Millions of people all around the world love to escape into the world of music. Sometimes it’s a way to cope with life, express yourself, or even a way to communicate. Music has been around since the caveman age and it comes in all different games from the simple Mozart to the newest pop song, Die Young by Ke$ha. More and more styles of music are being recognized all the time, music that cannot to pigeonholed into the traditional country or rock categories, sounds like acoustic and soul styles.

One of the most famous acoustic and soul writers is Ron Pope, although music was not his first choice. Pope pursued his first love, baseball, at Rutgers University. He played for two seasons, but, unfortunately, the road of an athlete is paved with sprains and fractures. After a career-ending injury, he transferred to NYU and chased a new dream in New York, music. He inspired people through his music with soulful songs about love, loss, and redemption, as well as heartfelt tunes about growing up and finding your way back home.

Ron first started playing guitar when his stepfather gave him a guitar in the early 1990’s. Later in life, Ron became the front man of The District, a band he started with classmates Zach Berkman, Paul Hammer, Chris Kienel, Will Frish, and Mike Clifford, who he met in a songwriting circle. Yet this wasn’t just any college band, the kind usually found playing in a garage, The District became a New York household name, selling out popular venues, as well as playing a vital role in shaping Ron’s style as musician.

In 2008, Pope hit a grand slam when he was asked to perform on MTV’s TRL (Total Request Live) in a review of unsigned, up-and-coming artists. His 2006 song, “A Drop in the Ocean” was already an online hit when the song was featured on hit shows such as “The Vampire Diaries”, “90210” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” Ron’s fans took to Facebook and Twitter to spread the word, and it showed when the song became a top 100 download on iTunes.

Now with four independent albums and 145 singles on iTunes, Ron is still showing the world another layer to his talent. So one day you might be pleasantly surprised to find yourself humming one of his tunes and sharing his music with a friend, a coworker or even a stranger. It will only demonstrate again Pope’s talent for making music that moves his listeners, writing lyrics that touch lives, and singing songs that see them through the rough patches.