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BIO / SERVICES
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Welcome to my webpage! I am Ryan Crosby, a producer, singer/songwriter, and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist in the Los Angeles area.
I have been able to work with a lot of talented people over the years in the pursuit of creating amazing music. My experience in the Rock, Electronic, Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B and Jazz genres has fused into a unique diversity that allows me to work well on a variety of projects in different musical styles. I have a studio with a full band set-up in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles that is a great place for clients to do high-quality demos and songwriting sessions, as well as designing custom placements for commercial, TV, and film. Recent clients include a 60’s & 70’s throwback artist, Latin Hyperpop, Urban Pop/Dance, pop rap duo, hardcore hip hop, sound design/music for a playhouse, spiritual jam band, and musical directing for a legacy 80’s act and more!
In addition to music production services, I also teach guitar, bass, Ableton production lessons (former DubSpot instructor), and intermediate piano and voice. If you are interested in my production services, lessons, musical direction of any sort, or would like more information, contact me today.
BIO
Early musical stepping stones were a feature in Guitar For the Practicing Musician (the #1 magazine for guitar at the time) at the age of thirteen as well as being part of a major record deal with VAST at nineteen. This led to cutting my teeth in Los Angeles Hip Hop and R&B, performing on records with Kurupt, Tupac, George Clinton, Snoop Dogg, Myka Nyne, Abstract Rude, C-Bo, Aceyalone, Dr. Oop, Aftermath’s Slimm The Mobster and Fat Joe in the late 90’s and Aughts. I worked with my bands Attached By Wires (live drum’n’bass/rock), Kid Whiskey (hard rock), and Crystal Twin (electronic dream-rock) before landing as a solo artist (highlight show was opening for Wyclef Jean in Miami for Super Bowl weekend), DJ, and recording as a dance vocalist under the pseudonym PRYVT RYN, with over 120 releases since my debut on “Forget You” with Years. I recently performed Guitar and Bass on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” show with the underground hip-hop legends Armand Hammer, featuring the song “Spongebob” that I did in collaboration with Kenny Segal.
I have always been passionate about music for TV, Film and Commercials. Recent works include:
-Co-wrote and performed the theme song to “Impractical Jokers” with Kenny Segal.
-My group The Mansion Boys was featured multiple times on “The Jersey Shore”, most notably the song “Go Out Tonight” that was also on MTV’s “World Of Jenks” and “Buckwild”.
-“The Feels” with Estelle and Kadis was featured in the opening scene of an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”. (as well as co-production (bass and guitar) and co-write on Estelle’s new release “Ain’t Yo Bitch”).
-Commercial music has included national commercials for KFC, Target, Xfinity, Honda, Home Depot and Kashi, as well as placing my own music with the LA Tourism Board, Tidy Cat, and various Steve Harvey Productions.
-Recent TV work has also included the cinematic, swampy Americana music for the show “Deep South Paranormal”.
-My film work has included contributing four songs to “Fuel”, which won the People’s Choice Best Film award at Sundance, and original music for MMA film “Never Back Down 2” and the campy hip-hop Western “Gang Of Roses”. I was the guitar player for the villian in the movie “Stage Fright” from 2014, starring Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf. I also co-wrote and co-produced “Please”, the 2009 AVN winner for Original Song of the Year for the film “Dark City”. More projects arriving in 2027!
-In addition to self-releasing several dozens of original albums as an artist, there has been plenty of collaboration over the years. Guitar and/or Bass with artists like Estelle, Mya, Kurupt, Billy Woods and Armand Hammer, Kenny Segal, Open Mike Eagle, Hemlock Ernst, Milo/RAP Ferreira, Iyla. production and performance on new VAST material, including “She Is Murder” (which has a fantastic video!), the King Fantastic record “The Great Man Theory” and following releases. I played guitar and co-wrote many of the tracks on Markus Schulz’ recent record “Watch The World”. International collaborations include the Top 20 Russian hit “Mirror Mirror” for rapper T-Killah, as well as “Money On Love” for Russian pop star Sergey Lazarev (which was on the Russian Billboard “Album of the Year” in 2011). I currently work extensively as a Musical Director and occasional performer with the influential freestyle group TAPPS.
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SERVICES
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Production ($TBD) I produce a track for the client’s requests. Day rate is $250 minimum. Can be done remotely with people outside of US.
Studio Rental ($40/hr) Client rents my production/engineer/musician services, and can use my studio located in Downtown Los Angeles. Macbook with Ableton/Logic, great plug-ins, c414 Mic, Amplifiers, Drumset, Big Monitors.
Lessons: ($TBD) Ableton, Guitar, Bass, or Music Production. Can be at my studio in Downtown LA or at your place.
Topline Vocals ($TBD) I sing on your track. Look up PRYVT RYN songs for examples. Price fluctuates based on amount of singing.
Guitar Parts ($TBD) I play guitar on your track. Price fluctuates on amount of playing required. Look up Boehm “Summer Sippin” on my soundcloud link on this website for a sample.