Ryan Pardey
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| Background information | |
| Born |
February 25, 1979 Las Vegas |
| Genres | indie folk, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, singer, song writer, promoter, tour manager, actor, DJ |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Halloween Town, The Killers, Louis XIV, The Shys |
Ryan Pardey is a musician, singer, songwriter, promoter, tour manager, actor, and DJ from Las Vegas. He is best known as the singer and songwriter for Halloween Town, which has featured members of The Killers, Louis XIV, and The Shys. Pardey is also well known for portraying Santa Claus on Don't Shoot Me Santa, a Christmas song released by The Killers in 2007, for which he also appears in the video. Pardey appeared as Santa again for The Killers in the two sequel Christmas singles, I Feel It in My Bones (2012) and Dirt Sledding (2015). He also appears in the videos and as illustrations in the artwork for both singles.
Ryan's father is professional poker player Rodney H. Pardey. His brother is Rodney E. Pardey, who is also a professional poker player and musician. Pardey attended high school at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts in Las Vegas during the late '90s. In his senior year, he played the lead role of preacher C.C. Showers in a production of the controversial The Diviners, where he acted on stage beside Matthew Gray Gubler, Baron Vaughn, and Rutina Wesley.
After graduation, Pardey soon became the owner and operator of Café Espresso Roma, a coffee shop and music venue located across from UNLV. While helping to jump start his career in event promotion, the café also served as the breeding ground for The Killers.
While touring with The Killers as their tour manager, Pardey became known as "The Captain" by members of the band's fan club. During the tour, he also appeared as Santa on stage with The Killers during their performance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, and during their performance in Los Angeles for the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. He continued as tour manager for The Killers until the end of the Sam's Town Tour in Dec 2007. At this time, Pardey began writing the first Halloween Town album.
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