Ryder Beer was made for music. That much is certain. He was a student at Berklee School of Music, a prodigy of production and thundering sounds that made him an early star in the industry. As a kid, he grew up playing multiple instruments.
From his musical background, there was no doubt that Ryder was going to comfortably settle into the music industry…It wasn’t a matter of if, but when.
Finally, after studying the production side of creating music for years, Ryder realized it was time to take his talents elsewhere. He can play many instruments, starting with the drums at a young age, but his voice is also deserving to be heard.
“I want to sing, you know, I’ve always had a voice and I just never really came out of my shell…So I finally came out of my shell and I released ‘Can’t Take It’ and now ‘One That Got Away’ is coming out on Friday, and I’m super excited about it,”
“Can’t Take It” was Beer’s introduction as an artist. I ask him if, as he releases more music, is the process is getting any easier for him? To which he clues me in on his growing confidence as an artist.
“Oh for sure, yeah, my artist ability and writing creativity has gotten so much better as the process has gone along. I feel so much more comfortable with myself in that aspect.”
And you can tell. “One That Got Away” is a more introspective look inside Ryder Beer’s artistry. It’s in-depth, with high level production and thundering sounds leveled out by his crooning vocals.
I know he’s a bit of a musical genius in a sense. He understands instruments and chords in a different way than most. But his most essential instrument is, by far, the guitar. As someone who has always wanted to learn the guitar, I tell him I don’t think my hands are that skilled.
“Learn the basic open chords. Just get your hand used to it. Nothing more than like 30 minutes a day. I know it sounds like not that much, but it actually is a lot. Once your hands start hurting, you just push that a tiny bit and then stop. You don’t want to hurt yourself. You want it to be a gradual thing.”
The simplicity of how he explains the guitar tells me all I need to know. He eats, breathes, and sleeps music. It’s just another part of him.
For Ryder, music runs in the family. His sister, Madison Beer, is something of an internet sensation herself. A popstar in her own right, Madison’s success has driven Ryder to make music himself.
The pressure is there to make his own mark in the music industry, even if it’s relatively unspoken. Ryder has a rich history of musical prowess, but he wears the pressure well. He knows his talents are there, it was only a matter of time before the world heard them, too.
I asked about writing “One That Got Away” and “Can’t Take It.” How the writing processes differ and how he was feeling when it was all happening:
“And I think that the process of writing it was based off of past experiences and just with relationships. We just wanted it to be relatable to everyone and it came to life. And once it was done, I was kind of just like, Let’s just release this thing and start this! You know, let’s start this artist project up because I’ve been waiting so long to just show people my music and I just wanted it out.”
In terms of developing an “essential Ryder Beer sound,” there was no blueprint. Beer shares with me that he just wanted to make music that people (including himself) want to listen to.
It’s not about being the next big thing in pop or rock, it’s about making a lasting impression on the industry and listeners. As Ryder steps into his full-fledged rockstar status, it’s because it came naturally and wasn’t forced.
“It feels like I’m writing something that I invented almost, you know? Obviously it fits into a category, but you don’t ever think about it like that unless you’re going into the studio being like ‘I want to write a sick pop record’ or ‘I want to write a sick rap record.’ Like I just think about it as I want to write a good song, and whatever that category fits into, let them be in that category,”
And with honest, raw tracks like “One That Got Away,” Beer is not far off from becoming “the next big thing.”
Finally, I ask him if his sister had given any advice as he embarks on his own journey within the tumultuous music industry. He shares something important:
“I think her advice is kind of just like take it slow. Everyone that’s like the biggest name has been at it for so long whether it’s Ariana [Grande] or Sabrina [Carpenter] or whoever it is, everyone’s been at it for a long, long time. You know, it doesn’t come overnight and it’s a tedious process and it takes a lot of work and it’s a lot of writing. People need to hear your name for a long time in order for it to stick.”
And while Ryder Beer is taking it slow, there’s nothing short of impressive about his career so far. You can listen to his discography here:
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