Ray Isaac (singer)
Ray Isaac | |
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| Born | ca. 1990 |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 2006—present |
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| Website | rayisaac |
Raymond Isaac is an Australian singer and songwriter.[2] He has been a featured artist on the Billboard Dance Charts, Italy Pop Charts, and ARIA Club Tracks. His songs have appeared in films such as Cedar Boys, "Dancin': It's On!", Eating Out: The Open Weekend and Half Share, and television shows such as Famous in 12.
Career
[edit]Born in ca. 1996 and raised in Sydney,[3][4] Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[5] It appeared on Sessions Three, a Ministry of Sound compilation album, a label of Universal Music.[6]
In August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached AIR Charts ranking number 7.[citation needed]
His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.[7][8]
In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by Bob Sinclar featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts,[9][10] number 11 on the Italian Pop charts, and earned a FIMI Gold certification.[11][12][13] The song was also featured on NRJ radio and made their Top Hit album for the year.[13] The music video for his song "Hiding" deals with issues of same-sex electroshock conversion therapy and forced marriage. Also that year, he appeared David Winters's dance film Dancin': It's On!.[1]
Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.[14][1] Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film Cedar Boys.[1]
Discography
[edit]Singles and extended plays
[edit]- "U Want or U Don't" (2010)
- "Catch Me" (2012)
- "Travolta" (2014)
- "Who I Am" (2014)
- "We Stand United" (2017)
- "Hiding" (2018)
- "Mother Mary Song (Ya Oum Allah)" (2018)
- "Prove I Love Ya" (2018)
- "Crazy for You" (2020)
Filmography
[edit]- Dancin': It's On! (2015) – Main DJ in Battle Scene
Awards
[edit]- Hiding (2015)
- Best Shorts Competition (2016): Best Music Video
- Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Best Music Film and
- Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Bob Fosse Award
- California Film Awards (2016): Music Video Competition
- Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition (2016): Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value
- Hollywood Film Competition (2016): Best Music Video
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music". Fashion Weekly. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Hitchings, Anna; Advance, Fairfield (10 May 2014). "Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Ray Isaac". Indie International Songwriters Contest. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac". Fann Magazine (8). 8 August 2009.
- ^ Wallace, Ian (11 September 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862" (PDF). The ARIA Report (862). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations". Universal Music. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video". ADVOCATE. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Bob Sinclar's Feel the Vibe Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S." Parimore Entertainment. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Classifiche". FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b "BOB SINCLAR". NRJ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!". Ray Isaac. Retrieved 14 May 2018.