Ryn Weaver

Ryn Weaver
Weaver performing in 2015
Background information
Born	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992 (age 32) Encinitas, California, U.S.[1]
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop synth-pop indie pop alternative pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Mad Love Interscope Neon Gold

Ryn Weaver (born August 10, 1992)^[2] is an American pop singer-songwriter who first garnered attention with the single "OctaHate" in June 2014. Billboard called the single a viral sensation.^[3] Her debut album, The Fool, followed in 2015.

Ryn Weaver was born in Encinitas, California,^[1] to Maxwell "Max" Wuthrich, an architect, and Cynthia. She has Irish, Swiss, German, and Ukrainian ancestry.^[4] She has three brothers; Parker, Taylor, and Christopher. Weaver has stated that at a young age she chose to change the spelling of her name, Erin, to Aryn, claiming the original spelling was "ordinary and didn't suit [her]".^[5] The rest of her stage name, Weaver, is her mother's maiden name.^[6] She spent years learning different art forms including musical theater, painting, acting as well as music at Canyon Crest Academy^{[citation needed]} in San Diego.^[3] Weaver moved to New York City for college to pursue her acting career where she attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out.^[7] She then moved back to California.^{[citation needed]}

Weaver met producer Benny Blanco briefly in New York. A few years later they reconnected at Blanco's birthday party through a mutual friend in Los Angeles. Blanco signed Weaver to his imprint under Interscope Records, Friends Keep Secrets.^[3][7]

On June 21, 2014, Weaver posted her single "OctaHate" on her SoundCloud account and within hours it received attention from many artists including Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Harry Styles,^[3][8] Jessie Ware and Hayley Williams of Paramore.^[3][9] The song also reached number one on Billboard Emerging Artists Chart on June 25, 2014.^[8]

On August 12, 2014, Weaver's debut EP, Promises was released as a digital download. Weaver's debut studio album, entitled The Fool, was released on June 16, 2015, through Mad Love and Interscope Records.^[10] It sold 13,800 units in its first week.^[11] Weaver performed at Lollapalooza on August 1, 2015.^[12][13] She performed at Billboard's first ever Hot 100 Festival on August 23, 2015.^[14]

On September 14, 2018, Neon Gold released Weaver's demo single titled "Reasons Not to Die".^[15] This was her first song in three years since The Fool.