Bio
Ryan Perez was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was raised half of his life in North Carolina and the other half in the state of Hawaii. He currently resides on the beautiful island of Oahu. Ryan's first passion growing up was the game of golf. He earned some of the highest amateur golf titles in the state of Hawaii including his most prized title of Hawaii's #1 Amateur Golfer in 2009. Ryan also earned a full-ride golf scholarship to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. After pursuing golf professionally for a couple of years, Ryan turned to helping out a buddy with his surf company for two years. During this time, he started playing live gigs and the music seed was planted. Ryan then joined the United States Coast Guard and served for 8 years. During his active duty military tenure, he would book gigs in the different places he lived. Performance was becoming an addiction and he knew that he wanted to start pursuing music as much as he could. Fast forwarding to the present moment, Ryan is in school full-time for Audio Engineering, Songwriting, and Music Business. He is operating through two different schools: Berklee College of Music Online and Honolulu Community College's MELE program. After Ryan is complete with school, he will be earning a Bachelor's in Professional Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Ryan's music centers mainly around Reggae, Soul, and R&B but he dabbles in other genres as well. The main goal he sets for his music is that it's conscious and has a positive healing message & energy. Passion is where he operates from, in regards to career choices. He never settles for anything less than his dreams. Music is Ryan's ultimate passion in life and he will be serving music for the rest of his living days.
Artist Statement
I create music because it elevates my mind, body, spirit, and soul and helps me in being the best iteration of myself. I am in love with every facet of music. Especially chasing a mood and energy and trying to recreate that through my own expression. The feelings and energy that traverse through my body, when the artistry train is running effortlessly, are inexplicable. Creating music is pure sonic euphoria and allows my body to tap into the parasympathetic nervous system. Feel & Heal. Authenticity & Light. My ultimate goal is to travel the world, entertain, inspire, and connect with nature and humanity through music.
My process of creating new tracks starts by playing around on my ukulele and channeling new chords and progressions. I go through my writings and find lyrics that connect on all levels with the music. Then I work on the vocal melody and the song layout. The final piece of this harmonious process is trying the song from every angle imaginable so that I can create something original and unique. When I achieve the mood and energy that I set going into the project, I know I have created a successful track.
Music is so intriguing and honest because it evokes ideas from my subconscious. I create my best work when my conscious and subconscious mind collaborate peacefully and produce a copacetic dance. It’s through improv that I fully channel this dance and allow myself to get lost in the flow state. I am always amazed at what comes through during these moments of release. I have written a lot of songs that derive from the ideas that come from my moments in the flow state.
I create conscious music, mostly in Reggae, Soul, and R&B form but also in an alternative healing form as well. When people read/hear/listen to my work, I like them to paint their own narrative with the energy and feelings that the track evokes. I am fulfilled when someone can relate to my music and find any sort of healing. Recently, I have been pushing boundaries and taking risk. I am not afraid of trying something new. I am willing to seek for ingenuity. This approach is highly influenced by my spiritual awakening in January of 2019. My awakening is changing the way I operate during my creative downloads. I will serve music for the rest of my life.