Birth name Ryan Egan Years active 2012–present Role Musical Artist Record label Inertia Name Ryan Egan | Occupation(s) Rapper
songwriter Labels Inertia Access Genres Hip hop music Associated acts Allday | |
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Albums Ivory Coast, Forma. Soderzhanie. People also search for Frank Wiedemann, Jordan De La Cruz, Allday | ||
Ryan Egan (born July 4), better known by the stage name Ry, is an Australian rapper and songwriter. He is best known for his songs "Gimme That", "Circles", and "Good Morning", which all received national airplay on Triple J and were shortlisted for the 2014 Triple J Hottest 100. He also received Indie Clip of the Week on Australia's rage for the "Good Morning" music video. His music was used on Unplanned America, a program on SBS Two. His recordings are currently released by Inertia Access.
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Biography
Ry's debut EP, Wall Street, was released online for free in August 2012. The first single, "Won't Be Long", debuted on Dom Alessio's Triple J show Home & Hosed, and its music video played on The Loop. The EP's second single, "Ride For Me" (feat. Shadow Kitsune), again received airplay on Triple J, and was announced as a winner of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and Triple J Unearthed competition where a live action video was filmed for the track by one of NIDA's directing students then aired on ABC Television.
Ry successfully launched Wall Street with a live Melbourne show in April 2013 and was named the 26th most played artist on Triple J Unearthed's Digital Radio Station during 2012 In October 2013, he announced his next EP, Amnesia, with its first single being "The Breakdown". He was named as a Featured Artist for Triple J Unearthed, again receiving airtime on Triple J during several of the station's shows. He supported Spit Syndicate during their Money Over Bullshit Tour. Whilst in the United States in late 2013, Ry filmed the footage that is now seen in the music video for "Good Morning". The video premiered on the Home & Hosed blog, then awarded the Rage Indie Clip of the Week, airing frequently throughout the entire month.
Upon this success, Ry signed with Inertia Access for the release of the single "Circles". The song was his biggest song to date, receiving frequent airtime and national exposure. It was officially remixed by HAWAII94 and Nicholas Basquiat and re-released as a maxi-single. Between projects, Ry released the free mixtape NEVADA, which gave way to his first tour, supporting Mind Over Matter for several shows and then headlining several cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. He teamed with director Luke Goodall to document this period of time in a web series titled Good Things Work Out.
In November 2014, Ry released the single "Lightning In A Bottle". In March 2015, he released the first official single "Gimme That" (feat. Jordan De La Cruz) from the EP Ivory Coast. Its music video featured cameos from Grammy-winning producer M-Phazes and actor and musician Alan Fletcher. The song's video was the winner in Channel [V]'s "Disco[v]er" competition, finding itself added to the high rotation on Channel [V], as well as MTV Music Australia and Rage.
On May 5, 2015, Ry released the EP Ivory Coast. It debuted at #16 on Australia's AIR Independent Charts and #12 the iTunes Australia Hip-Hop/Rap Album Charts. The lead single, "Gimme That", was also added to the Spotify's official Australian hip-hop playlist.
EPs
Singles
Mixtapes
Songs
Neon
Torn Denim
Ordinary Record
The Parking Lot
Lightning In A Bottle
CHudak
Spokoistvie
Ne smotri
Howling
Circles
ZHest
Imya
Mortem Venientem
I Finally Broke Their Mould
Vosem' minut
Nado chto-to menyat'
Mertvets
Gimme That