Ryan Quinn, a vocal artist from Clinton, NY, serenaded a crowd of students in the Boudreau Lounge on Monday the 16^th of October.

He was a season 10 finalist on the singing reality show, The Voice. Quinn was selected by the Pace Programming Board during their conference in Hershey, PA last year.

“We saw him perform, loved him and decided to book him then and there,” Vice President of Programming Board, Keyshana Dupuy said.

Quinn, equipped with only an acoustic guitar and microphone, created an intimate night of music and storytelling. He chose songs that had strong emotional ties to his character, which he explained before his fingers ever strummed the guitar.

The sound of R&B, Pop, Blues, and Classic Rock reverberated off the walls of the Boudreau Lounge and many students heard this all-encompassing rhythm for the first time.

“We were just walking through the Kessel Center and followed the music,” a freshman, Teresa Ferrigno said. “I was very impressed by his voice and would like to see more events like this happening at Pace.”

Quinn maneuvered his voice around songs ranging from Marvin Gaye to Sir Paul McCartney. He had massive range with his vocals, which allowed him to also cover songs by Beyonce and Alicia Keys.

The audience shouted and cheered when Quinn hit the high notes, especially the front row that was full of eager fans who have followed him since season 10 of the Voice.

“I watched him on the Voice with my mother and followed him throughout the competition,” a freshman, Brianna Adkins said. “We saw the posters during family weekend and I was screaming in the elevator with my mom. His performance was amazing and his voice defies all the ranges that he should be singing.”

The 27-year-old started his singing career 10 years ago without any lessons, but has gained determination and experience. He grabbed his inspiration from Chris Cornell (lead singer from Soundgarden) and his father, who was drummer.

At first, Quinn was a drummer, but learned how to play the piano by the time he was eight. His addition of vocal artist has given him versatility in the music world.

He is currently on a college tour around the country and plans to finish playing in a tribute concert to the late Chris Cornell.

Quinn, who currently lives in Los Angeles, will spend the rest of the year writing, making, and recording music with many other musicians.

Singing reality shows are over for him, but he expresses that music will be his future.

“I take my passion seriously,” Quinn said. “I devote as much time as I can, and never let anyone tell me that my passion isn’t worthy to pursue. Even when I sang ‘Let It Be’ live for the first time and my voice cracked, I pushed through it!”