ABOUT RYAN FARISH

Ryan Farish is an American electronic artist and producer. As a Grammy-nominated and 2008 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Award-winning songwriter/producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist, Farish launched his music career on the first generation MP3.com. It was at this site where he received 1.8 million downloads of his trademark and earned the title "Download King" from L.A.-based music industry magazine Music Connection. In 2008, he garnered a Grammy nomination, as well as a Dove Award. Farish's music has also been featured on Access Hollywood, Discovery Channel, FOX Sports, Sony and Columbia TriStar Pictures, as well as multiple airlines, to name a few.

Ryan has been a Weather Channel music staple for over a decade. Many of Farish's works can be heard on TWC's Local on the 8s. One of his songs, "Holding Hands" is featured on The Weather Channel's CD released in October 2007, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz. This compilation climbed to the No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album Chart. Farish's work with on TWC led to the channel commissioning an original score/theme for their prime time TV show "Storm Stories".

 Ryan's biggest accomplishment – no matter in what genre listeners discover him – is his ability to grab and keep listeners' attention with his unique brand of electronic/world music.  Ryan Farish's song, "Pacific Wind," was featured in a popular YouTube video, entitled "Remember Me," created by a 15-year-old high school student named Lizzie Palmer. The video, a sentimental montage of soldiers in the Iraq War, was ranked as the 48th most watched YouTube video of all time as of April 26, 2008. As of August, 2011, it has received more than 30 million views. Palmer and Farish gained renown from the prominence of the video; the former was interviewed on news networks including CNN.

Another popular and best-selling song is "Full Sail" from his Beautiful album. It has garnered more than 13 million YouTube views in a video titled "THE MOST RELAXING MUSIC IMAGINABLE" which serves as an anchor in Ryan's expansive catalogue of music. Once listeners hear this song, they are bound to enjoy his earlier and most recent work. It steers them in the direction his music is heading. With electronic music being a vast pool of sweeping melodies and driving rhythms, Ryan's tunes maneuver in the waters easily and allow the music listener to enjoy the journey with him.

To date, more than 3,000 listener supported videos featuring Ryan Farish’s music have reached beyond 46 million views on YouTube.com.