John Ryan

Ryan is responsible for co-writing and/or producing dozens of hit songs by artists including One Direction, John Legend, David Guetta, Thomas Rhett, Harry Styles, Maroon 5, Niall Horan, Pitbull, Jason Derulo, Charlie Puth, Rudimental, Fifth Harmony, Cody Simpson, Nick Jonas and Emblem3 among others. In total, he has 27 cuts which have been released on One Direction’s last four albums (Take Me Home, Midnight Memories, Four and Made in the A.M.). Ryan co-wrote and co-produced Top 20 hits “Midnight Memories" and “Steal My Girl.”

Ryan had many friends (including Julian Bunetta) who were working on the American version of The X Factor in 2011. Hit songwriter, Savan Kotecha, was involved in the television program at the time, and worked on One Direction’s first two records. After hearing Kotecha rave about an emerging act discovered on UK’s X-Factor and realizing that there was a gap in the market for boy bands, Ryan and Bunetta got onboard. Ryan’s first big cut was “Story of My Life” with One Direction, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard charts.

During his junior year, Ryan visited a few friends in Los Angeles, and met Damon Bunetta, who later became his manager, at a party. They exchanged numbers, ideas, and kept in contact. At the time, Damon, his brother Julian Bunetta and their father Peter Bunetta were expanding their company, Family Affair Productions, and were looking to add another producer/artist/writer to the team. After graduating from Berklee in 2010, Ryan moved to Los Angeles to begin his career as an artist and producer.

John Henry Ryan II (born August 19, 1987), also known as John the Blind, is an American singer, multi-platinum songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Rochester, New York. Ryan is best known for co-writing and co-producing One Direction's last four albums and many of their singles. He has written songs for many acclaimed artists. His compositions and productions have sold over 30 million units worldwide.