Can We Talk RnB? Podcast8 Aug 2023

Ryan Toby's Career Rise as a Prolific Songwriter for Will Smith, Usher, Justin Bieber + More

This week on Can We Talk R&B, Ian Von welcomes Singer/Songwriter and Actor, Ryan Toby. Ryan is a Grammy Nominated/ Multi-Diamond selling Songwriter. He has collaborated with Usher, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Luke James, Rotimi, Ro James, just to name a few. To date, Ryan is apart of more than 60 million albums sold and over 400 million streams. Ryan reflects on early beginnings in South Jersey where he connected with DJ Jazzy Jeff, his iconic role in Sister Act 2 and his music group, City High to his career as a saught after songwriter. You don’t want to miss this episode!!!!! Topics: Intro: 00:00 - 1:18 Who is Ryan Toby: 1:18 - 6:20 Why Prince and Michael are iconic: 6:20 - 8:30 Starting out in music: 8:30 - 12:00 Being from South Jersey: 12:00 - 15:40 Being signed to Jazzy Jeff: 15:40 - 17:45 Pursuing a record deal: 17:45 - 20:13 Working with various artists: 20:13 - 21:30 Maximizing talent: 21:30 - 24:10 Working with Will Smith: 24:11 -25:16 Songwriter recognition: 25:30 - 29:30 After working with Jeff: 29:30 - 32:40 Working with Wyclef: 32:40 - 35:33 City High: 35:33 - 37:32 Leaning into writing: 37:32 - 40:40 Pivoting: 40:40 - 44:21 Working with Usher: 44:21 - 51:00 Mario : 51:00 - 51:48 Caught/Superstar: 51:48 - 54:00 Hit Success: 54:00 - 55:50 Usher & Justin Timberlake: 55:50 - 57:00 Male vocalists: 57:00 - 1:07:55 Favorite record worked on: 1:07:55 - 1:10:54 Writing Process: 1:11:51 - 1:14:56 New Music: 1:14:56 - 1:17:36 Stay connected with Us! #CanWeTalkRnB #CWTRB ✅ LISTEN, FOLLOW AND RATE Hosted & Created by: Ian Von Produced by: Launch Pod Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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