Ryan "Judas" DePaolo

Ryan "Judas" DePaolo is the lead guitarist in the pop punk / emo band "Matchbook Romance". He also does back up vocals, as well as piano in select songs.

Although his real name is Ryan, his band-mate Ryan Kienle (bassist) goes by the same name, thus he goes by the nickname "Judas".

Ryan grew up in upstate New York later moving to Florida with his mother. He returned to New York after a few years, which is where he met and joined the band. After a few years of touring, he then decided to return to Florida but still continues to be a part of Matchbook Romance.

Ryan started a new band, HILLvalley in December 2007 with his best friend for over a decade, Chris Miller (formerly of The Summer Obsession). Ryan sings and plays lead guitar. Chris also sings and plays bass. Their official myspace is myspace.com/hillvalleymusic.