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Ryan Leslie, from a young age, has been proving himself a bit out of the ordinary. Achieving a remarkably high SAT score as a teenager, Leslie went on to graduate from Harvard at the age of 19 with a degree in Political Science. Following an obsession with Stevie Wonder, Leslie wished to pursue a career in music, devoting much of his time whilst completing his studies to creating and producing music in a studio basement on campus.
After graduation, Leslie worked hard to enter the music industry, eventually landing a production internship, going on to produce the song "Keep Giving Your Love to Me," which was later featured on the Bad Boys II soundtrack, performed by Beyonce. He then went on to produce tracks for Britney Spears, Carl Thomas and New Edition. Yet it was in 2006 that Leslie really made a name for himself, following his work on Cassie's "Me&U" which went on to become a number one hit on the R&B Singles Chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Leslie then produced Cassie's entire album which also faired well in the charts.
Leslie went on to release his own solo recordings under his label Next Selection, to which he achieved moderate success. His first single, "Diamond Girl" (2008) broke into the top 100 at 95, going on to release his self-titled album in 2009 and his second, "Transition" with both albums entering the top ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Following these releases, Leslie decided to produce his music independently with his 2012 album, "Les Is More,"which featured an appearance from Raekwon.
Leslie's biggest success lies in his use of online media, such as YouTube, Twitter and Myspace, developing a huge fan base thanks to his clever videos and earnest interaction with his audience. Realising the importance of using online resources in order to make a success as an artist in the modern age, he continues to expand his digital presence through well thought-out marketing.
After hearing the concert had change venue my mind was in doubt, questioning myself "will it be a good vibe at the new venue"? "Ryan is taking a risk of losing recognition" "will we have a good view"? "What if my pregnant lady is not safe amongst others while at a concert"? Which is why I purchased specific tickets to avoid this. How all these questions turned out was all to be revealed. Firstly I would like to give the biggest thank you to Ryan Leslie and the entourage for taking care of the fans, knowing them individually and accommodating their needs. We were welcomed at the venue doors by Mr Mylez whom knew what exactly Ryan Leslie wants his fans to experience. And how spot on he got it, we were welcomed into the venue avoiding the queue and cold as we have here in uk. Once into the venue we were shown exactly where our seating location was and I must be honest I was like "REALLY" how close could I have been having if not the best seating and even down to the gang considering my pregnant lady by making sure the vibrations from the sound system wasn't directly hitting us. Before show started a member of the team once more came to make sure that we felt welcomed and were comfortable, using the phrase "if I don't check you guys are ok and have any problems I will be in trouble". Although I knew the member was not actually going to get in trouble, how nice it felt to be made feel welcome by normal human beings not people who let stardom go to their head. What a pleasure. How glad I felt to have taken the love of my life to meet such good people and experience such a good performance. I think her words of "I will never forget that" say it all.
The show began and I was pinching myself asking are we really this close to such a great performer and inspiration. How real this became when Ryan Leslie noticed myself and the lady who had used the Whatsapp and Email to connect with him and submit a request around her being pregnant etc. Reality hit when Ryan Leslie gave us a shout out by full name and even went as far as mentioning our baby boy to be name as I had asked of him. Special moments forever with us now. Once again to every single member of the crew and himself Ryan Lesie thank you for making this all happen and representing such a worth while artist, producer, inspiration, percussionist, songwriter, singer, plus many more talents. Makes every moment I have mentioned to other individuals "oh have you heard of Ryan Leslie". "You need to listen to real music" "whatever mood I find myself in I can listen to him" worth while. I would strongly recommend anybody making this a part of their life as it's as easy as listening and the music will take care of the rest.
Again many thanks and I will never forget the event. Peace
ashley1985
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