Profile: Ryan Leslie

Singer, Songwriter, Producer Mr. Ryan Leslie is currently at the top of his game. At only age 15 Mr. Leslie scored 1600 on his SAT and deciding to attend Harvard on a full scholarship after Applying to Stanford and Yale, although Yale declined due to him being only 15 years of age. While in college he discovered a passion for music along with teaching himself how to play the piano and visiting Harvard’s campus studio regularly He graduated Harvard at age 19 with a degree in government. Leaving college he was fortunate enough to gain an internship with a producer by the name of Younglord that started his career. The first week of his internship ship Mr. Leslie produced a song that Beyonce would later perform named “Keep Giving Your Love To Me”, this song caught the eye of music mogul Sean Combs, Mr. Combs offered Ryan Leslie a management contract with Bad Boy records. In 2003 Mr. Leslie began working on his debut album entitled “Just Right” but was never officially released due to issues with his label. Later in 2006 Ryan Leslie returned to the studio to work on his new debut album in which was Self labeled, this album released February 10, 2009. Mr.Leslie credits his influences to many artists such as Michael Jackson, Pharrell Williams, but his greatest influence is Stevie wonder.

Introduction

Hello! I would like to welcome everyone to my blog, this blogs main focus will be primarily music, mostly my taste and opinions on music I listen too or enjoy. I personally enjoy any and all music, mostly Hip-hop but I do believe no one should limit themselves to one type of music. Some could say that I like music too much, but I just think it’s the same love of music as an artist has for their creations with the exception that I do not make music. Not only do I enjoy music I could also say the overall style and thoughts of the artist who make the music play a big part, they not only inspire but create paths for newer generations to progress in music. There isn’t much I can say about how I relate too much but music is me, I’m usually never without music or thoughts about music. I feel that many “like” music but few have a passion for it and those that do perceive music in different ways then those who just “like” it. My main intentions for this blog is to give insight about how I feel about music, many may not agree with my choice of music or my opinions, not everyone can be pleased.