Ryan Leslie

Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. He has careers in recording, production, and songwriting for a number of prominent artists in a variety of genres, ranging from R&B, hip hop, pop and gospel. Leslie has worked on records for Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Diddy, LL Cool J, Kanye West, Usher, Mary J. Blige, and Chris Brown, among others.

In 2005, he discovered R&B singer Cassie, who signed to Leslie’s NextSelection label imprint in a joint-venture with Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy Records. Leslie wrote and produced her debut platinum-certified single, “Me & U” along with the entirety of her eponymous debut studio album (2006). Leslie subsequently began work on his own self-titled debut album for Universal Motown Records, which was released in February 2009 to moderate commercial success and critical praise. The album spawned the singles “Diamond Girl,” “Addiction” (featuring Fabolous and Cassie), and “How It Was Supposed to Be,” and was followed up with his second album Transition (2009) and his independently-released third album, Les Is More (2012).

Leslie is also the founder and CEO of SuperPhone, a direct text marketing service.

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