Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder | |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Origin | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | Oral Roberts University (BA) |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Member of | OneRepublic |
Spouse |
Genevieve Tedder (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from
.Tedder's production and songwriting work has proved commercially successful. "
Early life and education
Ryan Benjamin Tedder[3] was born to Gary Tedder & Marlene Watrous.[4] He was raised by an extended family of missionaries and pastors in a Christian church.[5][6] Tedder began learning to play the piano at the age of three via the Suzuki method. He practiced piano in exchange for candy corn from his musician father and schoolteacher mother.[5] Tedder started singing at the age of seven.[7] He was a self-taught vocalist who secretly began imitating his favorite artists, such as The Beatles, U2, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, and Sting at the age of twelve. He has commented, "I sang for two hours a day every day of my life until I was eighteen."[5] He continued to perform musically during his adolescence through church, school, and personally formed groups.[7]
He attended schools in
Career
Early career
Tedder worked as a waiter and a shop assistant at
At the age of twenty-one, Tedder competed in a singer-songwriter competition and was selected by NSYNC artist Lance Bass as one of five finalists to perform on a one-hour special on MTV, performing original material in front of millions of viewers.[11] The prize for the winner was a music contract with Bass's now-defunct management company, Free Lance Entertainment.[11] The contestants performed live and were then rated by the judges and by the audience, with the highest-scoring artist winning the contract. Tedder's performance of one of his songs, "The Look", received the most votes from the judges and fans, and he won the competition; however, a contract with a recording label was not finalized and no album was released.[11] Tedder later revealed that the record and publishing deal he was offered "wasn't real. It was just a bunch of hype that didn't turn into anything."[12]
Producing and writing
One year after winning the MTV competition, Tedder caught the attention of the hip hop producer Timbaland.[13] Tedder commented that he was with Timbaland from 2002 to 2004 to develop as an artist while producing for other artists at the time.[12] Tedder's work crossed many musical genres (ranging from hip hop, R&B, rock, pop to dance) and he has had chart successes in both America and the United Kingdom with some artists. Tedder met producer Morten Schjolin in 2005, doing various collaborations for Tattoo's second album. In June 2007, Tedder signed a worldwide publishing administration deal with Kobalt Music Publishing. The deal included Tedder's new works and all songs not performed by OneRepublic. Ryan's incredible talent has amassed him a net worth over $160 million dollars over the years. His monthly earnings are around $2 million dollars, while his yearly earning are anywhere from an estimated $12-$18 million dollars.
Tedder is the writer of the song "
Tedder has written and produced singles with artists such as
He worked with
In late 2009, Tedder launched his own record company, Patriot Records. He signed
Tedder had expressed interest in collaborating with
In 2011, Tedder worked with
Tedder composed a song for Vanness Wu, "Is this All" in Taiwan.[23] Tedder also worked with the group Big Time Rush in writing the single, "Music Sounds Better with U" off their second studio album, Elevate, and he proceeded to produce it. He co-wrote David Cook's "The Last Goodbye" from his second album.[24] He produced a song for K'naan titled "Better".[25] He also worked on multiple tracks for Jennifer Lopez's 2011 album Love?, one of the songs being "Clothes Off",[26] which did not make the album.
In 2012, Tedder co-wrote "Good in Goodbye" for Carrie Underwood's fourth album, Blown Away, released on May 1, 2012. He produced tracks for Maroon 5's fourth album, Overexposed. Tedder co-wrote and co-produced the song "Satellite" for British band The Wanted which appears on their US album released on April 24, 2012.[27] He also worked on B.o.B's Strange Clouds, released in May 2012; he produced and co-wrote the single "So Good" and is featured on "Never Let You Go".[28] He also recorded vocal tracks for Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso's dance music track (which he also co-wrote), titled "Calling".[29] Tedder was featured on Gym Class Heroes' single "The Fighter".[30]
Tedder served as a judge for the 10th and 11th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
Tedder wrote and produced the song "
In 2015, Tedder wrote "
In 2016, Tedder featured on Cassius's song "The Missing" from their album Ibifornia.[49] He had also teased collaborations with both The Chainsmokers[50] and Echosmith via social media. Tedder produced "Happier" for Ed Sheeran for his third studio album ÷ (2017).[51] In 2017, Tedder began work with Camila Cabello for her debut studio album Camila, released on January 12, 2018. It was during songwriting sessions that Tedder came into the picture. They collaborated on songs such as "Into It". They also wrote a song titled "It Ain't Easy", which was later sold to another artist.[52] Tedder has opened up about what working with Cabello was like, stating that "[he] was so intimidated. She was so good." He added, "She's not only an incredible singer, but she's also the most talented young artist I think I've worked with songwriting in the longest time..."[52] In 2020, Tedder co-wrote "Bet You Wanna", a song by the girl group Blackpink featuring Cardi B from their debut studio album The Album.[53]
In January 2021, Tedder sold a majority stake of his music catalog for around $200 million to investment firm KKR.[54]
OneRepublic
In addition to producing, Tedder is the lead vocalist for the band
Throughout 2012, the band made significant progress on their third studio album, Native. The album was released on March 26, 2013, to mostly positive reviews from music critics.[63] It became the band's highest-charting album to date, with the album being their first in the top 10, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200.[64] It sold 60,000 copies within its first week. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the lead single "Feel Again", was donated to Save the Children's Every Beat Matters, a campaign to support training frontline health workers around the world.[65] On October 7, 2016, their fourth album Oh My My was released. It included the singles "Kids", "Wherever I Go", and "Future Looks Good", which were all released ahead of the album.
On May 17, 2019, they released the single "Rescue Me". On August 27, 2019, OneRepublic announced the single "Wanted", which was released on September 6. A promotional single, "Somebody to Love", was released on September 11.[66] On August 26, and 27, 2019, they performed at Red Rocks to a special first-ever collaboration with the Colorado Symphony with songs chosen and crafted with the orchestra, the band, and Red Rocks acoustics in mind.[67] On September 15, 2019, Tedder announced that the new album was to be titled called Human, and would be released in November 2019. "Rescue Me", "Wanted" and "Somebody to Love" are all scheduled to be on the album.[68]
On November 19, 2019, Tedder said that the album is planned to be released in spring 2020.[69] On January 22, 2020, Tedder announced over Instagram that the new album would be wrapped by March.[70] On March 10, 2020, the band announced their third single "Didn't I", which was released on March 13, 2020.[71] Human was announced on the same day to be set for release on May 8, 2020.[72] "Better Days" was released as the fourth single from the album on March 25, 2020, with all proceeds donated to MusiCares.[73] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band announced the release of Human to have been postponed to the fall of 2020.[74]
In May 2021, the band released the song "
Tedder is a multi-instrumentalist. During OneRepublic's performances, he switches from singing lead vocals to playing guitar, bass guitar, glockenspiel, tambourine, or piano. On occasion, he plays drums alongside the band's main percussionist, Eddie Fisher.[75]
Solo career
In 2019, Tedder wrote and produced his solo single debut "Right Where I'm Supposed to Be" as the Official Song of the
Songland
In 2019, it was announced that Tedder would be a mentor and producer-host on NBC's Songland alongside Ester Dean and Shane McAnally. To date the show has had two seasons, with songs produced and written with Tedder being released in more episodes as compared to the fellow hosts.
Personal life
Tedder is married to Genevieve, whom he met in college. He has two sons, Copeland Cruz Tedder, and Miles Merrick Tedder. Both of his sons show a growing interest in music.[77] Tedder's cousins, Adam, Ashley, and Austin Clark comprise the band Sons of Sylvia and were formerly in The Clark Family Experience. He co-wrote their song "Love Left to Lose".[78]
Although a Christian, Tedder has stated that he does not want to be labeled as a Christian artist.[6]
Tedder has an appreciation for the culinary arts, stating that he loves Iron Chef.[79] He became involved with Southern Hospitality, a restaurant co-created in 2007 by Justin Timberlake at Second Avenue in Manhattan, when it opened a second location in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.[80] On August 22, 2011, it was announced that Tedder had become the first franchisee of the Southern Hospitality BBQ brand and there were plans to bring the concept to 10 cities across the United States including Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Phoenix, Palo Alto, and Washington, D.C.[81]
Discography
Studio albums with OneRepublic
- Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
- Waking Up (2009)
- Native (2013)
- Oh My My (2016)
- Human (2021)
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Smallville | Himself | Episode: " Hero "
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2011 | Platinum Hit | ||
2012 | Smash
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Episode: "The Coup" | |
2013, 2020 | The Voice | Mentor for Team season 18 )
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2017 | School of Rock | Mick Bronson | Episode: "Don't Stop Believin" |
2019–2020 | Songland | Himself | Credited with being a judge and a producer |
2021 | California Dreaming | Executive Producer, Writer, Soundtrack | |
2022 | That's My Jam | Himself | Season 1, Episode 4 (Aired 01/17) |
2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Reporter | Episode: "Lebensabschnittspartner"; Soundtrack |
Awards and nominations
Tedder has received three
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2009 | "Apologize" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
2009 | "Bleeding Love" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2010 | "Halo" | Nominated | |
I Am... Sasha Fierce | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
2012 | 21 | Won | |
Himself | Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) | Nominated | |
2015 | Beyoncé | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2016 | 1989
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Won | |
2017 | 25 | Won | |
2022 | Justice | Nominated | |
Montero | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | "Faith" | Best Original Song | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2023 | "The Girls" | Best Arranger (Overseas) | Won |
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