About Ryan

Ryan Amador is a singer-songwriter, director, writer, and producer working in music, theater, and film. He is also the co-founder and executive director of The Future Perfect Project, a non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ Youth around the United States.

As a film & media maker,

Ryan has directed and produced various works with The Future Perfect Project (FPP), including OutTV's "Queer2Queer", REVRY's "Queer Youth Animated", and the upcoming documentary, "Because Of My Voice" about FPP's music residency program, Future Perfect Records. 

 

As a music-maker,

Ryan has released 4 ALBUMS & 6 EP's (visit Spotify for a full discography) of original music. He is best known for his song "Instead", which has garnered over 9 million listens on Spotify, and his music video for "Define Me", which led to live performances at Pride Events in New York City, Pittsburgh (opening for Adam Lambert), Cleveland, and Brisbane, Australia.  Following the release of his video, "Spectrum", Ryan was asked to perform at TEDx in Santa Cruz, CA and speak on the topic of diversified sexuality, alongside the song's featured artists, Jo Lampert & Gyasi Ross. His song "I Don't Want to Post This" was featured on Spotify's OUTNOW playlist in June 2020. Ryan is the recipient of an ASCAP Award for his song "Safe In Your Heart."

In 2016, Ryan and frequent collaborator Daniel Weidlein completed work on "(In) Body Vol. 1: Becom(In)g", the duo's self-produced album and film. The film is an abstract series of music and dance videos strung together by a central character who deserts his life in Hollywood for a journey across the globe, trying to make sense of certain questions and relationships he's had, told through imaginative dance sequences. The entire film is available now on YouTube.

His single & video "Like A Woman" is a collaboration with women's rights organization, V-DAY, to call men into action in the fight for women's rights. 

 

Album Releases Include:

• "Symptoms of a Wide Eyed Being" EP (2012) - produced by Shaina Taub & Justin Goldner, featuring "Apology"

• "Palos Verdes: A Teenage Retrospective" EP (2012) - produced by David Baloche

• "Ryan Amador" (2013) - produced by David Baloche, featuring "On The Surface," "Instead," & "Define Me"

• "4S" EP (2014) - produced by Daniel Weidlein, featuring "Stained" & "Spectrum"

• "(In) Body Vol. 1: Becoming" (2016) - produced by Daniel Weidlein, featuring "Safe In Your Heart" (ASCAP Award Winner), "Talk In The Morning," & "Balloon"

• "Seattle Songs" EP (2017) - produced by Matt Stillo, featuring "Someone" & "Maryanne"

• "The Lost Tapes" EP (2017) - produced by Daniel Weidlein, featuring "Saint of Love"

• "The American" (2019) - produced by Ryan Amador, Daniel Weidlein, Cameron Spies, Chris Cunningham, Peter Mavrogeorgis, Erik Malchunik, Alex Simon, Billy Marino, & Ben Lorio, featuring "Hospitals," "Loverboy," "Liars," & "Inches Away".  "The American" was re-released as a Deluxe edition in December 2020.

• "Love In The Age of Anxiety" (2022) - produced by Ryan Amador, Daniel Weidlein, Brett Castro, Cameron Spies, and Brad Kemp. featuring "I Don't Want to Post This," "All My Friends Are Brands," and "Alien"

Visit Spotify for a full discography.

Ryan is also a consistent songwriter for Blake McGrath (So You Think You Can Dance, song "Missing You") and Luke Edgemon (NBC's The Voice), alongside producer/instrumentalist Daniel Weidlein. Ryan has also written songs for Molly McCook, Mario Jose, Will Makar, Ali Mancuso, & Ben Yahr. Click here for Ryan's Songwriting Playlist.

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As a theater-maker,

Ryan is currently in development on a new musical, called "Q2", with actor/writer/activist, Celeste Lecesne (formerly James Lecesne). The musical has been in residency with New York Stage & Film and The New Harmony Writers' Conference in Indiana. He was recently seen performing in "Oratorio for Living Things" at Ars Nova Theater in NYC, a run cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan has written and directed educational pieces for New York University and Seattle University which incorporate health-related topics into live musical performances. Other theatrical highlights include: "Mystery House" (director Edinburgh Fringe '23), JA Collective's "5 Stories About Stage That Are Simply Untrue" (co-director/devisor, The Odyssey Theater in LA '23), "Alone: Divya Maus" (director/devisor, Ars Nova '23), "Mouthy Bitch" (director, Cincinnati Fringe '15), Brecht/Weill's "7 Deadly Sins" produced by Jukebox Castle in collaboration with 14 New Orleans-based chefs (2017), and his own adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies performed in Winter on a roof in Manhattan (2013). For more info on previous theatre credits, click Click here for additional theatrical credits. 

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