rio wiley
Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2016
Music
Press
"...a full-length debut of soulful indie-pop called RIVER." - AZ Central
Recommended Song: Silver & Gold - Luxicon Photography/Blog
"The project draws influences from various genres of music, including pop, rock, and acoustic. Lyrically, Rio tells personal experiences crafted in poetry to describe the deepest emotions experienced through our relations with one another." - Alt AZ 93.3FM
"My favorite part of any show is interacting with the crowd and seeing fans sing along." - RW - Electric Daze Magazine
"Stinger’s solo work is heavily influences from various genres of music, but mostly from radio pop rock, as well an occasional acoustic-leaning track..." - Indie Rock Cafe
Discography
Singles:
tired & done (2016)
anxiety (2017)
all in (2018)
her (2018)
friendz (2020)
EPs:
young ghost (2016)
U.B.L. (2017)
less low (2017)
summer over (2020)
Albums:
RIVER (2019)
I HATE THE INTERNET (2020)
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Bio
rio wiley (born Rio Wiley Stinger) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, & educator from Arizona. His music career was inevitable when he began singing, composing, and performing at 8 years old. In his teenage years while learning music theory, he taught himself to record music & play piano, drums, guitar, and bass.
At 17, Stinger began post-hardcore act I Remember Burning while attending Arizona State University. There, he received two bachelors degrees in business, and a masters degree in education by 22 years old. He continued to release music, tour, & produce, earning notoriety in his home state under the moniker “rio wiley”. In 2021, he co-founded a “Vita Schools of Innovation”, a system of high schools in Arizona focused on life preparedness & dream achievement.
Rio Wiley Stinger is a registered BMI songwriter with writing credit on over 100 published songs. His eclectic, hip-hop/rock genre-bending music and confessional lyric style make him a rising independent artist & producer.
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