Nick Ray.
A farm and wildflowers in the warm light of a Southern Indiana-inspired sunset

Nick Ray · Southern Indiana

Stories rooted
in love.

A dad. A writer. A life forever changed.
Finding words for what stays with us.

The story behind it allListen to 30V30
Family. Faith. Memory. Music.Scroll to explore ↓

The person behind the project

I’m Nick.
Hannah’s dad.

Writer · Executive producer
Creative director of 30V30

After losing my daughter Hannah in May 2026, I began writing through sleepless nights. Memories, questions, faith, anger, and love found their way into words—and then into songs.

One dad. One iPhone. One song that became an album. Out There Planting Flowers is a journal of grief and love, released under the name 30V30.

Hannah was a teacher who made people feel like they mattered. This project carries something of her into the world: through music that helps someone feel less alone, through the stories we keep sharing, and through a scholarship that helps others serve.

Nick Ray

01 / The music

Out There
Planting Flowers.

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Out There Planting Flowers album artwork by 30V30

30V30 · A project of grief and love

Songs born of grief.
Written in love.

Country songs about the places loss shows up: the dinner table, the school hallway, the drive home, the Sunday service, and the quiet moments no one else sees.

The stories and creative direction are mine. AI-assisted music production helps turn them into recordings. My role is writing, shaping the sound, and making the final creative choices.

“Some lives are measured by years.
Others by the lives they change.”
Listen on your favorite service
She Planted Little Flowers coverShe Planted Little FlowersA life that keeps growing in others.Not the Empty Nest coverNot the Empty NestFor the quiet we never expected.One Still Walks These Halls coverOne Still Walks These HallsFamiliar places, forever changed.
Hannah Nicole Ray smiling
Hannah Nicole Ray March 5, 2000 — May 30, 2026

02 / The life behind the songs

Forever loved.
Forever missed.
Forever Hannah.

Hannah taught second grade at Borden Elementary. She led worship, loved her family, and had a quiet way of helping people feel seen, welcomed, and loved.

Her memorial website brings together her story, her legacy, and the scholarship created in her name.

Visit Hannah’s website
Turning Hearts memorial ↗Read her obituary ↗

03 / Carrying her kindness forward

What she planted
can keep growing.

Hannah Nicole Ray
Memorial Scholarship Fund

The fund supports Southern Indiana students preparing to serve others through education, nursing, or ministry. It is held and stewarded by the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana.

A gift is one way to help Hannah’s kindness reach another classroom, another family, and another generation.

Support Hannah’s scholarship

On the Foundation’s giving page, designate Hannah Nicole Ray Memorial Scholarship Fund. If it is not listed, contact the Foundation at (812) 948-4662 for help directing your gift.

More about the scholarship ↗

04 / Behind the work

A home for the music.
A home for the songs.

HWY60 Records emblemThe record label

HWY60 Records

The independent label behind 30V30. A home for the recordings, the releases, and the creative work that brings these stories to listeners.

Visit HWY60 Records ↗

05 / Get in touch

There’s room
for your story.

For a personal note, a media conversation, a music question, or an idea for sharing this work, you’re welcome to reach out.

For song-use requests, include the song title and how you hope to use it. For scholarship applications or eligibility questions, please contact the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana.

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