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Ryan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth in 2014
Ryan Hemsworth in 2014
Background information
Born (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)[1][2]
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitewww.ryanhemsworth.com

Ryan Hemsworth (born 23 April 1990)[1][2] is a Canadian record producer and DJ.[4] He specialises in electronic music and sampling.[5] He has produced tracks for Tinashe,[6] Tory Lanez,[7] Mitski,[8] and E-40.[9]

Biography

Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hemsworth attended University of King's College, where he studied journalism.[10]

In 2011, Hemsworth released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Distorted.[11] His 2013 album, Guilt Trips, was released by Last Gang Records.[12] It won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.[13] In 2014, he released an album, Alone for the First Time, which was placed at number 3 on CMJ's "30 Best Albums of 2014" list.[14] In 2015, he self-released a collaborative EP with Lucas, titled Taking Flight.[15]

Secret Songs

Hemsworth launched his label Secret Songs in 2014.[16] It has since released music from artists across the world including Tennyson,[17] GFOTY, and Kero Kero Bonito.[18] It has also released compilation albums such as shh#ffb6c1[19] and shh#000000.[20]

Quarter-Life Crisis

In 2020, Hemsworth signed to Saddle Creek under the moniker Quarter-Life Crisis.[21] The self-titled Quarter-Life Crisis EP released December 2020 features Frances Quinlan, Hand Habits, and Claud.[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

  • Ryanpack Vol. 1 (2013)
  • Ryanpack Vol. 2 (2015)
  • Ryanpack Vol. 3 (2020)

Extended plays

  • Cover Yr Shame (2010)
  • No Plans (2011)
  • A Way (2011)
  • Kitsch Genius (2012)
  • Last Words (2012)
  • Still Awake (2013)
  • Taking Flight (2015) (with Lucas)
  • Circus Circus (2019) (with Yurufuwa Gang)
  • Pout (2020)
  • Quarter-Life Crisis (2020) (as Quarter-Life Crisis)

Singles

  • "We Deserve This" (2010) (featuring Chemist, James Valmont and Cop Magnet)
  • "Someone to Make You Crazy" (2011) (featuring Jenn Mierau)
  • "Day 'n' Nite" (2013) (with Liz)
  • "Every Square Inch" (2014) (with Qrion)
  • "Gods" (2014) (with UV Boi)
  • "Cream Soda" (2014) (with Tomggg)
  • "Afterglow" (2015)
  • "How It Felt" (2016)
  • "Burying the Sun" (2016)
  • "Wait" (2016) (featuring Keaton Henson and Mitski)
  • "In the Sky" (2016) (featuring Nebu Kiniza)
  • "Commas" (2016) (featuring Adamn Killa)
  • "Holy" (2016) (featuring RYAN Playground and Swim Good Now)
  • "Hunnid" (2017) (featuring E-40 and Yakki)
  • "Four Seasons" (2018) (featuring NewAgeMuzik)[24]
  • "Think About U" (2018) (featuring Joji)[25]
  • "Special Girl" (2018) (featuring SK and Tomggg)[26]
  • "Tiny Tea Room" (2019) (with Wednesday Campanella)
  • "New Life / Sun Up" (2020)
  • "Cold Feet" (2020) (with Eden)
  • "Keep Touch" (2020) (featuring Leland Whitty)

Productions

  • Shady Blaze – "Dreamin", "Hood Nigga" and "Put the Speed On" from Rappers Ain't $#!% Without a Producer (2011)
  • Vulkan the Krusader – "Industry People" from V for Vendetta (2011)
  • Deniro Farrar – "Faith in Something", "Rich Ass Nigga", "No Games" and "Dublin" from Destiny Altered (2012)
  • Shady Blaze – "Celebration" and "Faith in Something" from The Grind, Hustle & Talent (2012)
  • Mishka & Rad Reef – "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012)
  • Aaron Cohen – "Wasting Time" from Murk (2012)
  • Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – "43 Hours In", "Fallen Soldiers", "Cold Blood" and "Madonna" from Kill or Be Killed (2012)
  • Hollywood Squadda – "Charles Glover" from My Room Look Like a Mall (2012)
  • Shady Blaze – "51/50" from The Anomaly of Hip Hop (2012)
  • Sole – "Letter to a Young Rapper" from A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing (2012)
  • Deniro Farrar – "Big Tookie" from The Patriarch (2013)
  • Piu Piu – "W O" from Nightintale (2013)
  • Starlito – "Again" and "Can't Get Over You" from Fried Turkey (2013)
  • Deniro Farrar – "Separate" from The Patriarch II (2013)
  • Kitty, Sasha Go Hard and Tink – "Spotless" from Druture Presents: Out of Towner Vol.1 (2013)
  • Abgohard and Slater – "GTA" from Rich Yung Pimp (2014)
  • The Underachievers – "Incandescent" from Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium (2014)
  • Swet Shop Boys – "Benny Lava" from Swet Shop (2014)
  • Tory Lanez – "Mama Told Me" from Lost Cause (2014)
  • Tinashe – "Wrong" from Amethyst (2015)
  • Jose Guapo and Hoodrich Pablo Juan – "Juggin' Dat Pack" from Million Dollar Plugs 2 (2016)
  • Cadell – "Off White" from London: The Album (2017)
  • Adamn Killa – "Separate" from I Am Adamn (2017)
  • Joji – "R.I.P." from Ballads 1 (2018)
  • Jamie Isaac – "Melt" and "Drifted" from (04:30) Idler (2018)
  • Yurufuwa Gang – "Hybrid" and "Speed" from Mars Ice House II (2018)
  • Riri – "Luv Luv" (2019)
  • Lightshow – "Everything I Came For" from If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2019)
  • Ambré – "fubu" from Pulp (2019)
  • Jung Jin Hyeong – "Emergency" from SOAR (2019)

Remixes

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "today's homesick-in-hong-kong-on-my-birthday-eating-french-fries-in-bed playlist". Twitter. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ryan Hemsworth". Tower Records. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Weinstein, Max (31 July 2013). "10 Best Ryan Hemsworth Remixes". Vibe. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ^ Zeichner, Naomi (17 December 2012). "The Things I Carry: Ryan Hemsworth". The Fader. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ Conder, Jenna (9 January 2013). "Halifax's DJ Ryan Hemsworth Defending Digital Music". Metro. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. ^ Goldstein, Steven (12 June 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth and Tinashe Get Lonely on "One For Me"". The Fader. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. ^ Golden, Zara (19 September 2014). "Tory Lanez Enlists Ryan Hemsworth and Evokes Drake on "Mama Told Me"". The Fader. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ^ Murphy, Sarah (6 July 2016). "Ryan Hemsworth "Wait" (ft. Mitski and Keaton Henson)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ Gore, Sydney (29 July 2017). "Ryan Hemsworth Teams Up With E-40 And Yakki For "Hunnid"". The Fader. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. ^ Greene, Jayson (8 January 2013). "Rising: Ryan Hemsworth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (30 May 2014). "Field Day 2014: A Quietus Preview Of The Best New Acts". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  12. ^ Raymer, Miles (24 October 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. ^ Thiessen, Brock (29 March 2014). "Arcade Fire, Drake, Ryan Hemsworth Take Home Early Junos". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. ^ "The 30 Best Albums Of 2014". CMJ. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. ^ Khal (5 October 2015). "Ryan Hemsworth Talks 'Taking Flight,' Secret Songs, and Getting Back to His Indie Roots". Complex. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  16. ^ Friedlander, Emilie (17 October 2015). "Meet the Rag-Tag Internet Family Behind Ryan Hemsworth's Secret Songs". Vice. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (8 December 2014). "Secret Songs". Impose. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  18. ^ Plaugic, Lizzie (24 October 2015). "A guide to Ryan Hemsworth's free track download project, Secret Songs". The Verge. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  19. ^ Rattigan, Nick (23 September 2014). "Stream the Secret Songs compilation, shh#ffb6c1". Impose. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  20. ^ Rettig, James (20 January 2015). "Download Ryan Hemsworth's Secret Songs shh#000000 Compilation". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  21. ^ Creek, Saddle. "Quarter-Life Crisis". Saddle Creek. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Ryan Hemsworth Signs to Saddle Creek for New Quarter-Life Crisis Project". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  23. ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (27 September 2018). "Ryan Hemsworth: Elsewhere". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  24. ^ Corry, Kristin (7 March 2018). "Ryan Hemsworth's New Video Is a Surprisingly Sunny Afrobeats Ballad". Vice. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  25. ^ Kim, Michelle (10 August 2018). "Ryan Hemsworth Announces New Album, Shares Song With Joji: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  26. ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (7 September 2018). "Ryan Hemsworth "Special Girl" [ft. SK & Tomggg]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  27. ^ Topping, Chris (2 April 2014). "JUNO Electronic Album of the Year 2014". The JUNO Awards.
  28. ^ http://www.socan.ca/files/pdf/SOCAN%20Awards-Winners%20List-June%202014-FINAL-EN_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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