Chris O'Ryan (born July 6, 1980), known professionally as Tek, is a Grammy Award-winning Australian music producer and sound engineer.[1] He is best known for sound engineering with specific focus on vocal production, recording and tuning for multiple major music artists, including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Mary J. Blige, Ciara and Mariah Carey.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
O'Ryan began studying music at the age of eight when he took up piano and choir. In 1992, at the age of 12, he sung for the Opera Australia's production of Hansel and Gretel. He then studied music for two years at Box Hill College of Music in Melbourne, Australia.
Career
O'Ryan relocated to Los Angeles after completing his studies to pursue music in the United States. He began working as an unpaid intern for a small label and worked his way up to the position of lead engineer. While at this company, he connected with multiple producers and songwriters from Atlanta, including Tricky Stewart, The Dream & Poobear, whom he would later collaborate with.[6]
In 2006, O'Ryan reunited with Tricky Stewart and over the next few years, he engineered records for Usher, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Rihanna, and Mary J. Blige, for which he won a Grammy Award.[7][8] During this time, he began using Melodyne for vocal tuning and became a leading engineer in the industry. He has tuned over 1,000 major releases and network television shows.[9]
In 2011, O'Ryan incorporated his entertainment company Tekzenmusic Inc., and in 2013, started building his studio TZM Studios. In early 2014, TZM Studios was operational with its first major clients being Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey.[10]
In 2017, O'Ryan signed the Australian music producer Black Summer and released his debut single "Young Like Me feat. Lowell" under the label Tekzenmusic.[11]
| Year |
Title |
Artist |
Role |
| 2003 |
You Got Served |
B2K |
Engineer |
| Pop That Booty |
Marques Houston |
Engineer |
| MH |
Marques Houston |
Engineer |
| 2004 |
O'Ryan |
O'Ryan |
Engineer |
| Food for Thought |
Young Rome |
Engineer |
| Baby Mama Love |
Jermaine Dupri / N2U |
Engineer |
| 2005 |
O |
Omarion |
Engineer |
| Naked |
Marques Houston |
Engineer, Mixing |
| Issues |
N2U |
Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| Brings the Heat, Vol. 1 |
Wendy Williams |
Engineer, Vocals |
| All Because of You |
Marques Houston |
Engineer, Mixing |
| 2006 |
Split Personality |
Mila J |
Engineer, Mixing |
| 21 |
Omarion |
Engineer |
| 2007 |
Veteran |
Marques Houston |
Engineer, Mixing, Guitar |
| Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (film) |
|
Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Tracking, Vocal Producer, Instrumentation, Composer |
| She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go) |
NLT |
Mixing |
| Love/Hate |
The-Dream |
Engineer |
| Growing Pains |
Mary J. Blige |
Engineer |
| Essential R&B: Summer 2007 |
|
Engineer |
| 2008 |
Yours, Mine and the Truth |
Sterling Simms |
Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| The Quilt |
Gym Class Heroes |
Engineer |
| Intuition |
Jamie Foxx |
Production Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| Departure |
Jesse McCartney |
Engineer, Recording |
| 2009 |
Ultravioltet |
Kid Sister |
Producer |
| This Is the One |
Utada |
Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| Rated R |
Rihanna |
Engineer |
| R&B Summer Anthems |
|
Producer |
| Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel |
Mariah Carey |
Engineer |
| Love vs Money |
The-Dream |
Engineer, Production Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| Loso's Way |
Fabolous |
Engineer |
| Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back |
|
Engineer |
| 2010 |
The Love Trilogy |
The-Dream |
Engineer, Production Engineer |
| The Wanted |
The Wanted |
Engineer |
| Teenage Dream |
Katy Perry |
Engineer, Guitar Engineer |
| Only One Flo, Pt. 1 |
Flo Rida |
Engineer |
| My World 2.0 |
Justin Bieber |
Production Engineer |
| Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album |
|
Engineer |
| Last Train to Paris |
Diddy |
Engineer |
| Just Dance, Vol. 3 |
|
Engineer |
| Cannibal |
Kesha |
Engineer |
| Best Night of My Life |
Jamie Foxx |
Production Engineer |
| Basic Instinct |
Ciara |
Engineer |
| Animal |
Kesha |
Engineer |
| 5.0 |
Nelly |
Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 2011 |
Wildflower |
Lauren Alaina |
Engineer |
| Who's Laughing Now |
Jessie J |
Engineer |
| Who You Are |
Jessie J |
Engineer |
| Under the Mistletoe |
Justin Bieber |
Engineer |
| Sticks + Stones |
Cher Lloyd |
Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) |
Mary J. Blige |
Engineer |
| Love? |
Jennifer Lopez |
Engineer, Vocal Editing |
| Here I Am |
Kelly Rowland |
Engineer |
| Femme Fatale |
Britney Spears |
Engineer |
| Elevate |
Big Time Rush |
Engineer |
| Battleground |
The Wanted |
Engineer |
| American Idol Season 10 Highlights |
Lauren Alaina |
Engineer |
| 2012 |
iCarly: iSoundtrack II (Original TV Soundtrack) |
|
Engineer |
| Wild Ones |
Flo Rida |
Engineer |
| Trespassing |
Adam Lambert |
Vocal Editing |
| Think Like A Man (Music From and Inspired By the Film) |
|
Engineer, Vocal Engineer |
| Step Up Revolution (film) |
|
Engineer |
| Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up |
Nicki Minaj |
Engineer |
| Paradise |
Cody Simpson |
Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston |
Whitney Houston |
Engineer |
| Hello |
Karmin |
Engineer |
| Femme Fatale/Circus |
Britney Spears |
Engineer |
| Domino: Remix EP |
Jessie J |
Engineer |
| Dirty Bass |
Far East Movement |
Vocal Editing, Vocal Engineer |
| Dance Again... The Hits |
Jennifer Lopez |
Engineer, Vocal Editing |
| Believe |
Justin Bieber |
Engineer |
| A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games |
|
Engineer |
| A Million Lights |
Cheryl |
Engineer |
| 2013 |
This Is...Marcus Canty |
Marcus Canty |
Engineer |
| The Way |
Ariana Grande |
Vocal Engineer |
| The Smurfs 2: Music From and Inspired By |
|
Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| Recharged |
Linkin Park |
Engineer |
| Loved Me Back to Life |
Celine Dion |
Engineer |
| Kiss Land |
The Weeknd |
Engineer |
| Heartbreaker |
Justin Bieber |
Engineer |
| Closer To the Truth |
Cher |
Engineer |
| Ciara |
Ciara |
Engineer |
| Believe Acoustic |
Justin Bieber |
Engineer |
| Bangerz |
Miley Cyrus |
Engineer |
| Avalanche |
Quadron |
Engineer |
| A Place Called Love Land |
Raheem DeVaughn |
Mixing |
| #willpower |
will.i.am |
Vocal Engineer |
| 2014 |
Pulses |
Karmin |
Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| Listen |
David Guetta |
Vocal Engineer |
| Friends & Lovers |
Marsha Ambrosius |
Engineer |
| 2015 |
Skillrex and Diplo Present Jack Ü |
Diplo / Jack Ü / Skillrex / Skillrex & Diplo |
Vocal Engineer |
| Purpose |
Justin Bieber |
Engineer, Vocal Engineer |
| Listen Again |
David Guetta |
Vocal Engineer |
| Jackie |
Ciara |
Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 2017 |
I Will Always Love You |
Deborah Cox |
Mixing |
Awards and nominations[14]
External links
References
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