Artist Name /Band: Ray Ostroski
Music Genre: Country
Others: Singer/Songwriter
Websites or Social Media Pages
Check out ReverbNation
Bio
Ray Ostroski is a corporate lawyer by trade who wrote and played songs on his guitar his entire life but didn’t do any studio recordings until he was 60 years old when he teamed up with Tom Borthwick and Joe Wegleski from SI Studios in Old Forge, PA to create and record his initial CD (“The Old Fart Sings”). Since then he has released 4 CDs in all as well as several singles which are all available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and all the major music streaming services. The songs he recorded were written from the age of 18 through his current age of 69 and represent personal experiences throughout his life. He loves the creative side of writing and recording music and enjoys every aspect of that process. He hopes that others enjoy listening to some of his songs and while he realizes his vocal limitations he feels that some of his songs could be hits if recorded by the right established recording artist.
Ray Ostroski,
What Musical Genre Do You Feel Best Describes Your Music And How Would You Describe Your Sound?
A singer-songwriter and my music encompasses pop, country, rock, and adult-contemporary
How Did You Get Your Name? Is There A Story?
Nope. I was born with this name.
What Are or Have Been Your Musical Influences?
The Beatles/ Elvis/Neil Diamond
What Are You Working On Now? Any Future Collaborations We Can Look Forward To?
I have done a couple of CDs and have 26 songs that are available on Spotify/Amazon/Apple and all the major music streaming services through Tunecore. No new music coming out anytime soon.
What Is Your Ultimate Goal In The Music Industry? What Is Your Plan Of Action?
I would love for some of my songs to be recorded by singers who have a lot better vocal chops than me.
What Is Your Favorite Track To Perform Live and Why?
Life is Beautiful and Life Rules are my two favorite songs to perform as I wrote them for my kids and they are very personal to me.
What Has Been The Biggest Challenge In Your Career Thus Far?
Figuring out how to get my songs heard by artists or record executives who could connect them with being recorded.
What’s Your Typical Songwriting Process?
I play guitar and write the words as I go. I don’t read or write music so it is all just me and my guitar until I record the music in a studio.
How Has Social Media Influenced Your Career As An Artist?
I am not on any social media except ReverbNation so it hasn’t influenced my career.
What Did You Do Before You Started Making Music?
I was a corporate telecom lawyer for almost 40 years and acted as General Counsel to several public and private companies.
Is There Anything Else We Should Know About You Or That You Would Like to Add?
I am a 69-year-old former corporate lawyer who has been playing guitar and writing music since I was a teenager but only got serious about recording my music about 10 years ago. I realize my voice is limited but I think some of my songs are pretty good if they were recorded by someone with better vocal talent than me.