Ryen Slegr

Ryen Slegr
Born	April 14, 1979 Ithaca, New York, United States
Genres	power pop, progressive rock, nerd rock, electronic, experimental, rap
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, composer, producer, engineer
Instruments	Guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Kung Fu Records, Polyvinyl Record Co., Universal Records, Sony BMG
Associated acts	Ozma, The Rentals, Weezer

Ryen Slegr is a founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Ozma.^[1] He is also a current recording and touring member of The Rentals. Slegr currently produces and engineers bands in Los Angeles in addition to pursuing other experimental projects.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

The Rentals

Slegr engineered and played guitar on The Rentals 2014 Polyvinyl release "Lost in Alphaville". Matt Sharp said Slegr "was the person who was most involved with me on the record from its inception to seeing it through and I would rely on his ears. [He] was that person for me throughout all the different phases." He began performing with The Rentals on their 2006 U.S. tour with Ozma. Slegr also performed with them at Sonorama and Nano–Mugen that year and has been playing with them ever since.

Weezer

Slegr co-wrote the Weezer song "Eulogy for a Rock Band" on the 2014 Universal Records release Everything Will Be Alright in the End, and performed the song with the band at their record release show at Fingerprints in Long Beach, CA.^[8][9]

Miscellaneous

In 2012 Rachel Haden performed shows with a backing band consisting of Adam Phaler of Jawbreaker on drums, Warren Defever of His Name is Alive on guitar, and Slegr on guitar and keyboards.^[10][11] They performed several shows in Los Angeles and at Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco the same year.

Education

Slegr has a degree in history from University of California, Los Angeles where he also studied medieval Japanese court music called Gagaku. After graduating in 2003 he took various music classes at Pasadena City College including Equal Interval Harmony with Michael Mitacek.^[12]

Discography

Ozma

• Boomtown (Ozma album) (2014)
• Pasadena (About A Girl/Sony BMG, 2007)
• Spending Time on the Borderline (Kung Fu, 2003)
• The Doubble Donkey Disc (Kung Fu, 2001)
• Rock and Roll Part Three (Kung Fu, 2000)

The Rentals

• Lost in Alphaville Polyvinyl Record Co. (2014)
• Songs About Time (2009)
• The Last Little Life EP Boompa Records (2007)

Weezer

• "Everything Will Be Alright In The End" (2014)

Ryen Slegr

• Eleven Runners (2011)

References

1. "Ozma". Ozma.
2. "Walk". Bandcamp.
3. "Walk - #6 on Best of 2012". Floorshime Zipper Boots.
4. "Ears Wide Open: Walk". Buzz Bands.
5. "Sanglorians".
6. "Two Ghost Broz.". Bandcamp.
7. "Lord Vanity". The Fold.
8. ""Eulogy for a Rock Band" Fingerprints Performance". YouTube.
9. "Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End". Polyvinyl.
10. "Rachel Haden Shows".
11. "Rachel Haden". Dola.
12. "Getting Back on the Yellow Brick Road". Issuu.