Ryan Star
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Ryan Star is an American singer-songwriter
and musician
from Long Island, New York. He was also a reality television
contestant on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova.
on Long Island
, and grew up in nearby Dix Hills
. He was 14 years old when he formed his first band called Stage. They released a four EPs - "Black" in 1997, "Blue" in 1999, "White" in 2000 and "The Final" in 2004, and in 1995 studio album "Historical Underdosing" and a self-titled album on Maverick Records
in 2002. While still in high school, the band played CBGB
's and the Mercury Lounge
. When the band parted ways, Star became the solo artist R.Star and released his independently produced debut solo album Songs from the Eye of an Elephant
on Stone Crow Records in 2005, some songs of Stage was re-recorded for the album (Perfect, Perfect Time Of Night (Back Of Your Car), "O", Sink Or Swim).
Star was a contestant on the second season of CBS' reality show Rock Star
. Tommy Lee's band Supernova was looking for a lead singer to front the supergroup
. On the show, Ryan consistently showed his diverse style from melodic and moving piano to rocking, and was nicknamed Ryan "The Darkhorse" Star by show commentator Dave Navarro
. He was eventually eliminated, and days later, Mark Burnett
, the show's producer, set up Ryan and the show's House Band to record a live album, to help Ryan jump start his career. He returned to the show on week 11 with the help of his fans through SMS
voting, to perform an encore performance of "Back of Your Car", and was awarded a Honda
CR-V.
Atlantic Records released Last Train Home EP
on June 16, 2009, of four songs to appear on Star's album. Star's first studio album since Rockstar: Supernova, entitled 11:59
, was released on August 3, 2010 with a sold-out performance that night at New York City's famed Irving Plaza
.
VH-1 interviewed Ryan Star on its VH-1 Top 20 show where he spoke of the positive effects of the video for his song "Breathe" which highlighted 18 unemployed people in various occupations and the website Ryan Star established breathe4jobs.com to allow potential employers to contact those appearing in the video. One of the people in the video successfully found a job because of the video.
His song "Brand New Day", featured as the main theme to Fox
TV series Lie to Me
, earned him a BMI
TV Music Award in May 2009.
Star joined David Cook
's The Declaration Tour - 2009
. He sang "In Your Eyes
" with the Backstreet Boys
at a show in Napa, CA in April 2010. On December 5, 2010, he performed at the "96.9 Wink FM Almost Acoustic Christmas Concert" in Ft. Myers, Florida. He performed along side Sara Bareilles, Michael Franti, Boyce Avenue and Christina Perri. A few days later, On December 12, 2010, he performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico
at "100.3 The Peak's Acoustic Christmas".
Star is currently opening for the Goo Goo Dolls
during the October-November 2011 stretch of their Something for the Rest of Us Tour
.
On December 3, 2010, Ryan Star performed for the 101.9 FM Miracle on State Street in Chicago Illinois, along with Ingrid Michaelson, and Maroon 5.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Long Island, New York. He was also a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
contestant on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova.
Biography
Star was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky in Huntington, New YorkHuntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, and grew up in nearby Dix Hills
Dix Hills, New York
Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...
. He was 14 years old when he formed his first band called Stage. They released a four EPs - "Black" in 1997, "Blue" in 1999, "White" in 2000 and "The Final" in 2004, and in 1995 studio album "Historical Underdosing" and a self-titled album on Maverick Records
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...
in 2002. While still in high school, the band played CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
's and the Mercury Lounge
Mercury Lounge
The Mercury Lounge is a club/music venue, in the Lower East Side section, of New York City. The structure, at 217 East Houston Street, housed the servants to the Astor Mansion, connected to it by an underground labyrinth of tunnels...
. When the band parted ways, Star became the solo artist R.Star and released his independently produced debut solo album Songs from the Eye of an Elephant
Songs from the Eye of An Elephant
Songs from the Eye of An Elephant is the first solo album by singer/songwriter Ryan Star. It was first released independently on Stone Crow Records in 2005...
on Stone Crow Records in 2005, some songs of Stage was re-recorded for the album (Perfect, Perfect Time Of Night (Back Of Your Car), "O", Sink Or Swim).
Star was a contestant on the second season of CBS' reality show Rock Star
Rock Star (TV series)
Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett in which aspiring singers from all around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group. It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings. The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman...
. Tommy Lee's band Supernova was looking for a lead singer to front the supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
. On the show, Ryan consistently showed his diverse style from melodic and moving piano to rocking, and was nicknamed Ryan "The Darkhorse" Star by show commentator Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro
David Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :...
. He was eventually eliminated, and days later, Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett is a British television producer and executive producer, based in the United States. He currently is the executive producer of five network television series with seven hours of network programming. Works with which Burnett is associated have won multiple awards and recognition...
, the show's producer, set up Ryan and the show's House Band to record a live album, to help Ryan jump start his career. He returned to the show on week 11 with the help of his fans through SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
voting, to perform an encore performance of "Back of Your Car", and was awarded a Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
CR-V.
Atlantic Records released Last Train Home EP
Last Train Home EP
Last Train Home EP is an EP by singer/songwriter Ryan Star, including four previously unreleased songs and two music videos.The song "Last Train Home" is featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 film P.S...
on June 16, 2009, of four songs to appear on Star's album. Star's first studio album since Rockstar: Supernova, entitled 11:59
11:59 (Ryan Star album)
An exclusive deluxe iTunes version of the album includes additional three bonus tracks, three music videos, and a digital booklet.-Critical response:The album has received generally favorable reviews from music critics....
, was released on August 3, 2010 with a sold-out performance that night at New York City's famed Irving Plaza
Irving Plaza
Irving Plaza is a 1,200-person ballroom-style music venue at 17 Irving Place and East 15th Street in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...
.
VH-1 interviewed Ryan Star on its VH-1 Top 20 show where he spoke of the positive effects of the video for his song "Breathe" which highlighted 18 unemployed people in various occupations and the website Ryan Star established breathe4jobs.com to allow potential employers to contact those appearing in the video. One of the people in the video successfully found a job because of the video.
His song "Brand New Day", featured as the main theme to Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
TV series Lie to Me
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
, earned him a BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
TV Music Award in May 2009.
Star joined David Cook
David Cook (singer)
David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
's The Declaration Tour - 2009
The Declaration Tour - 2009
Declaration Tour is the first solo headline tour of the American rock singer-songwriter David Cook, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. There were 152 shows in this tour, not including an extra show in Manila in the Philippines, a record...
. He sang "In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)
"In Your Eyes" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1986. It was not released as a single in the UK...
" with the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
at a show in Napa, CA in April 2010. On December 5, 2010, he performed at the "96.9 Wink FM Almost Acoustic Christmas Concert" in Ft. Myers, Florida. He performed along side Sara Bareilles, Michael Franti, Boyce Avenue and Christina Perri. A few days later, On December 12, 2010, he performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
at "100.3 The Peak's Acoustic Christmas".
Star is currently opening for the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
during the October-November 2011 stretch of their Something for the Rest of Us Tour
Something for the Rest of Us Tour
The Something for the Rest of Us Tour is a concert tour by the Buffalo-based rock band Goo Goo Dolls, in support of their album Something for the Rest of Us.-Tour dates:...
.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Rock | |||||
| 2005 | Songs from the Eye of an Elephant Songs from the Eye of An Elephant Songs from the Eye of An Elephant is the first solo album by singer/songwriter Ryan Star. It was first released independently on Stone Crow Records in 2005...
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| 2006 | Dark Horse – A Live Collection
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| 2009 | Last Train Home EP Last Train Home EP Last Train Home EP is an EP by singer/songwriter Ryan Star, including four previously unreleased songs and two music videos.The song "Last Train Home" is featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 film P.S... |
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| 2010 | 11:59 11:59 (Ryan Star album) An exclusive deluxe iTunes version of the album includes additional three bonus tracks, three music videos, and a digital booklet.-Critical response:The album has received generally favorable reviews from music critics.... |
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| "—" denotes the album did not chart. | |||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Last Train Home" | Last Train Home EP Last Train Home EP Last Train Home EP is an EP by singer/songwriter Ryan Star, including four previously unreleased songs and two music videos.The song "Last Train Home" is featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 film P.S... |
| "Right Now" | ||
| "Breathe" | 11:59 11:59 (Ryan Star album) An exclusive deluxe iTunes version of the album includes additional three bonus tracks, three music videos, and a digital booklet.-Critical response:The album has received generally favorable reviews from music critics.... |
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| 2010 | "Start a Fire" | 11:59 11:59 (Ryan Star album) An exclusive deluxe iTunes version of the album includes additional three bonus tracks, three music videos, and a digital booklet.-Critical response:The album has received generally favorable reviews from music critics.... |
Other appearances
These songs have been released on albums that were not a studio album released by Star.| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Last Train Home" | P.S. I Love You Soundtrack P.S. I Love You (film) P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry... |
| 2009 | "Brand New Day" | Lie to Me Soundtrack Lie to Me Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer... |
On December 3, 2010, Ryan Star performed for the 101.9 FM Miracle on State Street in Chicago Illinois, along with Ingrid Michaelson, and Maroon 5.
Songs in other media
| Year | Title | Type | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Survivor Series (2008) Survivor Series (2008) Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , took place on November 23, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts The Survivor Series was in Boston 15 years prior in 1993 in the now-demolished Boston Garden... |
TV pay-per-view special theme song | "This Could Be The Year" |
| 2009 | CCTV5 News Show: Total Soccer China Central Television China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers... |
TV new program closing credits | "Brand New Day" |
| Lie to Me Lie to Me Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer... |
TV series theme song | "Brand New Day" | |
| Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... |
TV sports program: 2009 Playoffs | "Breathe" | |
| One Life To Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
TV series episode: "No One Ever Said It Would Be This Hard" | "We Might Fall" | |
| The Philanthropist The Philanthropist (TV series) The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program is a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films... |
TV series promos | "Right Now" | |
| 2010 | All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most... |
Episode airing 7/28/2010 | "Breathe" |
| The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward is the tenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Patrick House, the contestant with the highest percentage of weight lost... |
TV series: Week 10 | "Breathe" | |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels written by L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from readers led Smith to write a fourth... |
Episode 2-13 "Daddy Issues" airing 2/03/2011 | "Losing Your Memory" |
| The Amazing Race The Amazing Race The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams... : Unfinished Business |
TV series promos | "This Could Be The Year" |
External links
- Ryan Star's Official Website
- Ryan Star at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...