Induce (musician) explained

Ryan Smith, better known by his stage name Induce, is an American, Los Angeles–based DJ, record producer, singer, and writer.[1] He works in a variety of musical genres, particularly hip hop,[1] rap, and soul.

Biography

Ryan was born and grew up in Miami, Florida, United States, and started his career there. In 2013, he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he currently resides.

Career

In the early 2000s, Induce co-founded Miami-based independent record label, Counterflow Recordings, and brought artists such as Panda One and Plant Life to the label. Induce currently owns and operates his own label, The Wonderful Sound, also known as WonderSound.

He also served as editor-in-chief and contributing writer for issues 1 and 2 of the turntablism magazine, Tablist Magazine, founded by DJ Infamous.

In 2008 he was voted by the Miami New Times as Best Club DJ in Miami,[2] while more recently he has received recognition for his work as a singer: his 2012 album Halfway Between Me And You was praised as one of the best indie-soul releases of that year by MTV Hive,[3] and won him Artist of the Year in the Miami-area hip-hop website The 305.[4] In 2013 he began music video directing, including for "Get Down Saturday Night" (video 2013)[5] from Halfway Between Me And You and "Ride Around" and "Alina" from Sunset Summer.

He currently has a monthly radio show on dublab called Induce's Listening, showcasing his wide range of musical inspiration.[6]

Collaborations

Induce has collaborated on a DJ mix with Danny Daze consisting Italo disco style music,Disco For Abruzzo Vol. 1,[7] and has toured with Kid Sister as her DJ.[8]

Other collaborations include Casual Sax & The Saxual Revolution with Sven Barth, a joke rap group whose "Baby I'm Black (But only from the waist down)", parodying "Baby Come Back", was featured by Perez Hilton,[9] and Antennae, a leftfield hip hop group with longtime collaborator Manuvers [sic][1] and Miami based rapper Stres.

Induce has worked with a number of prominent producers and DJs, notably Gigamesh, being featured on the song "When You’re Dancing" (2011); DJ Kon, being featured on the song "Love Shine" on the On My Way; and Jack Splash.

Discography

(See references.)[10]

Albums

EPs and singles

Remixes

Additional productions

Features

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2012/09/induce_wonderful_sound_lp_miami.php Induce's Wonderful Sound Posits Itself Halfway Between Himself and You
  2. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/2008/award/best-club-dj-1005440/ Best Club DJ Miami 2008 - Induce
  3. http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/12/20/best-indie-soul-releases-2012/ Did You Miss 2012's Best Indie-Soul Releases?
  4. http://the305.com/2013/01/04/2012-artist-of-the-year-induce/ 2012 Artist Of The Year – Induce
  5. http://www.vibe.com/article/watch-induce-get-down-saturday-night Watch: Induce "Get Down Saturday Night"
  6. http://dublab.com/labrat/labrat-induce/ Induce
  7. "Introducing Midnight Moroders, featuring Danny Daze and Induce", Dominic Sirianni, Miami New Times, Mar. 17 2009
  8. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2010/06/kid_sister_induce_grand_central_miami_2010.php Induce Named Kid Sister's Official DJ; Catch Both at Grand Central Saturday
  9. "You MUST Watch & Listen To This: Our New Anthem!!!!!", Perez Hilton, 2/22/2008
  10. http://www.discogs.com/artist/31996-Induce Induce Discography at Discogs
  11. http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/free-tracks/wax-poetics-presents-sunset-summer Wax Poetics Presents Sunset Summer: New free EP from Induce