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Ryan Toby and Streetrunner to speak at MuMo Music Summit
Oct 1, 2010 - 5:46:44 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - International guest speakers have been announced for the highly anticipated Music Momentum Summit (MUMO) which will be held in Nassau on October 1st and 2nd.

Grammy Award winning producer, Street Runner and actor/singer Ryan Toby of Sister Act 2 will be guests.

Be sure not to miss this exciting inaugural event under the Carifringe umbrella!

Nicholas Warwar, better known as STREETRUNNER , is a Grammy Award Winning American record producer and DJ who works and lives in Miami, Florida. He first gained recognition in 2004 for producing Terror Squad's hit single, "Take Me Home".[1] More recently he has gained fame for working with Lil Wayne on numerous occasions, most notably on Tha Carter III. He is currently signed to EMI.[2] A trademark of a STREETRUNNER production is a female voice saying "STREETRUNNER" in the beginning of most of his songs.

RYAN TOBY is a name that is synonymous with success. The singer/songwriter/producer has finally decided to make his next project a solo effort. Ryan’s debut offering SOUL OF A SONGWRITER released on his own independent label ( Overflow Entertainment) delivers an album destined to rejuvenate the lost R&B singer tradition of smoothly sensitive urban music.

Ryan’s musical chronicles began when his manager Marvin Thompson introduced Ryan to then RCA Records A&R Director Kenny Ortiz, which eventually lead to a meeting with Disney & Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures Executives. The company was looking for young actors/singers for their upcoming project titled Sister Act II: Back In The Habit (starring Whoopi Goldberg). Landing a principal role at 16 years old, the talented singer/actor was featured on the accompanying soundtrack. He wrote the rap part to the much loved single “ Joyful, Joyful” which also featured newcomer Lauryn Hill and was a featured soloist on the single “Oh Happy Day”.

After working on the film, Ryan attended Grambling University and during this time Ryan was put in touch with Jazzy Jeff (of The Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff fame), he was invited to Philadelphia. Jeff and Ryan bonded and he was asked to sign to his Touch of Jazz Production Company. It was during that time that Will Smith visited with Jeff. Smith was working on his upcoming album titled Big Willie Style. Smith heard Ryan and wanted him to work on his album. The music/rap turned into Smith’s hit single “Miami”. Ryan received writing credits for “Miami”, “ Don’t Say Nothing”, “ I Loved Her ” and “ Candy ”. The album sold over 20 million copies.

While enjoying the success of working on the Will Smith project, Ryan ran into his old manager Marvin Thompson again. Thompson was working with an artist signed to Wyclef Jean’s Booga Basement/Interscope Records label. Jean invited Ryan to sign with his label when his deal with Jazzy Jeff was no longer in existence. Ryan was partnered with Robby Pardlo by Thompson. Nevertheless, Wyclef heard a female voice on some of their demos. That voice belonged to Claudette Ortiz. Wyclef decided that he wanted Ortiz to join the group so he could create another Fugee’s. Ryan, Robby & Claudette named the group City High. The self-titled debut album released in 2001 garnered a Grammy Nomination. The albums sold millions worldwide and the threesome toured for approximately two years.

It was also during that time that Ryan and Ortiz fell in love, producing a son in June of 2003

Once back in New Jersey he connected with Super Producers Vidal Davis and Andre Harris. Davis and Harris were working on songs for platinum plus recording artist Usher. The threesome collaborated on several tracks and three were chosen. “Caught Up”, “Superstar” and “Follow Me” made the 2004 chart-topping Usher album titled Confessions.

To date , Ryan’s production discography reads like a who’s who of music royalty. He has written for Mary J Blige, Brian McKnight, LL Cool J, Ruben Studdard, Joe, Amerie, New Edition, Ginuwine, Charlie Wilson, ll2, Monica, Tyrese, Kevin Lyttle, Mario, Chris Brown, Darius Rucker, (of Hootie and the Blowfish) and Sunshine Anderson to name a few.

Soul Of A Songwriter is a modern testament to timeless quality. When asked about his upcoming solo project Ryan explains “I think the industry is ready for good songwriting. Most of the songs I’ve written for other people have been hits so I thought that it was time to write some for myself”. Says Ryan “No one writes songs for women anymore; no one really makes the ladies feel special. Ryan has an inescapable presence and a solid track record. Soul Of A Songwriter will undoubtedly be noted as one of the most prolific and popular albums released this year.