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 and his journey into LA and its music scene began. 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. Ry has just signed a promotional deal with Roxy/Quicksilver which included Ry being featured in a new film about the mentawai islands. Ry will tour with Maroon 5 and OneRepublic in March/April in all capital cities in Australia.
