Alyssa Ruffin is an independent, international, multi-award-winning Nashville Recording Artist and Singer-Songwriter. She was born in Mason City, Iowa and moved with her family to Denver, Colorado at the age of five. Alyssa is a proud Military wife currently based out of Colorado, and was recently named the 2024 Armed Forces Insurance - Buckley Space Force Base Spouse of the Year. She has received more than 50 Music Award nominations, and has performed for crowds of more than 30,000 patrons. Guitar driven music, raw emotion, and personal life experience drive impressive imagery into Alyssa's lyrics, melodies, and arrangements blending Country, Blues, and Rock. She leaves her audience wanting more with her unforgettable, larger-than-life performances.
Alyssa opened for Country Music Group Sawyer Brown (Race Is On), Confederate Railroad (Queen of Memphis), Billboard Chart-topping Rock band Hinder (Lips of An Angel), Royal Bliss, J.R. Richards of Dishwalla (Counting Blue Cars), Legendary Hip-Hop Artist Coolio (Gangsta's Paradise), AMA Award-winning Rock band Firehouse (Love of A Lifetime), she performed with former lead guitarist of Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally) and Legendary musician - David Panzer, Rick Sibbett (Amy Grant, Blue Man Group), and guest performed with Scott Wilson of platinum selling Rock band Saving Abel (Addicted).
Additionally, Alyssa performed with Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb (Stay, I Missed You), Paula Cole (I Don't Wanna Wait), Taylor Dayne (Tell It To My Heart), Jody Watley (I'm Lookin' For A New Love), Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls, and Vanessa Bell-Armstrong in the Global Green "Music For The Planet" benefit concert via the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Alyssa also performed alongside her mother on several occasions, on the original Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee.
PROJECTS:
Alyssa has four upcoming singles with Producer & Engineer P.T. Houston (Lady A, Gretchen Wilson, Jamie Johnson) at Off The Row Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, she's working with Producer & Engineer “King Richard” Easterling (Train, Fuel, Vertical Horizon) at KRM Studios in Colorado. She's worked with Platinum and Gold award-winning producer Bill Douglass (Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins) at Royal Recording in Colorado, Fletcher Robinson at Evergreen Records in Alabama, she has a pending project in the works with 5x Billboard Award-winning & Grammy Award-winning Composer and producer Kitt Wakeley, and her debut single “Collateral Damage” was produced by Grammy Voting member, producer, engineer, and the first female contributor to Pro Tools Expert - Audrey Martinovich.
Alyssa's debut EP album titled “Pretty Boy Blues” is available now on all music streaming platforms worldwide, and her highly anticipated debut full-length album featuring nominated single “The Sacrifice”, award-winning single “Enough”, and hits like “Summer Nights”, “Bar Brawl”, “Dating The Devil”, and “Midwest Girls” is on track to release in 2024.
AWARDS:
•2024 AFI Buckley Space Force Base Spouse of the Year
•2024 Mississippi Music Awards - Artist of the Year - “The Sacrifice”
•2024 Rampage Music Awards - Best Pop Female Vocal
•2024 Rampage Music Awards - Best Country Song “First Touch”
•2023 Josie Music Awards - Song of the Year - “Love Triangle”
•2023 Mississippi Music Awards - Best Female Pop Country Artist
•2023 World Songwriting Awards - Best Blues Song - “Pretty Boy Blues”
•2022 Fair Play Country Music International Red Carpet Awards - Country Voice of the Year
•2022 Josie Music Awards - Songwriter Achievement - “Enough”
•2022 UK Songwriting Contest - 5 Star Commented Entry -Country Category - “Party Down A Dirt Road”
•2022 World Songwriting Awards - Best Modern Country Song “Party Down A Dirt Road” - Top 10 Finalist
•2021 Global Music Awards - Bronze 'Honors' Award - “Collateral Damage”
•2021 Josie Music Awards - Modern Country Female Vocalist of the Year
•2021 UK Songwriting Contest - 5 Star Commented Entry - Country Category - “Collateral Damage”
•2021 World Songwriting Awards - Best Pop Song - Top 10 Finalist
•2020 Colorado Music Appreciation Award
•2020 Colorado Music Appreciation - Entertainment Appreciation - Scene Support Award
•2018 Colorado Music Appreciation Award
•2018 Colorado Music Appreciation - Scene Support Award
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
•Performed alongside the following artists for the Global Green 'Music For The Planet' via the Troubadour in West Hollywood…
*Taylor Dayne (Tell It To My Heart)
*Jody Watley (Looking For A New Love)
*Lisa Loeb (Stay, I Missed you)
*Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls (Buttons)
*Vanessa Bell-Armstrong
•Performed with Leanne Bowes (Demi Lovato, Dove Cameron, Tones & I), Shani Kimelman (Cirque Du Soleil MJ ONE, David Ellefson), and more for the Gritty In Pink “Galentine's”, and “Women's History Month” celebrations at The Satellite in Los Angeles.
•Opened for Sawyer Brown (Race Is On) 30,000+ patrons
•Opened for Confederate Railroad (Queen of Memphis) 10,000+
•Opened for Hinder (Lips of An Angel)
•Opened for J.R. Richards of Dishwalla (Counting Blue Cars)
•Opened for Royal Bliss
•Opened for Coolio (Dangerous Minds)
•Opened for Firehouse (Love of A Lifetime)
•Performed with Scott Wilson of Saving Abel (Addicted)
NOTABLE VENUES:
•Diamond Jo Casino - Northwood, IA
•Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame - Colorado Springs, CO
•Global Green Music For the Planet - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
•A.B.A.T.E. Of Iowa Freedom Rally - Algona, IA
•State Social House - West Hollywood, CA
•The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA
•Skinny's Lounge - West Hollywood, CA
•Sunshine Studios Live - Colorado Springs, CO
•Whiskey Baron Dance Hall & Saloon - Colorado Springs, CO
•The Venue - Denver, CO
•Herman's Hideaway - Denver, CO
•Historic Ute Inn - Woodland Park, CO
•Peak 31 at Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO
•Rockin' Horse Saloon - Minot, ND
•North Dakota State Fair - Minot, ND
•A Taste of Colorado - Denver, CO
•Music Row - Nashville, TN
•Santa Fe Steakhouse - Nashville, TN
•Little Memphis Cabaret - Windsor, Ontario Canada
•Bronson's Dine & Dance Hall - Windsor, Ontario Canada
