Ryisfly is taking off! The 20 year old artist and DJ who is originally from New Jersey and is now based in North Carolina is making a name for himself locally. He first started making music in the 8th grade as a DJ but fell in love with producing in his sophomore year of highschool and started taking it seriously. We got the chance to catch up with Ryisfly earlier this week and decided to ask him “How did you first start in music?” He had this to say. “I always loved music growing up, but I didn’t really consider it my passion until I was in 8th grade/freshman year of high school. One of the biggest reasons why I started doing music was because I wanted to learn how to make my own beats and put my own spin on things. Music inspires me every day and learning how my favorite songs were made from youtube videos and professionals got me so inspired to create my own songs. I want to be in that position where I make the music for the artist, and for myself.” We found this to be a great response as some people start making music for hopes of money or fame, Ryisfly is not like this as he started making music for the true love and passion he has for it. Earlier this year Ryisfly had the opportunity of performing live on a late night talk show. The late night talk show is a show run at his school Elon University, The talk show is called “Elon After Hours’ ‘ Ryisfly got the chance to sit down for an interview before performing live on the talk show. He performed his most recent single titled “Darty ‘’ which is a playful fun party song that can be enjoyed both at a poppin house party and in your room alone. You can find the interview and performance on youtube by simply searching up “Elon After Hours Season 9 Episode 4”. Different artists enjoy different things about what they do, Some like the parties and lifestyle and some like the rush they get by turning a blank canvas into a beautiful piece of art. This is why we asked Ryisfly “What do you enjoy most about being an artist? He had this to say. “My favorite part about being an artist is that you can express yourself through your own sound and that there are unlimited opportunities to be creative in your own music. For example, you can literally record an overhead fan moving fast, and you can make that into a Hi-hat or dribble a basketball, and that turns that sound into a kick. The possibilities are endless, and those are the things that get me motivated to do something crazy.” We found this to be very cool as Ryisflys favorite thing about being an artist is simply creating something that is unique,creative and enjoyable. The Pandmeic this year has put a halt to many things for all of us. Lots of artists have lost creative drive from being locked in for an extended period of time. We were curious to see how the Pandemic affected Ryisfly that is why we asked him “How has music been through the Pandmeic?” He replied with this. “I think music has been tough especially for artists who are struggling to get themselves out there, but I took the pandemic as something where I can work day and night on my craft. Nothing was open, and everybody was stuck in their homes, so why not spend the time perfecting your talents. I knew that I couldn’t do DJing anymore because people weren’t hiring, so I had to do something different and that is to make and release my own music.” We were happy to hear that Ryisfly has still been grinding as hard as he can despite not being able to do things he loves like DJing. We believe that this hard work will pay off and help him stand out with his craft as his sound develops over the years. Most of us first get into music by listening to a song or artist we really like and being inspired by them to create. When we asked Ryisfly what his biggest inspirations were we were shocked by the diversity of artists he listed. “Jon Bellion, Kanye, Mac Miller, Charlie Puth, and Kid Cudi. I have many inspirations for different genres of music, but those are the main ones that I look up to.” We, like everybody else, do not know what the future holds but we do know that it is important to have a plan in place to take action on it. This is exactly why we asked Ryisfly “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” to which he said this. “I see myself working in Atlanta as an artist/producer, and my goal is to be on my third or fourth album by that time. I hope that I get to work with plenty of rap artists like Lil Baby, Gucci Mane, Migos, Playboi Carti, and many more, but if Atlanta doesn’t work out, then my biggest goal is to work for Jon Bellion at his record label, Beautiful Mind Records.” We think that this goal is tough yet reachable as long as Ryisfly keeps up his hard work and stays dedicated to the process. If you have not listened to Ryisfly you really need to check him out and keep tabs with him as we see a lot of potential in him for the future. His most recent song titled “Darty ‘’ is available on all platforms to listen to. To end off the write up Ryisfly had one last thing to say to his fans or anybody else reading announcing a new project! We decided to leave this statement competently unedited. “My biggest song is Charli D’amelio which I released during the pandemic. I plan to release an album in May, and this is something that I’ve been working on since last summer. Even with the intense workload, social life, and extracurriculars at school, I’m still dedicated to perfecting my sound and showing people who I am as an artist/producer.”