Ryn Weaver

Ryn Weaver

Weaver performing in 2015
Background information
Birth name Aryn Michelle Wüthrich[1][2]
Also known as Ryn Weaver, Erin Michelle Wüthrich
Born (1992-08-10) August 10, 1992[2]
Encinitas, California, U.S.[2][3][4]
Origin San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels

Ryn Weaver[5] (born Erin Michelle Wüthrich; August 10, 1992)[2] is an American singer and songwriter who first gained attention with the single "OctaHate" in June 2014. Billboard called the single a viral sensation.[6]

Early life

Ryn Weaver was born and raised in San Diego, California to her father Maxwell "Max" Wuthrich, an architect and her mother Cynthia (née Weaver). She has French, Swiss, Spanish, Irish, and German ancestry.[7] She has three brothers; Parker, Taylor, and Christopher. Weaver has stated that at a young age she chose to change the spelling of her name, Erin, to Aryn, claiming the original spelling was "ordinary and didn't suit [her]".[1] The rest of her stage name, Weaver, is her mother's maiden name.[8] She spent years learning different art forms including musical theater, painting, acting as well as music at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego.[6] Weaver moved to New York City for college to pursue her acting career where she attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out.[9] She then moved back to California.

Career

Weaver met producer Benny Blanco briefly in New York. A few years later they reconnected at Blanco's birthday party through a mutual friend in Los Angeles. Blanco signed Weaver to his imprint under Interscope Records, Friends Keep Secrets.[6][9]

On June 21, 2014, Weaver posted her single "OctaHate" on her SoundCloud account and within hours it received attention from many artists including Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Harry Styles,[6][10] Jessie Ware and Hayley Williams of Paramore.[6][11] The song also reached number one on Billboard Emerging Artists Chart on June 25, 2014.[10]

On August 12, 2014 Weaver's debut EP, Promises was released as a digital download. Weaver's debut studio album, entitled The Fool, was released on June 16, 2015, through Mad Love and Interscope Records.[12] It sold 13,800 units in its first week.[13] Weaver performed at Lollapalooza on August 1, 2015.[14][15] She performed at Billboard's first ever Hot 100 Festival on August 23, 2015.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[17]		 US
Alt.
[18]		 US Digital
[19]
The Fool 30 7 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[17]		 US
Heat
[20]
Promises
  • Release date: August 8, 2014
  • Label: Interscope, Friends Keep Secrets
  • Formats: CD, digital download, EP
 105 1

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
Bubbling
Under		 US
Pop[21]
"OctaHate" 2014 — 3 27 The Fool

Songwriting

List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"When Love Hurts" 2015 JoJo III
"Hard 2 Love" Gwen Stefani TBA
"Hell Yeah Baby"
"Naked" 2016 Wilder Green N/A

References

  1. 1 2 Ryn Weaver (January 17, 2015). "✦ Ryn Weaver ✦ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 California Birth Index. "Erin Michelle Wuthrich born August 10, 1992". California Birth Index. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Boshart, Kendall (April 11, 2015). "San Diego's Ryn Weaver debuts at Coachella". The San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Ryn. "About". Ryn Weaver. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Ryn Weaver profile". billboard.com. Rovi. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Lipshutz, Jason. "Ryn Weaver's Semi-Charmed Life: Why The Internet Is Infatuated with the "OctaHate" Singer". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "SXSW Schedule: Ryn Weaver". SXSW. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "✦ Ryn Weaver ✦ on Twitter". Twitter. 27 June 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Goodman, Jessica (November 14, 2014). "Ryn Weaver Didn’t Become The Next Big Thing Over Night". huffingtonpost.com (Huffington Post). Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Harry Styles Fangirls Over Ryn Weaver and Her Debut Single OctaHate".
  11. ↑ Westcott Grant, Kristin. "Ryn Weaver’s OctaHate Tweets a Loud Debut". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "iTunes (U.S.)". iTunes (U.S.). June 16, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ Cantor, Brian (June 24, 2015). "Ryn Weaver's "The Fool" Debuts With 13.8K First Week Album Sales". Headline Planet.
  14. ↑ Fragassi, Selena (August 1, 2015). "Lollapalooza Day 2: Ryn Weaver, Catfish, & The Bottlemen and More". Chicago Sun-Times.
  15. ↑ "Lollapalooza 2015 day two: Metallica finds its box of fury". Chicago Tribune. August 1, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Fest: Daily Lineup Revealed". Billboard. August 4, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Ryn Weaver - Chart history". charts.org. Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Alternative Music: Top Alternative Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  19. ↑ "Digital Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  20. ↑ "Ryn Weaver - Chart history". charts.org. Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ryn Weaver - Chart history". Billboard. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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