RONIN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2019 | INDIE
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RONIN’S NEW SINGLE, “CHEMICAL SMILES” – PROMOTING TO BILLBOARD RADIO
Date JUNE 21st, 2019 ! Location New York, NY
NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 21st, 2019 — RONIN — The Philadelphia native is an independent music artist with AP Music Group. His first single, “Chemical Smiles,” is spinning up at Major Market Radio and capturing national attention. Ronin’s highly-anticipated Alternative RnB, Funk single, “Chemical Smiles,” is debuting this week on the Mediabase - Billboard charts. Accompanying his single is his striking concept video (click here to watch) which, like the single, clearly helps to define Ronin’s originality and brilliance. “I don’t want to be nobody but myself,” Ronin has said. “He’s all that and already off to a great start,” says his manager/producer
Joe Vulpis/AP Music Group.
!Released to major market radio on June 21st, Ronin’s “Chemical Smiles,” produced by Joe Vulpis (Lady Gaga) and Ronin, is targeting the Billboard Mediabase chart
(Click to listen on Spotify).
“Chemical Smiles” is the first single on his upcoming EP, titled Ronin, which is due out in August 2019. It will be a four-track EP that will include additional bonus tracks all ranging in
styles from “Alternative RnB to Hard Rock”.
!Ronin was born in Philadelphia, PA to a Korean-immigrant
family. Starting piano at age 5, he quickly transferred to trumpet and was among the youngest jazz and classi- cal trumpet players to perform in top-notch youth ensembles across the city. Still not satisfied, he picked up an electric guitar and played in rock and old school blues bands throughout high school. Not long after, Ronin was producing beats on his laptop and blasting hip-hop and RnB from the blown-out speakers of an old VW Jetta that he crashed just three months after buying. Always in search for new sounds, he decided to craft his own unique style to push the boundaries of popular music.
!Ronin was bullied as a child, and he often struggles with his race and identity. When he was younger, Ronin fell hard for someone who would haunt him long after they separated. He uses music as a guide for his soul, to further understand himself and to honor the relationships that he’s lost along the way. Old enough to taste love but still too young to avoid the pain of its brokenness, Ronin is now searching to connect with others through his music and to help them feel less alone.
For More on Ronin: himtheronin.com | www.apmusicgroup.com/contact
Follow Ronin:
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1464047477?ls=1&app=itunes
Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1464047477
Twitter: @himtheronin
Instagram: @himtheronin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUZJRPJ973NAHN7HtUy0y1w?view= Management: Joe Vulpis: jvulpis@gmail.com l apmusicgroup.com - PR Newswire
Discography
Chemical Smiles:
Intro:
It’s your chemical smiles! oh...
Verse 1:
What’s up, girl, know what’s driving me insane? (insane)
It ain’t yo’ eyes that kill a man, dat ass on yo’ tight frame
I screech, stop, shoot you in my veins like octane (octane)
You choke me up, can’t help but stare, bet your lips taste like champagne
Pre-chorus:
A piece of you makes me crave some more sin (more sin)
Gotta beauty that cuts deeper than your skin (your skin)
Baby you a blood diamond in the rough (blood diamond)
You got something babe, you got something babe, that haters can’t touch
Chorus:
It’s your chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, I know your game Your chemical smiles!
One, two, three, four, BAM, I found your Chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, I know your game Your chemical smiles!
Baby, just come clean tonight! Ow
Refrain:
Baby just come clean tonight!
Verse 2:
I’ll kiss you till you’re lovesick (Ugh)
Keep grinding through the dark
But then won’t you confess what evil voice left that mark? (What did that?) Don’t you dare
conceal hurt (Nah)
Underneath your long-sleeve shirt (Ah ah) Wearing masks will eat you alive, reveal your curse
Pre-chorus 2:
You’re bleeding from your wrist you’re turning red (turn red)
But don’t you be embarrassed or else you’ll be fallen’ dead (fallen’ dead) No one else is loopin’ through my head (oh baby)
You got something babe, you got something babe, that haters can’t touch
Chorus:
It’s your chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, but I know your game Your chemical smiles!
One, two, three, four, BAM, I found your Chemical smiles!
One, two, three, four, BAM, I found your Chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, I know your game Your chemical smiles!
Baby, just come clean tonight! Ow...
Refrain:
Baby just come clean... Baby just come clean tonight!
Bridge:
Because I know you wanna taste (I know) I know you wanna feel (Wanna feel this)
What it’s like to be yourself (yourself) Wanna feel something real?
Your chemical smiles will only get you up so high (So high, so high)
Oh but you won’t ever really fly
Ooh (chemical smiles x3)
Chorus:
It’s your chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, but I know your game
Your chemical smiles!
One, two, three, four, BAM, I found your Chemical smiles!
They hide your pain, I know your game Your chemical smiles!
(x2)
Baby, just come clean tonight! Baby, just come clean, Baby just come clean tonight. Ow!
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Ronin sings of hearts trying so hard not to break.
Using an extensive arsenal of genres from trap-funk pop and yearning alternative-RnB, tobooming hard rock and cavernous indie-orchestrals, his unique and soulful voice paints striking vulnerability and intense emotion. While it is difficult to pin down who has influenced him or what has inspired his songs, Ronin has cited Prince, Halsey, Queen, Muse, Jeff Buckley, and Kendrick Lamar as some of his favorite artists. Dramatic, unique, and bold, Ronin refuses to be anyone but himself.
Ronin was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Korean-immigrant family. Starting piano at five years old, he quickly transferred to trumpet and was among the youngest jazz and classical trumpet players to perform in the top youth ensembles across the city. Still not satisfied, he picked up an electric guitar and played in progressive rock and old-school blues bands throughout high school. Not long after, Ronin was producing beats on his laptop and blasting hip-hop and RnB from the blown-out speakers of an old VW Jetta he crashed three months after buying. Always searching for new sounds, he decided to craft his own unique style to push the boundaries of popular music.
Ronin was bullied as a child, and he often struggles with his race and his identity. When he was younger, Ronin fell hard for someone who would haunt him long after they separated. He uses music as a guide for his soul, to further understand himself and to cherish the relationships that he loses along the way. Old enough to taste love but still too young to avoid the pain of its brokenness, he is now searching to connect with others through his music and to help them feel less alone.
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