If you’re looking for a songwriter who can write a Pop ballad that will bring you to tears, a Hip hop tune that will keep you dancin’ all night long, or a Country hit that will make you want to kick up your heels with that ‘new country attitude’, then you’ve found your man. Ron’s musicianship and incredible guitar skills are the foundation for his natural talent in writing melodies that grab you by your soul and take you for a ride while telling a lyrical story that you’ll not soon forget. With years of co-writing with some of Nashville’s finest tunesmiths as well as working with many of Canada’s top Pop writers, Ron’s diverse skills are in demand whether it be to write for a specific artist’s project or to lead Songwriting Workshops.
In the same year as having his song “Like I Would For You” recorded by top 10 Canadian Idol, Karen Lee Batten, which culminated in a nomination for Song and Single of the Year by the BC Country Music Association, on the other side of the world another Irving song “Together Again” recorded by Mink, one of Japan’s top recording artists, was the featured theme song in the hit Japanamation movie “Vexille”….while in Europe, by way of Nashville, Norwegian recording artist, Wenche, garnered a Gold Record for her recording of Ron’s tune “Holdin’ Out For A Hero”.
“From the Other Side” a song co-written by Ron with Lynda McKillip and Tom McKillip (CCMA Producer of the Year 2007) was performed live at Vimy Ridge in France on April 9th, 2007 for French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and Her Majesty The Queen at the 90th Anniversary celebrations of the Canadian Forces taking Vimy Ridge during WW1.
Hong Kong’s superstar Jacky Cheung recorded Ron’s ballad “Something Only Love Can Do” in Mandarin, Cantonese and English and the song was included in the Asian soundtrack for the Disney blockbuster, “Dinosaur”.
These are just a few of examples of Ron’s versatile skills in writing for the artist or writing for a specific project or, more importantly, writing from his heart.