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Ryan Chance Bascombe
Ryan Chance Bascombe (born June 4th 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago Soca/Hip Hop artiste. Growing up in the village of Diego Martin, he ventured into music at a very young age, singing in church choirs and participating in calypso competitions in school. Born into a very talented and musical family of singers, musicians and djs, he grew up listening to many different genres of music although soca remained one of his biggest inspirations attracted by the vibe, the beat and the lyrical content of the indigenous art form.

At age 19, Ryan formed a musical alliance with a co-worker spawning the singing group D3 which would later evolve into an entertainment group featuring artistes Raynier and Da Virgo. However, Ryan eventually spread his wings as a solo artiste after five years of perfecting his musical talents and released his first single "Forgive Me" in March 2012. The single was produced by well-known artiste and producer Isaac Blackman with mastering by the dynamic studio Precision Productions. The song, a piece about redemption and forgiveness highlights the artiste's near brush with death following a violent robbery attack in 2009. Mere days following the release of the track, the death of his cousin and childhood playmate Kyel Foster would devastate the artiste who consequently dedicated the single to the memory of his cousin.

Determined to succeed, Ryan pushed on promoting the single on the internet using social mediums such as Facebook and Youtube and went on to do several radio and magazine interviews including Metro Magazine, OMG and Pellau Magazine as the song took off receiving radio play locally and regionally.

The video for "Forgive Me" was a project dear to his heart as Ryan sought to convey his story while leaving a positive message in the minds of viewers. Friends and family members came out to support him on the day of the shoot directed, shot and edited by talented young videographers Medgar Creed and Jamie Thomas.

Currently the artiste is focusing on mastering his craft creating a fusion between soca and hip hop to create what he terms as 'Contemporary Caribbean' music while readying himself for the upcoming Carnival 2013 season of which he fully intends to be a part of.

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