Ryan T. Michalski


Location: Atlanta, GA

Challenge: C-5 incomplete quadriplegic

Website: soundcloud.com/ryantmichalski

Ryan Timothy Michalski is a guitarist and bassist who was primarily a music fan of literally every genre before he picked up the guitar and eventually became a songwriter which is reflected in his own unique style of guitar.

He became a quadriplegic in 2007 due to a history of depression which led to a self-sustained car accident which led to a suicide watch while in a major hospital during which, a broken C-5 tear-drop fracture of the vertebrae and piercing of the spinal cord occurred.

Despite having only been playing guitar for just one year prior to his diagnosis of quadriplegia, he has thrived and even developed into an original songwriter and session guitarist and bassist to this day.

Through all of the years of hardship and physical rehab, he has created music as an outlet to help himself heal mentally and physically. He has been heavily involved with volunteering at his former physical rehabilitation hospital and plays guitar for patients going through paralysis.

Ryan's CDs are available at store.cdbaby.com/Artist/RyanTMichalski.


Ryan Timothy Michalski - "Toy Train"