Ryan Pope is an American musician who lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

History

Ryan Pope grew up in

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. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Rob and future

The Get Up Kids The Get Up Kids are an American rock band from Olathe, Kansas. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the " second wave" of emo music. Their second album '' Something to Write Home Abo ...

bandmate

Jim Suptic Jim Suptic (born October 14, 1977) is an American musician and entrepreneur, best known for being the guitarist for the rock band The Get Up Kids. Career The Get Up Kids Jim Suptic is best known for being the guitarist and sometime lead singer ...

. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor, who had been playing with Secular Theme and friend Nathan Shay on drums to form The Get Up Kids. After Shay quit the band due to a reluctance to tour, the band asked Ryan to become their new drummer. In 1997 the band recorded its first release, Four Minute Mile. Ryan also played drums with Safety in Numbers. He has also toured with

Reggie and the Full Effect Reggie and the Full Effect is an American rock band, the solo project of James Dewees, the former keyboardist for The Get Up Kids. It has released seven full-length albums, the latest in 2018, and has toured with various associated acts in their ...

and

The New Amsterdams The New Amsterdams is an American band featuring Matthew Pryor of The Get Up Kids. In a certain sense, they represented the acoustic counter-project to The Get up Kids. In contrast to The Get Up Kids, this project features acoustic guitars, the ...

. After

broke up in the summer of 2005, Ryan and his brother Rob joined the band Koufax. They recorded the album

Hard Times are in Fashion ''Hard Times are in Fashion'' is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Koufax. Background When Koufax began recording their third album, this happened without a valid record deal. As a result, the band had to pre-finance the reco ...

. Pope also is a member of The Cavaliers and did a short stint drumming for the Lawrence Kansas techno-indie fusion group Roman Numerals. In 2008, The Get Up Kids re-formed and recorded material for release in 2010. He was married on July 2, 2011

Discography

with The Get Up Kids

*'' Four Minute Mile'' (1997) *''

Something to Write Home About ''Something to Write Home About'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Get Up Kids, released on September 28, 1999, through Vagrant Records and the band's own label Heroes & Villains Records. Following the promotional tours for t ...

'' (1999) *''

On a Wire ''On a Wire'' is the third studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids on Vagrant Records. Released three years after their breakout sophomore album '' Something to Write Home About'', ''On a Wire'' was a massive departure from the band's e ...

'' (2002) *''

Guilt Show ''Guilt Show'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids. It was released on Vagrant Records on March 2, 2004. Background The Get Up Kids released their third album '' On a Wire'' in May 2002 through independent label Vagra ...

'' (2004) *''

There Are Rules ''There Are Rules'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids, the band's first studio album release since 2004's '' Guilt Show''. After their initial reunion, the band decided to challenge themselves to write and record an ...

'' (2011) *''

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'' (2019)

With Koufax

* ''

Hard Times Are in Fashion ''Hard Times are in Fashion'' is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Koufax. Background When Koufax began recording their third album, this happened without a valid record deal. As a result, the band had to pre-finance the reco ...

'' (2005) *'' Why Bother At All'' (2005)

with Reggie and the Full Effect

*''

Songs Not to Get Married To ''Songs Not to Get Married To'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Reggie and the Full Effect. The album still follows the same musical style as previous albums, but the concept of the album is a lot darker than past releases from ...

'' (2005)

With Safety in Numbers

* In The Key of D

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Ryan Living people American rock drummers Indie rock drummers Musicians from Lawrence, Kansas The Get Up Kids members Reggie and the Full Effect members The New Amsterdams members 1978 births