Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan

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| Birth_name = Christopher O'Ryan
| Alias = "TEK"
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|6|mf=y}}<br><small>[[Wolverhampton]], UK</small>
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| Instrument = Guitar, keyboards.
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<br/>[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<br/>[[pop music|Pop]]
| Occupation = [[Record Producer]], [[Sound Engineer]], [[Composer]], [[Guitarist]].
| Years_active = 2002 - Present
| Label = NewFaze Entertainment
| Associated_acts = [[The-Dream]], [[Young Steff]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Jesse McCartney]], [[Rihanna]], [[Hikaru Utada|Utada]].
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'''Chris ‘TEK’ O’Ryan''' (born July 6, 1982) is a Grammy award winning sound engineer, music producer and co-owner of the record label NewFaze Entertainment based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for producing [[Young Steff]]'s 'Slow Jukin', his guitar solo on [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher's]] [[Trading Places (song)|'Trading Places']] and his engineering work on mainstream R&B artists such as [[Mary J Blige]], [[The Dream]] and [[Beyonce]].

== Biography ==
=== Early Years ===

Growing up in [[Melbourne]], Australia, Chris O’Ryan’s love of music was sparked at the early age of 8, when he joined the Victorian Childrens Choir. At age 9, he started learning the piano and soon after, picked up the guitar. Music composition also started at an early age when he started to write songs at age 12. At age 13, he performed for a season in [[Opera Australia]] and throughout high school played a variety of instruments in many bands, from electric bass in the jazz quartet, to trumpet in the school big bands and orchestras.

=== 2002 - Present ===

In 2002, O'Ryan relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a professional music producer. With very little money and no contacts, O’Ryan progressed from unpaid studio intern, to head studio engineer, to co-owner of his own production company.

In 2009, O'Ryan commenced work on the forthcoming albums of [[Mariah Carey]], [[Cassie]], [[Christina Milian]] and [[P. Diddy]].

== Credits ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album/Song
! Artist
! Credit
|-
| 2009
| Slow Jukin
| [[Young Steff]]
| Producer, composer, guitar.
|-
| 2009
| Hatin On The Club
| [[Rihanna]] / [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| [[Intuition (Jamie Foxx album)|Intuition]]/"Digital Girl"
| [[Jamie Foxx]] feat. [[Kanye West]] and [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2009
| [[This Is The One (album)|This Is The One]]
| [[Utada]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| [[Daddy's Little Girls]]/"Brown Eyed Blues"
| Adrian Hood
| Producer, composer, performer, mix engineer.
|-
| 2008
| [[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]/"Smash Into You"
| [[Beyoncé]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| [[The Quilt]]/"Cookie Jar"
| [[Gym Class Heroes]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| Here I Stand/"[[Trading Places (song)|Trading Places]]"
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
| Guitar solo
|-
| 2008
| Here I Stand/"This Ain't [...]"
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| Here I Stand/"[[Moving Mountains (song)|Moving Mountains]]"
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| [[Departure (Jesse McCartney album)|Departure]]
| [[Jesse McCartney]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| Departure/"[[Leavin']]"
| [[Jesse McCartney]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| [[Please Excuse My Hands]]
| [[Plies]] ft [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2008
| Million Dollar Backpack
| [[Skillz]]
| Mix Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Love Hate]]
| [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Love Hate]] (clean)
| [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Love Hate]]/"[[Falsetto (song)|Falsetto]]"
| [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Love Hate]]/"[[I Luv Your Girl]]"
| [[The-Dream]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Growing Pains (album)|Growing Pains]]
| [[Mary J. Blige]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| [[Growing Pains (album)|Growing Pains]]/"[[Just Fine]]"
| [[Mary J. Blige]]
| Production Engineering
|-
| 2007
| Veteran
| [[Marques Houston]]
| Recording and Mix Engineer
|-
| 2007
| [[Veteran (album)|Veteran]]/"Kimberly"
| [[Marques Houston]]
| Guitar solo
|-
| 2006
| [[O (Omarion album)|O]]
| [[Omarion]]
| Recording Engineering
|-
| 2006
| [[[...] (Marques Houston album)|[...]]]
| [[Marques Houston]]
| Recording and Mix Engineering
|-
| 2004
| [[This Is My Time]] (Life Is Beautiful / What's Real?)
| [[Raven-Symoné]]
| Recording Engineer
|-
| 2004
| B2K Greatest Hits
| [[B2K]]
| Recording Engineer
|-
| 2003
| [[You Got Served]]
| [[B2K]]
| Engineering
|-
| 2003
| [[MH (Marques Houston album)|MH]]
| [[Marques Houston]]
| Recording and Mix Engineering
|-
| 2002
| Pandemonium
| [[B2K]]
| Engineering and Guitar Performance
|}

== Awards and nominations ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album/Artist/Song
! Award/Nomination
|-
| 2009
| Growing Pains/Mary J.Blige
| Grammy Winner "Best Contemporary R&B Album"
|-
| 2007
| Growing Pains/Mary J.Blige/Just Fine
| Grammy Nomination "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"

[[Category:Australian record producers]]