John Ryan (musician)

John Henry Ryan II (born August 19, 1987), also known as JRY, is an American singer, multi-platinum songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Rochester, New York. Ryan is best known for co-writing and co-producing One Direction's last four albums and many of their singles. He has written songs for many acclaimed artists. His compositions and productions have sold over 30 million units worldwide.

Career

Ryan was born and raised in Pittsford, New York. He attended McQuaid Jesuit High School, a Catholic college-preparatory school in Rochester, NY. Following his 2006 graduation, John enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.^[1] While attending Berklee, John was a student of Professor of Guitar, Lauren Passarelli. After making several connections with his colleagues, all of whom were from Los Angeles, John soon found his demos being submitted and praised by a studio there, Family Affair Productions, especially the Team Manager and Talent Coordinator Damon Bunetta. With this in mind and a vision to set upon, John moved to L.A. one week after graduating from Berklee in 2010, and joined the team. In 2012, John teamed up with a co-worker whom worked with Sony Music Entertainment and the hit television show The X Factor USA, where he was introduced to bands and artists such as One Direction, Pharrell Williams, Pitbull, and Sam Smith. In November 2013, he signed a publishing contract with Big Deal Music and BMG Chrysalis.^[2]

Ryan has released his own music, he has recorded the EP The Mayor of Strawberry Fields and the album Organs vs. Furniture.

He has written several songs for British boyband One Direction, including "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life", "Steal My Girl" and "Perfect", among others. Additionally he has written for Jason Derulo, Maroon 5, John Legend, Cody Simpson, JLS, Fifth Harmony, Emblem3, Nick Jonas, Thomas Rhett, Olly Murs, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Hey Violet, DJ Snake, Cobra Starship and Walk the Moon amongst others.

Other songs written include Maroon 5's "Don't Wanna Know", John Legend's "Love Me Now", Pitbull's "Fireball" and Niall Horan song "Slow Hands". He also co-wrote and producers Maroon 5's song "Best 4 U".

Ryan was featured on Pitbull's "Fireball" (featuring John Ryan), DJ Snake's "Sober" (featuring JRY), and in 2017 released "Pray" featuring Rooty on the Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Discography

Production discography

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Songwriter	Producer
"Do You Feel What I Feel?"	2011	JLS	Jukebox	Y
"C'mon, C'mon"	2012	One Direction	Take Me Home	Y	Y
"I Would"					Y
"They Don't Know About Us"					Y
"She's Not Afraid"				Y	Y
"Loved You First"				Y	Y
"I Wish"	2013	Emblem3	Nothing to Lose	Y
"Me & My Girls"		Fifth Harmony	Better Together	Y
"Best Song Ever"		One Direction	Midnight Memories	Y	Y
"Story of My Life"				Y	Y
"Diana"				Y	Y
"Midnight Memories"				Y	Y
"You & I"				Y	Y
"Strong"				Y	Y
"Little Black Dress"				Y	Y
"Little White Lies"				Y	Y
"Better Than Words"				Y	Y
"Does He Know?"				Y	Y
"Alive"				Y	Y
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"					Y
"Good News"	2014	Daley	Days + Nights	Y
"Wiggle" (featuring Snoop Dogg)		Jason Derulo	Talk Dirty	Y	Y
"If You Love Me Let Me Go"		Colbie Caillat	Gypsy Heart	Y
"Take Over"		Nick Jonas	Nick Jonas	Y	Y
"Steal My Girl"		One Direction	Four	Y	Y
"Ready to Run"				Y	Y
"Girl Almighty"				Y	Y
"Night Changes"				Y	Y
"No Control"				Y	Y
"Fireproof"				Y	Y
"Spaces"				Y	Y
"Stockholm Syndrome"				Y	Y
"Clouds"				Y	Y
"Change Your Ticket"				Y	Y
"Illusion"				Y	Y
"Once in a Lifetime"				Y	Y
"Act My Age"				Y	Y
"Fireball" (featuring John Ryan)		Pitbull	Globalization	Y	Y
"Day Drinking" (featuring Heymous Molly)				Y	Y
"Work This Body"		Walk the Moon	Talking Is Hard	Y
"We Are the Kids"				Y
"Headlights" (featuring Ilsey)	2015	Robin Schulz	Sugar	Y
"Vacation"		Thomas Rhett	Tangled Up	Y
"Babylon"		Omi	Me 4 U	Y	Y
"Hey Angel"		One Direction	Made in the A.M.	Y	Y
"Drag Me Down"				Y	Y
"Perfect"				Y
"Infinity"				Y	Y
"End of the Day"				Y	Y
"Long Way Down"				Y	Y
"Never Enough"				Y	Y
"Olivia"				Y	Y
"I Want to Write You a Song"				Y	Y
"History"				Y	Y
"Walking in the Wind"				Y	Y
"A.M."				Y	Y
"Sober" (featuring JRY)	2016	DJ Snake	Encore	Y	Y
"Darkness and Light" (featuring Brittany Howard)		John Legend	Darkness and Light	Y
"Love Me Now"				Y	Y
"Temporarily Painless"				Y
"Pray" (featuring Rooty)	2017	JRY	Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Y
"Two Ghosts"		Harry Styles	Harry Styles	Y
"Guys My Age"		Hey Violet	From the Outside	Y
"Crawling"		Chase & Status	Tribe	Y
"Shed a Light" (with David Guetta featuring Cheat Codes)		Robin Schulz	Uncovered	Y
"Leave Right Now"		Thomas Rhett	Life Changes	Y
"Renegades"				Y
"Finish What We Started"		Jessie Ware	Glasshouse	Y	Y
"On the Loose"		Niall Horan	Flicker	Y
"Slow Hands"				Y
"Flicker"				Y
"Fire Away"				Y
"The Tide"				Y
"Best 4 U"		Maroon 5	Red Pill Blues	Y	Y
"Wait"				Y	Y
"Bet My Heart"				Y	Y
"Who I Am" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)				Y	Y
"Whiskey" (featuring ASAP Rocky)				Y	Y
"Closure"				Y	Y
"Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)				Y	Y
"Cold" (featuring Future)				Y	Y
"These Days" (featuring Jess Glynne & Dan Caplen)	2018	Rudimental	TBA	Y	Y
"Dance"		DNCE	TBA	Y
"Done for Me" (featuring Kehlani)		Charlie Puth	Voicenotes	Y
"Doesn't Matter"		Gallant	TBA	Y	Y
"16 Steps" (featuring Olivia Holt)		Martin Jensen	TBA	Y	Y

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