Ryan Sinn is an American musician. He is currently the

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for the

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band

The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by Australian vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums ...

. He currently resides in

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. Sinn joined

after their first album. At the time he only played

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, but he learned the bass parts on their previous album in four days and was asked to join the band after he auditioned. He appeared on the group's second and third albums. The band experienced some turmoil in 2005, and Sinn announced that he had left the band in August of that year. He would later return in 2018 when the band reunited. After leaving The Distillers, Sinn was recruited by

Blink-182 Blink-182 is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Its current and best-known line-up consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though its so ...

member Tom DeLonge to join his new project,

Angels & Airwaves Angels & Airwaves (also written as Angels and Airwaves; stylized and abbreviated as ΛVΛ) is an American rock band, comprising lead vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge, guitarist David Kennedy, drummer Ilan Rubin, and bassist Matt Rubano. The ban ...

. He played bass on the band's 2006 release '' We Don't Need to Whisper''. However, in April 2007, rumors spread that Sinn had left Angels & Airwaves due to difficulties with the rest of the band. Sinn was playing bass with The Innocent, a

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group consisting of drummer

Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He was previously th ...

(

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and ...

), vocalist Brandan Schieppati (

Bleeding Through Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. Influenced largely by hardcore punk and Swedish melodic death metal, the band was established by lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati as a personal projec ...

) and guitarist Dave Nassie ( No Use for a Name). He played in a band called Blackpool in 2010. He occasionally played bass with the band Stephen Rey and the Slicks, when active. Sinn sang for Bhorelorde. Sinn is also currently the music director for a San Diego, California-based

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, The Free Art Foundation.

References

External links

The official Angels & Airwaves websiteThe official Distillers websiteThe official Love=Death websiteStephen Rey & The SlicksBhorelordE
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinn, Ryan Living people American punk rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Angels & Airwaves members The Distillers members 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians