Ryan Oakes

100 Million Stream Song Writer

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I am an independent artist with over 100,000,000 streams. I write everything I do and for other artists. I can also offer consulting advice and answer any other questions you may need advice on. My expertise of writing is in Rap, Pop, Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock, and even roots in Metal music.

I am an independent artist with over 100,000,000 streams. I write everything I do and for other artists. I can also offer consulting advice and answer any other questions you may need advice on. My expertise of writing is in Rap, Pop, Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock, and even roots in Metal music. I have hit many national tours as a headline and co-headline artist and am an expert in the independent music industry. No matter what the song is, I will work with you until we are both sure its a hit.

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Interview with Ryan Oakes

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: Every project I've made an released that you can check out on my Spotify under the name Ryan Oakes!

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: Releasing my debut album, and working on my second album currently.

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: Digital is the future :)

  7. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  8. A: To work with them until they're as happy as they can possibly be with their song!

  9. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  10. A: Working with creative people and creating something that others can relate and move towards. Music is a tool that can help a lot of people and that's what I intend to do with it.

  11. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  12. A: What my turn around time is? Usually 5 days or less. How long I've been doing this? Eight years every single day for 8-10 hours. Who have I toured with?

  13. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  14. A: That it's a job. Although I make a living its my passion so it doesn't even feel like it!

  15. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  16. A: What is the biggest emotion you want to emphasize in the song? What experience are you writing about, or writing for? What's your turn around time?

  17. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  18. A: Songwriting is like a sport. You have to constantly work that muscle to get better and I can assist you in working it in the right ways to progress faster than you normally would alone.

  19. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  20. A: A microphone, Two Monitors, a Chair, and my Laptop.

  21. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  22. A: I have been doing this 8 years and every year I seem to double the amount of streams I do. This year alone I will break 30 million spotify streams and 50 million across the internet and I am only getting started. I have countless major label offers because of my work and more are starting to come in.

  23. Q: How would you describe your style?

  24. A: Raw and Real. Nothing is fabricated if im writing a song for you I specialize in taking a situation you were involved in and spinning it into something you can relate to and something that other people with gravitate towards.

  25. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  26. A: Machine Gun Kelly

  27. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  28. A: Don't be a perfectionist. It's important to push yourself to be the best musician you can but countless times I see people ruin songs because they keep trying to go back and make them better.

  29. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  30. A: Hip Hop or Alternative Rock Music

  31. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  32. A: Song Writing for sure whether its rap or singing.

  33. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  34. A: Real raw emotion that tends to pull people in to my music. I built my buzz with this sound and it has accumulated my music with hundreds of millions of streams across the web.

  35. Q: What's your typical work process?

  36. A: I usually write a full song, and then take a few days after to tweak it until I feel it is absolutely perfect! Some songs take a day, some take a month!

  37. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  38. A: I have a complete studio at my house in Los Angeles with production equipment, monitors, a microphone, and is of course sound proofed.

  39. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  40. A: Machine Gun Kelly, Link Park, Eminem, NF, Logic, Blink 182, Sum 41, Hollywood Undead.

  41. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  42. A: I can help co-production on songs, but my main expertise is in actual song writing. I have written literally thousands of hip hop, pop punk, alternative rock, and metal songs.

  43. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  44. A: No one currently

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Terms Of Service

I allow up to 3 revision, typical turn around time is usually 5 business days or less, unless im touring then it may be a few days longer. I offer skype sessions, zoom sessions, or can write alone.

GenresSounds Like
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • Linkin Park
  • NF
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  • Ryan Oakes Breaks 500,000 Monthly Listeners On Spotify (Independently)Aug 04, 2020

    Ryan Oakes Breaks 500,000 Monthly Listeners On Spotify (Independently)