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'''Nicholas Michael Furlong''' (born September 16, 1986), known primarily by his alias '''RAS''', is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[record producer|producer]].<ref name="RasArticle">{{cite news|url= http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080304/ENTERTAINMENT/112360856|title=Nicholas Furlong Interview |work=[[Carson City, NV]]|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="RasKobalt">{{cite news|url= http://www.kobaltmusic.com/roster_songwriters.php|title=Kobalt Music|work=Kobalt|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> He has worked with many major artists, including [[Big Time Rush]], [[Colbie Caillat]], The [[Janoskians]], [[Ryan Tedder]] of [[OneRepublic]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Jay Sean]], [[Diplo]], [[Leona Lewis]], [[Jordin Sparks]], DJ [[Tiësto]], and [[Cody Simpson]].
'''Nicholas Furlong''' (born September 16, 1986), known primarily by his alias '''RAS''', is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[record producer|producer]].<ref name="RasArticle">{{cite news|url= http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080304/ENTERTAINMENT/112360856|title=Nicholas Furlong Interview |work=[[Carson City, NV]]|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="RasKobalt">{{cite news|url= http://www.kobaltmusic.com/roster_songwriters.php|title=Kobalt Music|work=Kobalt|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> He has worked with many major artists, including [[Big Time Rush]], [[Colbie Caillat]], The [[Janoskians]], [[Ryan Tedder]] of [[OneRepublic]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Jay Sean]], [[Diplo]], [[Leona Lewis]], [[Jordin Sparks]], DJ [[Tiësto]], and [[Cody Simpson]].


==Career==
==Career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
Nicholas Furlong began his career writing original music for video game soundtracks at the age of 15. He is credited on various soundtracks including [[NBA Ballers]], [[Blitz: The League]], and [[NBA Ballers: Phenom]].
Nicholas Furlong began his career writing original music for video game soundtracks at the age of 15. He contributed to various soundtracks including [[NBA Ballers]], [[Blitz: The League]], and [[NBA Ballers: Phenom]].


===Producing and writing===
===Producing and writing===
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Furlong collaborated again with [[Nickelodeon]] group [[Big Time Rush]], writing "Time of Our Life" with band member and friend, Logan Henderson, for their sophomore release ''[[Elevate (Big Time Rush album)|Elevate]]''. The album was released on November 21, 2011 by Columbia Records. Elevate sold 70,000 copies in its first week, the band's highest first-week album sales. To date, [[Big Time Rush]] has sold over 4,000,000 albums worldwide and more than 3,700,00 singles collectively worldwide as well. They are considered nickelodeon's most successful act of all time.
Furlong collaborated again with [[Nickelodeon]] group [[Big Time Rush]], writing "Time of Our Life" with band member and friend, Logan Henderson, for their sophomore release ''[[Elevate (Big Time Rush album)|Elevate]]''. The album was released on November 21, 2011 by Columbia Records. Elevate sold 70,000 copies in its first week, the band's highest first-week album sales. To date, [[Big Time Rush]] has sold over 4,000,000 albums worldwide and more than 3,700,00 singles collectively worldwide as well. They are considered nickelodeon's most successful act of all time.


In 2011, Furlong began working closely with well-known producer, writer, and [[OneRepublic]] frontman, Ryan Tedder. Furlong went on to sign a publishing deal with Tedder's company, Patriot Games Publishing, administered by Kobalt Publishing. He worked with Tedder on several releases, including "[[Brighter Than The Sun]]", a song off of [[Colbie Caillat]]'s sophomore release [[All of You (Colbie Caillat album)|All Of Me]], "[[African Cats#Music and Theme song|The World I Knew]]", a song recorded by [[Jordin Sparks]] for the Disney Nature film [[African Cats]], "Automatic", a single by the group, Burnham, which was featured in the major motion picture [[Crazy, Stupid, Love]], and "Ordinary Man", a single from Australian [[The X Factor (Australia)|X Factor]] winner [[Altiyan Childs]]. Tedder later signed Canadian recording artist My Name is Kay, who began working closely with Furlong. Together, Furlong and Kay co-wrote "No Problem" which is included on [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]]'s "Express Yourself" EP, and [[Steve Aoki]]'s single "Singularity", which is included on Ultra Music Festival's 2013 Compilation CD. Both songs feature Kay as a vocalist.
In 2011, Furlong began working closely with well-known producer, writer, and [[OneRepublic]] frontman, Ryan Tedder. Furlong went on to sign a publishing deal with Tedder's company, Patriot Games Publishing, administered by Kobalt Publishing. He worked with Tedder on several releases, including "[[Brighter Than The Sun]]", a song off of [[Colbie Caillat]]'s sophomore release [[All of You (Colbie Caillat album)|All Of Me]], "[[African Cats#Music and Theme song|The World I Knew]]", a song recorded by [[Jordin Sparks]] for the Disney Nature film [[African Cats]], "Automatic", a single by the group, Burnham, which was featured in the major motion picture [[Crazy, Stupid, Love]], and "Ordinary Man", a single from Australian [[The X Factor (Australia)|X Factor]] winner [[Altiyan Childs]]. Tedder later signed Canadian recording artist My Name is Kay, who began working closely with Furlong. Together, Furlong and Kay co-wrote "No Problem" which is included on [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]]'s "Express Yourself" EP, and [[Steve Aoki]]'s single "Singularity", which is included on Ultra Music Festival's 2013 Compilation CD. Both songs feature Kay as a vocalist. He confirmed the launch of his record label and publishing company AttaBoy Music in 2013.


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As an artist, RAS also made his debut in 2013 when he featured on NEZZO & Summer School's single, "Shadows", which was released on [[Steve Aoki]]'s Dim Mak Records. The song was written with Matthew Koma, songwriter and vocalist of the [[Electro house]] hit "[[Spectrum (Zedd song)|Spectrum]]", by [[Zedd (producer)|Zedd]]. Following the release of "Shadows", RAS wrote and featured as a vocalist on the song "Bright Side" by [[Dubstep]] artist, Protohype. "Bright Side" was released by [[Datsik (musician)|Datsik]]'s Firepower Records on Protohype's "Hear No Evil" EP. On October 15, 2013, Steve Aoki released his single "Bring You To Life (Transcend)", written by and featuring RAS as a vocalist, on his label Dim Mak. The song debuted at #12 on the US iTunes Dance charts. Though not confirmed, RAS is rumored to have also been working on upcoming releases with producers such as [[Hook N Sling]], Vicetone, Protohype, [[Bassnectar]], and [[Steve Aoki]]. Furlong is also currently rumored to have been writing with the well-known band [[5SOS]], for their debut album, as well as with [[Krewella] for their sophomore release.
In 2013, Furlong worked with Orange Factory Music and [[Wallpaper.]] on the single "Best Friends", by Australian group The Janoskians. "Best Friends" was released on May 17, 2013 worldwide via iTunes on Sony Music Australia. It peaked at #1 on iTunes' overall charts in several countries as well at #60 in the United States in a matter of hours. Furlong is currently rumored to have been writing with well-known band [[5SOS]], for their debut album. He also recently confirmed the launch of his record label and publishing company AttaBoy Music.

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As a vocalist, RAS made his debut in 2013 when he featured on NEZZO & Summer School's single, "Shadows", which was released on [[Steve Aoki]]'s Dim Mak Records. The song was written with Matthew Koma, songwriter and vocalist of the [[Electro house]] hit "[[Spectrum (Zedd song)|Spectrum]]", by [[Zedd (producer)|Zedd]]. Following the release of "Shadows", RAS wrote and featured as a vocalist on the song "Bright Side" by [[Dubstep]] artist, Protohype. "Bright Side" was released by [[Datsik (musician)|Datsik]]'s Firepower Records on Protohype's "Hear No Evil" EP. On October 15, 2013, Steve Aoki released his single "Bring You To Life (Transcend)", written by and featuring RAS as a vocalist, on his label Dim Mak. The song debuted at #12 on the US iTunes Dance charts. Though not confirmed, RAS is rumored to have also been working on upcoming releases with producers such as [[Martin Solveig]], [[Afrojack]], Vicetone, and [[Hook N Sling]].


==Songwriting Discography==
==Songwriting Discography==

Revision as of 21:54, 13 January 2014

RAS
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Background information
Birth nameNicholas Furlong
Also known asRAS
Born (1986-09-16) September 16, 1986 (age 37)
OriginDouglas County, Nevada, United States
GenresPop, Pop rock, Electronic music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer, vocal producer
LabelsAttaBoy Music
Websiterasofficial.com

Nicholas Furlong (born September 16, 1986), known primarily by his alias RAS, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer.[1][2] He has worked with many major artists, including Big Time Rush, Colbie Caillat, The Janoskians, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Steve Aoki, Jay Sean, Diplo, Leona Lewis, Jordin Sparks, DJ Tiësto, and Cody Simpson.

Career

Early career

Nicholas Furlong began his career writing original music for video game soundtracks at the age of 15. He contributed to various soundtracks including NBA Ballers, Blitz: The League, and NBA Ballers: Phenom.

Producing and writing

Furlong caught his big break in 2010, when he co-wrote the Big Time Rush and Jordin Sparks duet "Count On You". The song aired on the show Big Time Rush on Nickelodeon on July 18, 2010.[3] The song is also featured on their debut album, which released on 11 October 2010. In its first day, the album was the number 1 selling album on iTunes and "Count On You" broke top 200 songs without even being a single.[4] The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 67,000 units in its first week of release, as well as becoming the highest charting debut album by a new act that year.

Furlong collaborated again with Nickelodeon group Big Time Rush, writing "Time of Our Life" with band member and friend, Logan Henderson, for their sophomore release Elevate. The album was released on November 21, 2011 by Columbia Records. Elevate sold 70,000 copies in its first week, the band's highest first-week album sales. To date, Big Time Rush has sold over 4,000,000 albums worldwide and more than 3,700,00 singles collectively worldwide as well. They are considered nickelodeon's most successful act of all time.

In 2011, Furlong began working closely with well-known producer, writer, and OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder. Furlong went on to sign a publishing deal with Tedder's company, Patriot Games Publishing, administered by Kobalt Publishing. He worked with Tedder on several releases, including "Brighter Than The Sun", a song off of Colbie Caillat's sophomore release All Of Me, "The World I Knew", a song recorded by Jordin Sparks for the Disney Nature film African Cats, "Automatic", a single by the group, Burnham, which was featured in the major motion picture Crazy, Stupid, Love, and "Ordinary Man", a single from Australian X Factor winner Altiyan Childs. Tedder later signed Canadian recording artist My Name is Kay, who began working closely with Furlong. Together, Furlong and Kay co-wrote "No Problem" which is included on Diplo's "Express Yourself" EP, and Steve Aoki's single "Singularity", which is included on Ultra Music Festival's 2013 Compilation CD. Both songs feature Kay as a vocalist. He confirmed the launch of his record label and publishing company AttaBoy Music in 2013.

As an artist, RAS also made his debut in 2013 when he featured on NEZZO & Summer School's single, "Shadows", which was released on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. The song was written with Matthew Koma, songwriter and vocalist of the Electro house hit "Spectrum", by Zedd. Following the release of "Shadows", RAS wrote and featured as a vocalist on the song "Bright Side" by Dubstep artist, Protohype. "Bright Side" was released by Datsik's Firepower Records on Protohype's "Hear No Evil" EP. On October 15, 2013, Steve Aoki released his single "Bring You To Life (Transcend)", written by and featuring RAS as a vocalist, on his label Dim Mak. The song debuted at #12 on the US iTunes Dance charts. Though not confirmed, RAS is rumored to have also been working on upcoming releases with producers such as Hook N Sling, Vicetone, Protohype, Bassnectar, and Steve Aoki. Furlong is also currently rumored to have been writing with the well-known band 5SOS, for their debut album, as well as with [[Krewella] for their sophomore release.

Songwriting Discography

Year Song Artist Credits
2009 Derailed No Angels Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
2010 Count On You Big Time Rush (feat. Jordin Sparks) Co-Writer
Automatic Burnham Co-Writer
Glaciers Her Majesty and the Wolves Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
And Then We Dance Justice Crew Writer
2011 Ordinary Man Altiyan Childs Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Vocal Producer
Time of Our Life Big Time Rush Co-Writer, Vocal Producer, Additional Vocals
Brighter Than The Sun Colbie Caillat Vocal Producer
Cut Me Down Her Majesty and the Wolves Co-Writer, Vocal Producer, Vocoder, Additional Vocals
Emerald Showers
Goodbye, Goodnight
Never Come Down
Our Love
Shades of Grey
Spinning Circles
Walking On The Sun
Back To Me Howie D Co-Writer, Vocal Producer, Additional Vocals
Going Going Gone
I Am Woman Jordin Sparks Vocal Producer
The World I Knew
Won't Let You Down Stan Walker Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
2012 Here With You Asher Monroe Vocal Producer, Additional Vocals
Take It Outside Crystal Kay Co-Writer
No Problem Diplo (feat. Flinch and My Name Is Kay) Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
Make It Pour Kristine Elezaj Co-Writer, Producer, Vocal Producer
Sucker Punch
Reach For The Sky Miracle Co-Writer, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals
Singularity Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas (feat. My Name Is Kay) Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
Satellite The Wanted Vocal Producer, Engineer
2013 More Than One Brass Knuckles (feat. My Name Is Kay) Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
Best Friends Janoskians Co-Writer, Vocal Producer, Additional Vocals
Underneath The Halo Makua Rothman Co-Writer
The Nite B4
Next To You Kay Co-Writer, Producer, Vocal Producer
It's Over
Summer Night in July Robbie Rivera & Kay Co-Writer, Vocal Producer
Bring You To Life (Transcend) Steve Aoki & Rune RK (feat. RAS) Writer, Vocalist, Vocal Producer
The Thrill TAI & Kay Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Vocal Producer
2014 TBA 5SOS Co-Writer, Additional Vocals
TBA Bassnectar & RAS Writer, Vocalist, Vocal Producer
TBA Cole Plante Co-Writer, Additional Vocals
TBA Hook N Sling & RAS Writer, Vocalist, Co-Producer, Additional Vocals
TBA Krewella Co-Writer, Additional Vocals
TBA Protohype Writer, Vocalist, Vocal Producer
TBA Steve Aoki Writer, Additional Vocals, Vocal Producer
TBA Trevor Jackson Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Artist Discography

Year Song Artist Credits
2013 Corner Block Metaphase, RAS, & New Starzz (feat. Beenie Man, Skinny Fabulous, & Keith Currency) Co-Producer
Shadows Nezzo & Summer School (feat. RAS) Vocalist
Shadows (Chris James Remix) Nezzo & Summer School (feat. RAS) Vocalist
Bright Side Protohype (feat. RAS) Writer, Vocalist
Bring You To Life (Transcend) Steve Aoki & Rune RK (feat. RAS) Writer, Vocalist
Drunk and Stupid RAS Producer
2014 TBA Bassnectar & RAS Writer, Vocalist
TBA Hook N Sling & RAS Writer, Vocalist, Co-Producer
TBA Protohype (feat. RAS) Writer, Vocalist
TBA Walden (feat. RAS) Co-Writer, Vocalist

References

  1. ^ "Nicholas Furlong Interview". Carson City, NV. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Kobalt Music". Kobalt. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Big Time Rush Episodes". Nick.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Big Time Rush Release". www.J-14.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

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