Born in the small coastal Australian town of Angourie, Ry grew up with a surfboard under one arm and his Dad's record collection under the other. He quickly developed a love for a number of different styles of music from Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder to Ben Harper and Jack Johnson. Ry's professional career began to take shape as an 18 year-old traveler in Costa Rica. One fateful afternoon while playing in the hallway of a hotel, Ry met a young film producer who would later become his manager. Now, after months of sleeping on an inflatable mattress, countless L.A. bus rides, and a steady diet of $1.00 microwavable dinners, Ry is recording his debut album with producer Jude Cole at his and Kiefer Sutherland's Ironworks studio.Ry won two of Australia's Dolphin Awards in 2004 for Best Pop Song and Best New Artist and has recently been featured on NBC's EXTRA and MTV's LAGUNA BEACH: The Real OC.Ry will also be featured alongside Maroon 5 and Jimmy Buffett in this spring's New Line feature, HOOT, due out in theaters this April.New News! Ry has just signed a promotional deal with Roxy/Quicksilver so keep your ears and eyes peeled in the land and water of surfing...Recording new material at the moment so there will be updates soon...
