Ruwanga "Ru" Samath: The Hit Maker
Ruwanga "Ru" Samath, now producer and composer, was born in Sri Lanka. His mother, Renuka, was a popular Sri Lankan musician. Growing up, Ru was constantly around his mother's events, and as a result, adopted her love for music. At a young age, he started experimenting with the piano, guitar, and several other instruments, and found great joy in composing his own music. Due to the country's unstable political atmosphere, the family felt it was best to leave Sri Lanka. They eventually moved to Pasadena, California when Ru was 12. It was here that his true music production career was born. Ru has done songs for various major artists including Beyonce Knowles ("Ring the Alarm" remix) Britney Spears ("Break The Ice" remix), and Kelly Rowland ("Work" remix).
Ru founded The Bird Call Productions in 2003 at an ambitious age of 18. Since then, Ru has completed production for major artists. Due to his history, heritage and having parents who were very involved in music, Ru's compositions/tracks are unique and innovative. His production includes different genres such as hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and reggae/dancehall. In 2007, he worked on high profile remixes, feature movie soundtracks and critically acclaimed documentaries. He also received an LA Music Award (2007) for his work on the SAW IV movie soundtrack (Collinz Room – "Just Another Day"). Additionally, he ventured into the video game world, having placements with the highly anticipated video game, The Agency (SONY, 2008). With a fulfilling year in 2007, Ru continues to move forward and build on that success to lay the foundation for potential success in 2008. And the success has continued this year.
His work was featured in television shows such as Discovery Channel's "Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee". In addition, The Sony Video Game "The Agency" features another one of Ru's songs, which was recently nominated for a Hollywood Music Award (November 2008). Ru also composed and produced the compelling hip hop soundtrack for the 2007 indie documentary "Doubletime".
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