Built on impeccable musicianship, a tasteful mixture of soul, funk, folk, and classic pop/rock, and honest, thought-provoking lyrics, Dustin Ransom creates music to inspire listeners to be their true, authentic selves.

Born and raised in small-town Indiana, Ransom learned to play numerous instruments and write, sing, and record his own songs from a young age. In 2005 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to study drums at Belmont University with the legendary Chester Thompson (Genesis, Phil Collins, Weather Report, Frank Zappa) and Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, New Edition, Frankie Valli). 

Ransom soon became a first-call musician, songwriter, producer, engineer, and mixer for artists including Dave Barnes, Ben Rector, Matt Wertz, Jars Of Clay, Chely Wright, Brett Eldredge, Richard Marx, Ryan Bingham, Jon McLaughlin, Gabe Dixon, Kris Allen, Derek Webb, Emily West, K.S. Rhoads, Erin McCarley, Andy Davis, Jill Andrews, Cody Belew, Shelly Fairchild, & many more. 

Ransom has also performed as a sideman for special live appearances with artists including Stewart Copeland (drummer and founder of The Police), Hillary Scott (of Lady A), Kelsea Ballerini, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Charles Esten, Lauren Alaina, Melinda Doolittle, Rachael Lampa, Sarah Darling, Clare Dunn, Jillian Jacqueline, and Matthew West.

Rqnsom has written and recorded hundreds of original instrumental compositions used in ads for companies including Vimeo, Michelin, CBS Sports, Tempur-Pedic, Purity Organic, Kajabi, and many more. He has also composed a wide array of ambient pieces designed for sleep, relaxation, and meditation under the pseudonyms of Outside The Sky and Restwaves: Sounds For Sleep, as well as solo piano pieces under the pseudonym Solus Vir.

Ransom released his debut EP Thread On Fire in 2015, and released his first full-length record, Phases in 2017. Both records were masterful showcases of his musical DNA in which he played all instruments except horns. He toured in support of Phases that fall, opening for pop singer-songwriter Matt Wertz across the United States.  His next full-length album Frontiers, released in the summer of 2019, was a deeply personal and spiritually-minded record and, as before, Ransom played nearly all the instruments on the record.  Shortly after, he released a reimagined version of Frontiers entitled Elements. 

In 2020, Ransom released We Are Home, his first instrumental ambient album, and Waking Tones, a set of custom alarm tones designed for smartphones.

In 2021, Ransom released three singles - a cover of U2’s “Electrical Storm,” & two original songs, “Two Places” & “Where The Beauty Is” as well as seven improvised instrumental piano albums entitled Finding The Music, Vol. 1-7.  He released two drum sample libraries of grooves pulled from both Phases & Frontiers, allowing musicians, producers, and songwriters to use his drum performances royalty free.

Ransom spent much of 2022 producing and playing on albums for various artists, composing ambient-meditative pieces, and continuing to write and record dozens of original compositions for film & TV licensing.  He also began working alongside Rogers Drums, performing in a series of promotional videos released in the fall of 2022 showcasing new Rogers projects, with more videos slated for release in the fall of 2023.

He is currently at work on a new full-length album as an artist.