Years active 1995–present | Name Ryen Slegr | |
Born April 14, 1979 (age 44)
Ithaca, New York, United States ( 1979-04-14 ) Genres power pop, progressive rock, nerd rock, electronic, experimental, rap Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, composer, producer, engineer Instruments Guitar, keyboards, synthesizer Associated acts Ozma, The Rentals, Weezer Music groups Ozma (Since 1995), The Rentals Labels Kung Fu Records, Polyvinyl Record Co., Universal Records, Sony BMG Similar People Daniel Brummel, Matt Sharp, Rachel Haden, Patrick Carney, Jamie Blake | ||
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Ryen Slegr is a founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Ozma. He is also a current recording and touring member of The Rentals. Slegr currently produces and engineers bands in Los Angeles in addition to pursuing other experimental projects.
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The Rentals
Slegr engineered and played guitar on The Rentals 2014 Polyvinyl release "Lost in Alphaville". Matt Sharp said Slegr "was the person who was most involved with me on the record from its inception to seeing it through and I would rely on his ears. [He] was that person for me throughout all the different phases." He began performing with The Rentals on their 2006 U.S. tour with Ozma. Slegr also performed with them at Sonorama and Nano–Mugen that year and has been playing with them ever since.
Weezer
Slegr co-wrote the Weezer song "Eulogy for a Rock Band" on the 2014 Universal Records release Everything Will Be Alright in the End, and performed the song with the band at their record release show at Fingerprints in Long Beach, CA.
Miscellaneous
In 2012 Rachel Haden performed shows with a backing band consisting of Adam Phaler of Jawbreaker on drums, Warren Defever of His Name is Alive on guitar, and Slegr on guitar and keyboards. They performed several shows in Los Angeles and at Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco the same year.
Education
Slegr has a degree in history from University of California, Los Angeles where he also studied medieval Japanese court music called Gagaku. After graduating in 2003 he took various music classes at Pasadena City College including Equal Interval Harmony with Michael Mitacek.