Ryan Cabrera Biography

Ryan Frank Cabrera (born July 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Cabrera began as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album Elm St., he released his first major-label album, Take It All Away, on August 17, 2004. Earlier in the year, Cabrera had become known for his up-tempo pop-rock single "On the Way Down". "On the Way Down" was then followed by Cabrera's second single, "True"; and his third single "40 Kinds of Sadness".

Early life

Cabrera was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised as a Christian. He attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School in Richardson, Texas and then Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. Listening to Dave Matthews Band influenced him to play the acoustic guitar.

Career

Cabrera played in the band Rubix Groove, which opened for artists like Cheap Trick and Third Eye Blind. Cabrera composed three songs that impressed a studio engineer, who then let Cabrera record a full-length album, Elm St., for free at Deep Ellum Studios.

Take It All Away

Cabrera was signed to Atlantic Records in 2001. His major debut single "On the Way Down" debuted on American radio in May 2004. "On the Way Down" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Take It All Away was released on August 17, 2004, at number eight on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold over 66,000 copies in its first week and eventually was certified Double Platinum. John Rzeznik, lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls, produced Take It All Away. The second single was "True", whose music video featured Taylor Cole, an actress from the TV show Summerland. The third single was "40 Kinds of Sadness". Cabrera appeared on the Son of the Mask soundtrack with the song "Inside Your Mind" and the Fantastic Four soundtrack with the song "Always Come Back To You". Cabrera has starred in a concert film, Live at the Wiltern, with him performing songs from his album Take It All Away.

2005-2008: You Stand Watching

Cabrera's second album, You Stand Watching, was released on September 20, 2005, and it included his singles "Shine On" and "Photo". Cabrera's relationship with Ashlee Simpson inspired "Photo". Several songs were co-written with singer/songwriter Andrew Ripp. You Stand Watching debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 and sold around 37,000 in its first week and eventually got certified gold.

In 2006, Cabrera released the single "I Will Remember You". The song was used soon thereafter as the closing montage for the series finale of Will & Grace. Soon after, the song was used to send off the female contestants on the 3rd season of So You Think You Can Dance. He added a re-recorded version of the song at the end of his third album, The Moon Under Water.

The Moon Under Water was released on May 13, 2008, under Frolic Room Records/ Papa Joe Records and peaked at No. 177 on the Billboard 200. It released two singles, "Say" and "Enemies".

2012-present

On July 3, 2012 Cabrera released a new song called "Home". On August 2, he released another single called "I See Love" on iTunes, where it reached No. 83 on the top 100. In January 2013, he went on a U.S. tour with Tyler Hilton and Teddy Geiger.

In March 2013, Cabrera launched the web series Live From Ryan's Living Room. Joining Ryan were celebrities including Colbie Caillat, Tyler Hilton, Chord Overstreet and Mark Ballas. Each month Ryan chose a charity to benefit, one being City of Hope National Medical Center. In September 2013, Ryan went on an Ireland and UK tour with Boyce Avenue.

In 2014, Cabrera was the first artist signed to Dynamite Music, which was founded by Mitchell Davis and Marco Liuzzo in partnership with Caroline Records and Universal Music Group. On October 7, 2014, Cabrera announced his single "House on Fire" with a video on his Facebook page. The single was released to iTunes on October 22. He released a lyric video for his single "House on Fire" on November 3, 2014, on Artist Direct's website. "House on Fire" peaked at number one on the US dance chart. Cabrera's EP, Wake Up Beautiful, was released on March 3, 2015.

Formed in late 2015, Beyond the Sky is a musical conglomerate consisting of players, producers and vocalists from a multitude of genres. Cabrera took lead in this collaborative project, whose first single "Right on the Money" was released on February 12, 2016.

Television appearances

In 2004, Cabrera appeared in several episodes of the first season of singer Ashlee Simpson's reality show, The Ashlee Simpson Show. Simpson appeared in Cabrera's music video for "On the Way Down". Cabrera later opened for Simpson's older sister Jessica tour.

In 2005, Cabrera hosted the MTV series Score, in which contestants write and perform songs in order to vie for the heart of a guest on the show.

In 2010, he appeared in several episodes of The Hills during its sixth and final season. The episodes chronicled his romance and eventual break-up with Audrina Patridge. In 2010 he also appeared in the E! television show, Pretty Wild.

Personal life

Cabrera has dated Ashlee Simpson, Lisa Origliasso from The Veronicas, Riley Keough, and Audrina Patridge. He has been living with singer Avril Lavigne since after her divorce from Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, though they have said they are only friends and housemates.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US
Elm St.	Release date: October 12, 2001 Label: AMP Formats: CD	"?
Take It All Away	Release date: August 17, 2004 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, music download	8	US: Gold
You Stand Watching	Release date: September 20, 2005 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, music download	24
The Moon Under Water	Release date: May 13, 2008 Label: EMI America Formats: CD, music download	177
""?" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US
Wake Up Beautiful	Release date: March 3, 2015 Label: Dynamite Music Formats: CD, music download	"?
""?" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US	US AC	US Adult	US Pop	AUS	NZ
2004	"On the Way Down"	15	35	6	4	48	26	US: Gold	Take It All Away
	"True"	18	9	13	8	"?	"?	US: Gold
2005	"40 Kinds of Sadness"	47	"?	"?	32	"?	"?
	"Shine On"	86	"?	"?	25	"?	"?		You Stand Watching
	"Photo"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2006	"I Will Remember You"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?		The Moon Under Water
2008	"Say"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
	"Enemies"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2012	"Home"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?		N/A
	"I See Love"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?		Wake Up Beautiful - EP
2015	"House on Fire"	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
2016	"Right on the Money"*								N/A
""?" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2004	"On the Way Down"	Dean Paraskevopoulos
	"True"	Kevin Kerslake
2005	"40 Kinds of Sadness"	Bill Fishman
	"Shine On"	Kevin Kerslake
2006	"Photo"	Everado and Leopoldo Gout
2008	"Say"	Kenny Hoppus
	"Enemies"	Evan Kaufmann
2015	"House on Fire"	Christian Lamb

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart