RY X
RY X is Australian singer, songwriter and producer Ry Cuming, bringing intimate vocals and acoustic songwriting into electronic music, collaborations and orchestral performances.
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Overview
- Name
- Ry Cuming
- From
- Coastal New South Wales, Australia
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, musician and producer
- Breakout
- Berlin, 2013
- Other projects
- Howling and The Acid
Mini bio
How it started.
Ry Cuming grew up on Australia’s New South Wales coast, drawn to surfing and music. Hearing Jeff Buckley’s Grace prompted songwriting at 16. Early recordings came out under the name Ry Cuming; after that chapter, time in Indonesia helped RY reconnect with making music on personal terms.
Finding RY X.
The name RY X grew from the way friends in Los Angeles and Berlin used an X to mark collaborations. “Berlin” became the breakthrough in 2013, introducing the spare arrangements and close, exposed vocals that would carry into Dawn in 2016 and Unfurl in 2019.
Room for collaboration.
Alongside solo work, RY makes music with Frank Wiedemann as Howling and with Adam Freeland and Steve Nalepa as The Acid. Those projects leave room for house, techno and other electronic sounds. The work also extends to orchestras and dance, including scores for Gothenburg Opera and Nederlands Dans Theater.
From Blood Moon to DUSK.
Blood Moon arrived in 2022, the same year RY contributed writing and production to Drake’s “Sticky”. A Cercle performance took the music into the dunes of Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. In 2026, “Holy Water” and “Lay” introduced DUSK, announced for early 2027.
Creditschronological, newest first
Solo releases
- 2026LayArtist
- 2026Holy WaterArtist, writer and producer
- 2025Tell MeArtist, producer and lyricist
- 2022Blood MoonArtist
- 2019UnfurlArtist
- 2016DawnArtist
Collaborations
- 2025Lilac, with StavrozCo-artist
- 2024Breed, with The AcidCo-artist
- 2022Sticky, DrakeCo-writer and co-producer
- 2015Sacred Ground, HowlingSinger and producer, with Frank Wiedemann
Awards
- Australian Music Prize nominationBlood Moon appears on the official list of nominated Australian albums for 2022.
- Grammy recognition for an “Only” remixThe Kaskade x Lipless remix of “Only” was nominated for Best Remixed Recording at the 2017 Grammys. Concord’s announcement credits Ryan Raddon as the nominated remixer.
Quotes
I always write from a very personal place.RY X, Testspiel interview, 14 February 2015
On writing melodies and lyrics. https://www.testspiel.de/im-interview-ry-x/291486/
Trivia
- The X in RY X came from friends using the symbol to mark collaborations between artists.
- RY told Testspiel that melodies usually come first, with lyrics following later.
- Yoga, surfing and time in nature are ways RY unwinds.
- RY and Frank Wiedemann first met over Skype through a mutual friend.
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