Who We Are & What We Do

Ryan Byrne d/b/a 251 Group is a part-time, home-based digital media, marketing, and music services agency founded by musician / educator / entrepreneur Ryan Byrne. It is also the umbrella business name under which Ryan operates a group of other DBAs, acting as the administrative hub for Music Lessons West, SmittyUp, Music Ed Media, 251 Records, Dissonance Records, and others. Operating multiple websites including 251group.com, SmittyUp.com, MusicEdMedia.com, RyanByrne.com, MusicLessonsWest.com, KnoxvilleBassLessons.com, PianoLessonsKnoxville.com, OnlineSessionBassist.com, and others, 251 Group offers services as wide-ranging as music lessons, live music, session work, web design, SEO, web hosting, domain name registration, premium domain name sales and leasing, and more.

The roots of the business go back to 1995 in Plymouth, NH. In 2004, Ryan moved his business to Nashville, TN, then to Knoxville, TN in 2012. In 2021, Ryan returned to his native Gorham, NH, bringing the entity now known as 251 Group back home with him. (For a more in-depth look at the history of 251 Group, see the Meet Ryan Byrne page.)

As a web services business, Ryan can design and develop websites for his clients anywhere in the country, capitalizing on the business contacts he made during his sixteen years in Tennessee, as well as his native New Hampshire.

Did we mention this is a part-time business? Ryan’s full-time gig is working at the family business, Byrne Auto Center. But he is a geek and loves to spend his “time off” working on his 251 Group projects. So, for the reasons listed above, you will see the below message sprinkled throughout this website:

Due to a busy schedule, Ryan is only accepting select projects at this time. Text Ryan today at (615) 598-7818 to see if your project is a good fit!