Andrew Ripp

For three records, Andrew Ripp has been controlled by fear.

“As a musician, you put your heart into a piece of music that you are promoting as you: It’s your heart, your name, your face,” he says. “And then you put it out there and people can do whatever they want with it.”

Upon arriving in Music City, Ripp shed his lonely songwriter persona. He partnered with an artist development company, Be Music & Entertainment, and joined Barnes’ tightknit singer-songwriter circle, which also includes Ben Rector and Steve Moakler.

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