Ray Isaac
Bornca. 1990
OriginSydney, Australia
Genres
Years active2006—present
Labels
Websiterayisaac.com

Raymond Isaac is an Australian singer and songwriter.[2] He has been a featured artist on the Billboard Dance Charts, Italy Pop Charts, and ARIA Club Tracks. His songs have appeared in films such as Cedar Boys, "Dancin': It's On!", Eating Out: The Open Weekend and Half Share, and television shows such as Famous in 12.

Career

Born in ca. 1990 and raised in Sydney,[3][4] Isaac was the featured vocalist on Nick Jay's single, "I Don't Give a Damn" (April 2006), which was co-written by Isaac and Jay and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Club Tracks.[5] It appeared on Sessions Three, a Ministry of Sound compilation album, a label of Universal Music.[6]

On August 2010, "U Want or U Don't" his second single,reached AIR Charts ranking number 7.

His third single, "Who I Am" was released in 2014 and was featured in anti-bullying campaigns in the United States and Indonesia.[7][8]

In 2015, Isaac co-wrote "Feel the Vibe" performed by Bob Sinclar featuring Dawn Tallman, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts,[9][10] number 11 on the Italian Pop charts, and earned a FIMI Gold certification.[11][12][13] The song was also featured on NRJ radio and made their Top Hit album for the year.[13] The music video for his song "Hiding" deals with issues of same-sex electroshock conversion therapy and forced marriage. Also that year, he appeared David Winters's dance film Dancin': It's On!.[1]

Isaac tours and performs as a pop DJ, playing pop house remixes with often brooding tribal undertones.[14][1] Two of his songs, "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Such a Fool", were used in the film Cedar Boys.[1]

Discography

Singles and extended plays

  • "U Want or U Don't" (2010)
  • "Catch Me" (2012)
  • "Travolta" (2014)
  • "Who I Am" (2014)
  • "We Stand United" (2017)
  • "Hiding" (2018)
  • "Mother Mary Song (Ya Oum Allah)" (2018)
  • "Prove I Love Ya" (2018)
  • "Crazy for You" (2020)

Filmography

Awards

  • Hiding (2015)
    • Best Shorts Competition (2016): Best Music Video
    • Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Best Music Film and
    • Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest (2016): Bob Fosse Award
    • California Film Awards (2016): Music Video Competition
    • Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition (2016): Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value
    • Hollywood Film Competition (2016): Best Music Video

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ray Isaac: The New Voice of Dance Pop Music". Fashion Weekly. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Hitchings, Anna; Advance, Fairfield (10 May 2014). "Singer and song writer Ray Isaac directs his passion for performance into his first album". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ray Isaac". Indie International Songwriters Contest. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive Interview Ray Isaac". Fann Magazine (8). 8 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Wallace, Ian (11 September 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 11th September 2006 ~ Issue #862" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (862): 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Universal Music, Ministry of Sound Announce Exclusive Compilations". Universal Music. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "WATCH: Singer Is 'Proud of Who I Am' in Stirring Antibullying Video". ADVOCATE. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "WHO I AM – Anti-Bullying and Equality Campaign Through Music Video". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bob Sinclar's Feel the Vibe Written By Ray Isaac Hit #1 On Billboard Dance Charts In The U.S." Parimore Entertainment. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Classifiche". FIMI Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "FIMI – Certificazioni – FIMI". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 "BOB SINCLAR". NRJ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ray Isaac's Music Sounds Like Droppin' a Shot of Charlie Puth Into a Calvin Harris Jagerbomb!". Ray Isaac. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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