Ryan Lewis

Ryan Lewis
Lewis performing with Macklemore in February 2013
Background information
Also known as	Ryan Lewis
Born	(1988-03-25) March 25, 1988 (age 28) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop alternative hip hop hipster hop indie hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	DJ musician record producer videographer photographer graphic designer music video director rapper
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Macklemore LLC
Associated acts	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Macklemore
Website	macklemore.com

Ryan Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American DJ, musician, record producer, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, music video director and hip hop recording artist. Along with producing his own album titled Instrumentals, Lewis produced the albums The VS. EP (2009), The Heist (2012) & This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016). In 2006, Lewis befriended rapper Macklemore on Myspace and soon after became the behind-the-scenes partner of a successful duo, producing, recording, engineering and mixing all of the duo's music, as well as directing the music videos for "Same Love", "Thrift Shop", "And We Danced", "Otherside (Remix)", "Can't Hold Us", "Irish Celebration", "My Oh My", "Victory Lap", "Downtown" "Brad Pitt's Cousin" and "White Walls" and designing promotional graphics.

Ryan Lewis was born on March 25, 1988 to Julie and Scott Lewis. Lewis has two sisters, Teresa and Laura, four years and two years older than he is, respectively. At an early age, he played guitar in rock bands with his childhood best friend Ryan Sanson, and nursed a growing interest in music production around the age of 15. He attended Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington majoring in Comparative History of Ideas.

Lewis became a professional photographer and videographer. In 2008 he released his debut extended play, Instrumentals, with four alternative hip hop songs. In the same year, Lewis collaborated with Rhode Island-based emcee Symmetry in a self-titled work, released as an LP.