Ryan Hemsworth (born 23 April 1990) is a Canadian

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and DJ. He specialises in

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and sampling. He has produced tracks for

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, and

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Biography

Raised in

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, Hemsworth attended

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, where he studied journalism. In 2011, Hemsworth released a collaborative album with

Shady Blaze Ravalle Quinn (born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name Shady Blaze, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is a member of the Green Ova crew. He has collaborated with Ryan Hemsworth, Main Attrakionz, Frien ...

, titled ''Distorted''. His 2013 album, '' Guilt Trips'', was released by

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. It won the 2014

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. In 2014, he released an album, '' Alone for the First Time'', which was placed at number 3 on

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's "30 Best Albums of 2014" list. In 2015, he self-released a collaborative EP with Lucas, titled ''Taking Flight''.

Secret Songs

Hemsworth launched his label Secret Songs in 2014. It has since released music from artists across the world including Tennyson,

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, and

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. It has also released compilation albums such as ''shh#ffb6c1'' and ''shh#000000''.

Quarter-Life Crisis

In 2020, Hemsworth signed to

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under the moniker Quarter-Life Crisis. The self-titled ''Quarter-Life Crisis'' EP released December 2020 features Frances Quinlan, Hand Habits, and Claud.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Distorted'' (2011) * '' Guilt Trips'' (2013) * '' Alone for the First Time'' (2014) * ''Elsewhere'' (2018) * ''Radio Active (with Bodysync, Giraffage)'' (2022) * ''Nutty'' (2024)

Mixtapes

* ''Ryanpack Vol. 1'' (2013) * ''Ryanpack Vol. 2'' (2015) * ''Ryanpack Vol. 3'' (2020)

Extended plays

* ''Cover Yr Shame'' (2010) * ''No Plans'' (2011) * ''A Way'' (2011) * ''Kitsch Genius'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''Still Awake'' (2013) * ''Taking Flight'' (2015) * ''Circus Circus'' (2019) * ''Pout'' (2020) * ''Quarter-Life Crisis'' (2020)

Singles

* "We Deserve This" (2010) * "Someone to Make You Crazy" (2011) * "Day 'n' Nite" (2013) * "Every Square Inch" (2014) * "Gods" (2014) * "Cream Soda" (2014) * "Afterglow" (2015) * "How It Felt" (2016) * "Burying the Sun" (2016) * "Wait" (2016) * "In the Sky" (2016) * "Commas" (2016) * "Holy" (2016) * "Hunnid" (2017) * "Four Seasons" (2018) * "Think About U" (2018) * "Special Girl" (2018) * "Tiny Tea Room" (2019) *"New Life / Sun Up" (2020) * "Cold Feet" (2020) *"Keep Touch" (2020)

Productions

– "Dreamin", "Hood Nigga" and "Put the Speed On" from ''Rappers Ain't $#!% Without a Producer'' (2011) * Vulkan the Krusader – "Industry People" from ''V for Vendetta'' (2011) * Deniro Farrar – "Faith in Something", "Rich Ass Nigga", "No Games" and "Dublin" from ''Destiny Altered'' (2012) * Shady Blaze – "Celebration" and "Faith in Something" from ''The Grind, Hustle & Talent'' (2012) * Mishka & Rad Reef – "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012) * Aaron Cohen – "Wasting Time" from ''Murk'' (2012) * Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – "43 Hours In", "Fallen Soldiers", "Cold Blood" and "Madonna" from '' Kill or Be Killed'' (2012) * Hollywood Squadda – "Charles Glover" from ''My Room Look Like a Mall'' (2012) * Shady Blaze – "51/50" from ''The Anomaly of Hip Hop'' (2012) * Sole – "Letter to a Young Rapper" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012) * Deniro Farrar – "Big Tookie" from ''The Patriarch'' (2013) * Piu Piu – "W O" from ''Nightintale'' (2013) * Starlito – "Again" and "Can't Get Over You" from ''Fried Turkey'' (2013) * Deniro Farrar – "Separate" from ''The Patriarch II'' (2013) * Kitty,

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and Tink – "Spotless" from ''Druture Presents: Out of Towner Vol.1'' (2013) * Abgohard and Slater – "GTA" from ''Rich Yung Pimp'' (2014) * The Underachievers – "Incandescent" from '' Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium'' (2014) *

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– "Benny Lava" from ''Swet Shop'' (2014) *

– "Mama Told Me" from '' Lost Cause'' (2014) *

– "Wrong" from ''

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'' (2015) * Jose Guapo and Hoodrich Pablo Juan – "Juggin' Dat Pack" from ''Million Dollar Plugs 2'' (2016) * Cadell – "Off White" from ''London: The Album'' (2017) * Adamn Killa – "Separate" from ''I Am Adamn'' (2017) * Joji – "R.I.P." from ''

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'' (2018) * Jamie Isaac – "Melt" and "Drifted" from '' (04:30) Idler'' (2018) * Yurufuwa Gang – "Hybrid" and "Speed" from ''Mars Ice House II'' (2018) * Riri – "Luv Luv" (2019) *Lightshow – "Everything I Came For" from ''If These Walls Could Talk 2'' (2019) * Ambré – "fubu" from ''Pulp'' (2019) *Jung Jin Hyeong – "Emergency" from ''SOAR'' (2019)

Remixes

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" (2011) * Main Attrakionz – "Perfect Skies" (Seiken Densetsu mix) (2011) *

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– "

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" (2012) * Main Attrakionz – "8ball" (2012) * Toboggan – "Bermuda" (2012) *

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– " Thinkin Bout You" (2012) *

– "Boss" (2012) * Bruiser Brigade – "Errthang" (2012) * Jenn Mierau – "A Little Blue" (2012) *

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– "Pull Me Down" (2012) * Lianne La Havas – "Age" (2012) * Monolithium – "Bounce 4 Life" (2012) *

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– "Sex" (2012) * Chaos in the CBD – "Never Ending" (2012) * Mike Din – "Losing You" (2012) *

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– "Manhattan" (2013) *

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– "Open" (2013) *

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" (2013) *

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– "Return of the G" (2013) *

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" (2013) *

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– "Bando" (2013) * Birdy Nam Nam – " (The Golden Era) Of El Cobra Discoteca" (2013) *

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– "Thuggin' Noise" (2013) *

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– "

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" (2013) *

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– " Mine" (2013) *

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– "F for You" (2013) * Sinead Harnett – "No Other Way" (2014) *

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– "Streamers" (2014) *

– "Francis Forever" (2015) * Club cheval – "Discipline" (2015) * Skylar Spence – "Can't You See" (2015) *

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– "Nineteen Ninety Heaven" (2016) * Joji – "Will He" (2018) *

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– "Cherry" (2018) *

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– "Every Piece of Me (with Echos)" (2020) *

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– More Than Enough (2020) * Francis Quinlan – Lean (2021)

Awards

* 2014:

* 2014: SOCAN Breakout Awardhttp://www.socan.ca/files/pdf/SOCAN%20Awards-Winners%20List-June%202014-FINAL-EN_1.pdf

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemsworth, Ryan 1990 births Living people Canadian electronic musicians Canadian hip-hop record producers Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia University of King's College alumni Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year winners