Ryan Amador started writing songs at age 9, emulating late 90's MTV
with his own boy band "Four Of A Kind" and writing nonsensical pop songs to
pitch to P!nk and NSYNC. By the time he turned 21, his work had matured,
and he released his first EP "Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being" produced by
NY-based musicians Justin Goldner & Shaina Taub. After graduating from
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Ryan spent a year recording his self-titled
debut album with friend & collaborator David Baloche. The 11-track album
featured the talents of many of Ryan's classmates, including vocals from
Kiah Victoria & Jo Lampert, drums by Sammy Miller, & cello by actor Mason
Lee.
Ryan is best known for his song "Instead" & YouTube videos "Define Me" &
"Spectrum". In 2014, he followed up with "4S", his first collaboration
with producer/instrumentalist Daniel Weidlein. From there, the pair
embarked on a music project titled "(IN) BODY" which, in 2016, evolved into
another full length album titled "(In) Body Vol. 1: Becom(In)g", followed
by an episodic music film of the entire album (available on Ryan's YouTube
channel). In 2017, Ryan released two EP's: "Seattle Songs EP", four songs
he wrote while living in Seattle in 2015, and "The Lost Tapes EP", an
experimental collaboration with Weidlein again, recorded using only
Weidlein's iPhone and a guitar amp.
Ryan Amador is the proud recipient of ASCAP's Robert Allen Award in 2013
for his song, "Safe In Your Heart". His song "Instead" was featured by
Dancing With YT on YouTube and became a favorite among dance companies
around the country.
