Dan Ryan is an accomplished guitarist, composer and arranger, and is the musician solely responsible for the composition, production, performance and visual design for the recordings of Sol Luna y las Estrellas. Sol Luna's initial CD release, "Imagining the Waves," can be found atwww.cdbaby.com , or downloaded atwww.itunes.com , as well as numerous other locations.

Dan was a founding member of the Texas R&B band, Blue Norther. Blue Norther existed for almost ten years, and during that time the band opened for numerous world-famous bands, including WAR, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Lynrd Skynrd, Ted Nugent, The Marshall Tucker Band, Edgar Winter, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Miles, etc.

Beginning in the early 70's with one of Texas' first jazz-rock bands, Quartet, to being a member of the house band at San Antonio's famed Eastwood Country Club, to performing with numerous bands during his eight years in L.A., Dan has played with musicians as varied as Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rufus Thomas, his daughter, Carla, to O.C. Smith and members of the original L.A. Express.

Dan Ryan is the owner of 100 Trees Recordings, the sole musician in his "imaginary band," Sol Luna y las Estrellas.