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Artist
Ray West
12+ albums
underground hip-hopHip-Hophardcorerockhard rock
about
1) Ray West is an American record producer, DJ and the owner/operator of Red Apples 45. West founded the label with Abdul Jabar and AG in 2010. He has released multiple collaborative EPs with artists through the label, including AG, O.C., Blu and D Flow. He released the studio album, A Couple of Slices, with Kool Keith in 2015. 2) Ray West was the lead singer in the NYC band Spread Eagle who were signed to MCA/Universal. Their self-titled debut album included hard rock classics Switchblade Serenade, Scratch Like A Cat, and Broken City and quickly gained the band worldwide acclaim propelling them to the forefront of the genre. They released and toured with their second album Open To The Public which included Revolution Maker, Devil’s Road, and the beautiful ballad Faith. Due to changes in the music climate and lack of record company promotion for Open To The Public the band dissolved. Ray eventually moved back to Florida to reassess his life. He continued singing and formed a musical partnership with producer Miguel Gonzalez which resulted in the release his debut solo album ‘All Points West’. Produced by Gonzalez, the music has been described as modern day hard rock/heavy metal with influences cited from Korn and Rage Against The Machine. Official Website: www.myspace.com/RayWestOfficial User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
