Ry Bradley
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Ry Bradley (Ryan Paul Bradley), born August 18, 1980 is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Newport Beach, California. In 2013, Ry rose to prominence when his single "New Kind of Lonely" was featured on SiriusXm's "The Highway" for 3 weeks. The song rose to 98 on the MediaBase record charts while being played on over 100 terrestrial radio stations across the United States.[1]
Career
Ry Bradley has released one studio album and two EPs, most recently "You Me and the Music" - EP, released December, 2016
In February 2017 the Ry Bradley song, "Living for Right Now" was featured in Episode 14 of NBC's Chicago Med (season 2), and in April 2017 the Ry Bradley song, "Still Got a Lot To Figure Out" was featured on ABC's The Fosters season 4 Episode 19.
Ry Bradley was awarded "Country Artist of the Year" by the LA Music Awards in 2014 and subsequently went on to receive nominations in 2015 for "Country Artist of the Year" as well as "Best Video of the Year" for his single "Freedom Like This.".[2]
In 2012 Ry Bradley signed a song-writing deal with publisher and radio personality Charlie Monk of Nashville Tennessee.[3]
From 2008- 2011 Ry Bradley was the lead guitarist for the Rockabilly/Jazz band "Devil Doll" in Los Angeles California.
Early life and education
Ry Bradley grew up in Haleiwa Hawaii and Tustin California. While in high school he received scholarships to attend the University of California, Irvine where he completed a bachelor's degree in Guitar Performance under the instruction of John Schneiderman.[4][5][6]
From 2002- 2006 Ry Bradley was the Lead Singer and Guitarist for Honolulu's first Rockabilly Band, "Suspicious Minds." While in Suspicious Minds, Ry Bradley collaborated with Hawaii Opera Theatre vocalists, Sherry Chock Wong (Sherry Shaoling), Andy Maddock, and Julius Ahn to create "Punk Rock Opera" a benefit concert for Unity Crayons Organization for Youth Empowerment.[7]
Discography
| Year | Album Details | Track Listing | US Chart Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Ry Bradley" - self-titled
Released: February 2012;CD, Digital Download, Streming Producer:Ry Bradley Label: Self-released |
1.Payback
2.Softly Tenderly 3.You Need My Love 4.Gotta Make Up My Mind 5. Hollywood Endings 6.Coahuila 7. I don't want to be Evil 8. Take it Out on Me 9. It's Just a Game 10. Get Your Gun 11. Pistol Packing 12. Rythoven |
Did Not Chart |
| 2013 | "Freedom Like This" - EP
Released: January 2013; CD, Digital Download, Streaming Producer:Ry Bradley and Ted Hewitt Label: Crimson Q records, Independent |
|
98 on Media Base Chart |
| 2016 | "You Me and the Music" - EP
Released: December 2016; CD, Digital Download, Streaming Label:Self released Producer: Justin Busch and Ry Bradley |
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References
- ^ Editor, Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts and Entertainment. "'New Kind of Lonely': That hit put Ry Bradley on the map". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ry Bradley Wins 2014 LA Music Awards "Country Artist of the Year" | Claire Trevor School of the Arts | UC Irvine". www.arts.uci.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "LA Music Award winner Bradley headlines today at Texas Cafe". Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Ry Bradley Wins 2014 LA Music Awards "Country Artist of the Year" | Claire Trevor School of the Arts | UC Irvine". www.arts.uci.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "LA Music Award winner Bradley headlines today at Texas Cafe". Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Anarchy at the opera | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.