genres.