Ryan John Ogren (born 1979 or 1980), also known as Ryan OG, is an American songwriter, record producer and vocal producer signed to

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, Dirty Heads, amongst others. Raised in

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, Ogren attended Vineland High School.

Career

Band career

Don't Look Down

As the vocalist/guitarist/songwriter in Don't Look Down, Ogren was signed to Nitro Records (Dexter Holland of The Offspring's label) and toured with Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, and many others.

Over It

In 2005, Ogren joined Over It as a guitarist, keyboardist, and background vocalist. The band was signed to Virgin Records and released Step Outside Yourself.

Runner Runner

Members of Over It and Rufio joined together to form Runner Runner, which was signed to EMI and achieved radio success with their songs "So Obvious" (charted at No. 34 on the pop charts) and "I Can't Wait".

Songwriting career

In 2012, Ogren began recording records for other artists. He co-wrote the Gold single "Say You're Just A Friend (Feat Flo Rida)" by Austin Mahone, and shortly thereafter signed an exclusive publishing deal with Prescription Songs. In coming years, Ogren collaborated with numerous artists including

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, and many more.

Selected Songwriting and Production Discography

References

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