Ray Isaac (singer) explained

Ray Isaac
Origin:Sydney, Australia
Birth Date:ca. 1990
Years Active:2006—present

Raymond Isaac is an Australian singer and songwriter.[1] He has been a featured artist on the Billboard Dance Charts, Italy Pop Charts, and ARIA Club Tracks. His songs have appeared in films such as Cedar Boys, "", and Half Share, and television shows such as Famous in 12.

Career

Born in ca. 1990 and raised in Sydney,[2] [3] Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[4] It appeared on Sessions Three, a Ministry of Sound compilation album, a label of Universal Music.[5]

On August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached AIR Charts ranking number 7.

His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.[6] [7]

In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by Bob Sinclar featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts,[8] [9] number 11 on the Italian Pop charts, and earned a FIMI Gold certification.[10] [11] [12] The song was also featured on NRJ radio and made their Top Hit album for the year. The music video for his song "Hiding" deals with issues of same-sex electroshock conversion therapy and forced marriage. Also that year, he appeared David Winters's dance film .[13]

Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.[14] Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film Cedar Boys.[13]

Discography

Singles and extended plays

Filmography

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album. The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 2014. 18 July 2018. Hitchings, Anna. Advance, Fairfield.
  2. Web site: Ray Isaac. Indie International Songwriters Contest. 20 May 2018.
  3. Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac . Fann Magazine . 8 August 2009 . 8.
  4. 11 September 2006 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue862.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . PDF . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 862 . 16 . 19 September 2006 . dead . 8 August 2020 .
  5. Web site: Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations . Universal Music . 10 June 2018.
  6. Web site: WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video. ADVOCATE. 14 May 2018. 10 April 2014.
  7. Web site: WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video. IndieGoGo. 14 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Dance Club Songs . Billboard . 7 June 2018 . 17 October 2015.
  9. Web site: Bob Sinclar's Feel the Vibe Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S.. Parimore Entertainment. 14 May 2018. 17 October 2015.
  10. Web site: Classifiche . FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . 10 June 2018.
  11. Web site: FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI. 20 June 2016.
  12. Web site: BOB SINCLAR. NRJ. 28 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music. Fashion Weekly. 14 May 2018. 12 December 2012.
  14. Web site: Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!. Ray Isaac. 14 May 2018.