Meet Ryan Poole

Ryan Poole's love affair with the studio started where most great stories begin — in a garage. A high-school pop-punk band in San Diego sparked a lifelong obsession with recording, and Ryan never looked back. He taught himself Pro Tools, earned his Pro Tools Expert Certification, interned at Studio West, and later graduated with a B.S. in Audio Production.

A move to Nashville in 2012 landed him as a runner at House of Blues Studios, where he quickly immersed himself in the scene — singing backup for Richie Furay, running errands for legends like T. Bone Burnett and Don Henley, and working at the iconic RCA Studio A just after it was saved from demolition.

After building his independent career and splitting time between San Diego and Nashville, Ryan returned full-time in 2018 to take over Waylon Jennings' former music company building. He renamed it The Hideout as a nod to the outlaw spirit: "Outlaws like hideouts, after all."

Today, with over 17 million streams on Spotify across his projects and more than a decade of hands-on experience, Ryan brings a signature approach to every session — helping artists discover their unique "Musical DNA" and make records that feel real, warm, and timelessly Nashville.

At The Hideout, Ryan offers artists a full-service creative home that bucks the "Music Machine" and lets you record whatever and however the hell you want. No corporate gatekeeping. No cookie-cutter production. Just honest music made in a space that's been about creative independence since Waylon Jennings walked these halls.

"Every session at The Hideout carries the weight of Nashville history and the warmth of a space built for making music that matters."

Ryan is also the drummer, vocalist, and producer for Nite Tides, a Beach Boys-inspired indie band, and the host of Ryan Meets World, a long-form interview podcast where he sits down with creatives, entrepreneurs, and fellow music-makers to talk craft, career, and the pursuit of something real.