Ryan Lewis | |
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| Born | March 25, 1988 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | rlewis.com |
Ryan Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American music producer, musician, video director, photographer, graphic designer and DJ currently based in Seattle. He is best known for his collaboration with American rapper Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) producing Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — The VS. EP (2009), The Heist (2012) and a handful of other singles. Since the beginning of their collaboration in late 2008, Ryan has produced, recorded, engineered and mixed all of the music, directed music videos ("Same Love", "Thrift Shop", "And We Danced", "Otherside (Remix)"), designed visuals (album art, web design, posters) and DJed the live show.
On October 9, 2012, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released The Heist. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, selling 78,000 copies in the first week.[1] The album also debuted at #1 on iTunes Digital Albums chart.[2] The duo's album has received more than 1 million plays on SoundCloud, 40 million YouTube views and was accompanied by a sold-out 50-date U.S. and Canadian tour.[3]
In a recent mini-documentary, Lewis recalled meeting Macklemore for the first time. "When I met him, it was a really different time. It was less than a year after [2005's] Language of My World had come out. So he had buzz. For me being a young kid, it was very exciting to link with him. The bulk of our original relationship was photo shoots. I became kind of his photographer."[4]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [6] |
US Rap [7] |
AUS [8] |
BEL (FL) [9] |
CAN [10] |
NZ [11] | ||||
| The Heist (with Macklemore) |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 175 | 4 | 24 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US Alt. [14] |
US R&B [15] |
US Rap [16] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [17] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
IRL [20] |
NZ [11] | ||||
| "My Oh My" (with Macklemore) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Heist | |
| "Wing$"[A] (with Macklemore) |
2011 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Hold Us" (with Macklemore featuring Ray Dalton) |
— | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | |||
| "Same Love"[B] (with Macklemore featuring Mary Lambert) |
2012 | 117 | — | 36 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thrift Shop" (with Macklemore featuring Wanz) |
10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 50 | — | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||