Ronnie Day
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Ronnie Day is an American
songwriter
from Redwood City, California
.
In his sophomore year of high school, Day decided to drop out and pursue a career in music. After testing for proficiency, he began teaching guitar lessons and with his first earnings, bought a laptop and a microphone. Nine Sleepless Nights, the album he would create, became the driving force behind a self-funded trip across the U.S.
At the age of 16, Day drove coast to coast playing on street corners, in parks, backyards and living rooms. He rose to the top unsigned artist position on both Myspace and Purevolume's music charts, and sales of his bedroom-recordings skyrocketed.
In 2006, on his 18th birthday, he signed with Epic Records
, ending an industry-wide bidding war and has since shared the stage with acts such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional
, The Plain White T's and Gym Class Heroes
. He has toured the U.S. extensively, playing dates on The Warped Tour, Bamboozle
, and MTV
's Campus Invasion Tour.
His song "Falling for You" has been heavily featured on various MTV shows, most notably The Real World
and The Hills and his song, "My Only Friend" was featured on the Cartoon Network movie "Re-Animated
"
mtvU
produced The Ronnie Day Project, an episodic video series based on the music from his debut album, The Album. The series was directed by Joshua Caldwell
, who won an MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus.
Day was rumored to have suffered a breakdown and spent several years traveling the world alone. He has recently begun recording again and is in the process of self-producing a new album. He has called his self-producing label, "Simplify Music".
United States
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songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Redwood City, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
In his sophomore year of high school, Day decided to drop out and pursue a career in music. After testing for proficiency, he began teaching guitar lessons and with his first earnings, bought a laptop and a microphone. Nine Sleepless Nights, the album he would create, became the driving force behind a self-funded trip across the U.S.
At the age of 16, Day drove coast to coast playing on street corners, in parks, backyards and living rooms. He rose to the top unsigned artist position on both Myspace and Purevolume's music charts, and sales of his bedroom-recordings skyrocketed.
In 2006, on his 18th birthday, he signed with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, ending an industry-wide bidding war and has since shared the stage with acts such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....
, The Plain White T's and Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...
. He has toured the U.S. extensively, playing dates on The Warped Tour, Bamboozle
Bamboozle
Bamboozle! was a quiz game featured on Channel 4 Teletext in the United Kingdom. It was originally part of Teletext's "Fun & Games" category, though the rest of the category had been discontinued for some years before Bamboozle! ended...
, and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Campus Invasion Tour.
His song "Falling for You" has been heavily featured on various MTV shows, most notably The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
and The Hills and his song, "My Only Friend" was featured on the Cartoon Network movie "Re-Animated
Re-Animated
Out of Jimmy's Head: Re-Animated is a live-action/animated television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006, the first original live action/animated production produced by the network.Re-Animated was released on DVD September 11, 2007...
"
mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
produced The Ronnie Day Project, an episodic video series based on the music from his debut album, The Album. The series was directed by Joshua Caldwell
Joshua Caldwell
Joshua Alexander Caldwell is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2006, he won a Golden Popcorn at the MTV Movie Awards for writing, directing and producing the film The Beautiful Lie.-Biography:...
, who won an MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus.
Day was rumored to have suffered a breakdown and spent several years traveling the world alone. He has recently begun recording again and is in the process of self-producing a new album. He has called his self-producing label, "Simplify Music".