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Erica O'Young, known professionally as Ryden is an American music producer, vocalist, DJ and songwriter. She primarily releases Electronic_dance_music but draws influences from Hip_hop_music, R&B, and Soul

She has released music on Dim Mak Records, a subdivision of Warner Music Group founded by Steve Aoki and has previously worked with Insomniac Records and AWAL. She also releases music on her own record label FreeMafia. Ryden is also signed as a Twitch Music artist and partner, providing livestream music content exclusive to Twitch on a weekly basis. She is described as "one of the most versatile producers and songwriters in the industry".

Most recently, Ryden debuted on the main house music stage at Insomniac's sold-out, 50,000 person festival Nocturnal Wonderland. Her music is regularly featured by major labels in dance music including Ultra Music, Spinnin’ Records, Musical Freedom, Revealed, Mixmash and more. Recent singles Real Love and Love On U have been highlighted in top Spotify dance charts, while Real Love remains in the Top 100 Breakthrough Electronic on Amazon Music.

Ryden’s music has been supported publicly by dance music heavyweights including Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, R3hab, Showtek, Zed’s Dead, Nicky Romero, ETC ETC! and Marquez Wyatt. Ryden has also been featured on Red Bull Remix Lab.

Behind the scenes, Ryden has produced original music for major brands including Nike and the UFC.

Formerly, Ryden spent years as a music TV host with credits including the Grammys, American Music Awards, BET Awards and MTV. She also single-handedly produced, scripted and hosted segments for Demand Media, creating programming for eHowStyle and Tyra Banks' Type F.

As Ryden

 * "LA 2 UK" - performed by RYDEN and MACKY GEE written by MCGEORGE, JACK MICHAEL and O'YOUNG, ERICA
 * "Let It Go" - performed by RYDEN written by O'YOUNG, ERICA
 * "Move Feat Richie Loop" - performed by RYDEN written by WEBB, RICHARD RAQUISH
 * "Pray" - performed by RYDEN written by O'YOUNG, ERICA
 * "Ready" - performed by RYDEN written by O'YOUNG, ERICA
 * "Unbroken" - performed by RYDEN written by O'YOUNG, ERICA