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Ruwanga Samath
Background information
Birth nameRuwanga Samath
GenresHip hop, pop, R&B, dancehall
Occupation(s)Record producer, composer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine[citation needed]
Years active2001–present
LabelsSmooth Blaq
Websitehttp://www.smoothblaq.com

Ruwanga Nirashad Samath is an American record producer and songwriter born in Sri Lanka. He is best known for his music in blockbuster movies such as Fast Five[1] and Ted.

Biography

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Early life

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Ruwanga was born in Sri Lanka, into a musically influenced environment. Through his mother, Renuka, who is a musician, young Ruwanga was surrounded by some of the best musicians in the country. At the height of the country's unstable political atmosphere and civil war, his family decided to and eventually moved to Pasadena, CA when he was 12. Since then, Ruwanga attended John Muir High School before moving to La Verne, California, and graduating from Bonita High School. After High School, Ruwanga attended Cal State San Bernardino for a semester until he dropped out to pursue a career in music.

Career

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Music in Film

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Ruwanga has either composed and produced music for over 50 movies including the end title songs for movies such as Fast Five (Universal Pictures) Busta Rhymes, Don Omar and J. Doe titled "How we Roll, Morgan Spurlock's The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (Sony Pictures) "CameraBuggin" features Big Boi from the legendary Outkast, as well as Matt & Kim, Reality High (Netflix) &Gideon's Army (HBO). He has also placed songs in movies such as TED (Universal Pictures), Spare Parts (Lionsgate), Tower Heist (Universal Pictures), You're Next (Lionsgate), Generation Iron, Saw IV (Lionsgate), Christmas in Compton, Son of Morning, Doubletime & Wonder(Lionsgate).

TV shows

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Ruwanga has written and produced theme songs for several television programs, including History Channel's Mounted in Alaska,[2] TLC's Unleashed : K9,[3] Lifetime's Preacher's Daughters Seasons 1 & 2,[4] Playboy's King of Clubs & Hulu's Mother Up![5] His songs were also featuring in MTV's Jersey Shore and Battle Ground Earth : Ludacris vs Tommy Lee[6]

Composer

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Ruwanga has composed several movies, including Netflix Original #RealityHigh, STARZ original Flock of Dudes & National Lampoon's" Another Dirty Movie". He has also composed several documentaries such as "Cosplay Universe", "Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos'',  "How I Got Over" and the upcoming Muhumad Ali documentary titled "City of Ali''.

Mixtapes/ Remixes

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In 2013, Ruwanga released his first mixtape through Roc Nation/ Three Six Zero titled #Backin20[7]

Ruwanga has done several remixes for artists such as including Beyoncé Knowles' "Ring the Alarm" remix, Britney Spears' "Break the Ice" remix, Kelly Rowland's "Work" remix, The Virgins' "Rich Girls" remix.

Artists

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Ruwanga has worked with and collaborated with artists such as Busta Rhymes,[8] Rachel Crow,[9] Meghan Trainor,[10] Ke$ha, Mistah F.A.B., Clyde Carson, Don Omar, SOB X RBE & Leven Kali.[11] Ruwanga founded the record label/ multimedia company, Smooth Blaq in 2017. Smooth Blaq artists include Tyler Sellers.

Discography

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Artist Title Album Product Format Label Name Release Date Genre Writers Producer Credited
Busta Rhymes, Don Omar, J Doe, Reek da Villian How We Roll - Fast Five Remix Fast Five (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD & Digital ABKCO Music & Records, Inc 2011-04-26 Hip Hop/ Rap James Smith, Tariek Williams, Ruwanga Samath, Trevor Smith, William Omar Landron Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Greg Cahn Love Burns Sundown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Digital Ultra Records, LLC 2016-05-06 Rock Ruwanga Samath, Greg Cahn, Oscar Doniz Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga Samath Crack The Ground Sundown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Digital Ultra Records, LLC 2016-05-06 Dance Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, SOB x RBE Drippin Blindspotting : The Miles EP Digital Republic Records 2018-11-23 Hip Hop/ Rap Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, Ruwanga Samath, Jabbar Kingston Brown Jr., Juwon Lee, Wayman Zachariah Barrow & George Harris III Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & Ruwanga I Got The Love (Feat. Stella Mwangi & Janiece) Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-13 Pop Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron, Janice Meyers, Stella Mwangi, Matt Von Roderick Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga Sail Away (feat. Maxwell D) Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-14 Pop Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & Ruwanga Drop N Get Low (feat. Zoh) Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-14 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron, Brandon Hicks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga & Vandela Right There Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-15 Pop Ruwanga Samath, Vendela Palmgren Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Joey Diggs Jr You Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-16 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr, Taylor Mackall Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Matt Allenn & Ruwanga 9 to 5 Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-17 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Matt Allenn Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Dilini Way Back Home Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-17 Pop Ruwanga Samath, Dilini Ranaweera Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Tyler Sellers Slave For Your Love Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-18 Pop Ruwanga Samath, Tyler Sellers Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Matt Allenn & Ruwanga Messy Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-19 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Matt Allenn Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Vendela Somewhere in California Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-20 Pop Ruwanga Samath, Vendela Palmgren Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & Ruwanga Ex-Lover Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-21 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
ZOH Flew Here Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-22 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq Weather (feat. Joey Diggs Jr & Taylor Mackall) Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-23 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr, Taylor Mackall Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
ZOH & Tree of Lyfe Taking Off Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-24 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Brandon Hicks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Triple S & Ruwanga Party Girl (Feat DeStorm) Best of... #RealityHigh Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-09-25 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Shron Spicer, Destorm Powers Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Mind The Gap Never Gonna Stop (feat. Quan) Generation Iron (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD & Digital Milan Entertainment 2013-09-24 Soundtrack Greg Cahn, Oscar Doniz & Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Rachel Crow Solo Solo (From the Netflix Original Film "Deidra & Laney Rob a Train") - Single Digital S-Curve Records 2017-04-21 Pop Rachel Crow, Ruwanga Samath & Matt Allenn Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Better Better - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-10-19 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Superficial Love Superficial Love - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-04-19 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Goodbye Highscool Goodbye Highschool - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-05-17 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Better (Acoustic Version) Better (Acoustic Version) - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-10-18 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Call Call - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-09-13 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers Honey Honey - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2020-03-20 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler Sellers WTSB WTSB - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2020-05-29 Pop Tyler Sellers, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Che Lingo Mad Angle Mad Angle Digital TRIP 2018-06-12 Hip Hop/ Rap Che Lingo, Ruwanga Samath, Tyler Sellers Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Che Lingo Mad Angle Sensitive Digital TRIP 2019-01-18 Hip Hop/ Rap Che Lingo, Ruwanga Samath, Tyler Sellers Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Ebon Lurks Drip Different Drip Different - Single Digital The Label Music Group 2019-09-13 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Michael Grammy & Ebon Lurks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq Come Thru Come Thru (feat. Leven Kali) - Single Digital The Bird Call Productions, Inc 2016-11-29 R&B/ Soul Leven Kali, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq Inspiration Inspiration (feat. Tyler Sellers) - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2017-11-14 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Tyler Sellers Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOH Sade Sade - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-01-29 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Brandon Hicks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOH Vibe Vibe - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-05-04 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Brandon Hicks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq, Madi Wolf & Sinclair California California - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-06-26 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Madi Wolfe, Dominique, Christian Plenty Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq, Sinclair & Dilini Breathe Breathe - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-12-07 R&B/ Soul Ruwanga Samath, Dilini Ranaweera, Christian Plenty Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon Perfect (feat. Amon) Perfect/Poison - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-06-28 Hip Hop/ Rap Amon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon Poison (feat. Amon) Perfect/Poison - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-06-29 Hip Hop/ Rap Amon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Hannah Faye Darker Wonder (Original Soundtrack Album) CD & Digital Milan Entertainment 2017-11-17 Soundtrack Hannah Hoberman Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon Sheabutter (feat. Amon) The Summer Pack Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-08-23 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Amon-Ra Cunningham Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon Work (feat. Amon) The Summer Pack Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-08-24 Hip Hop/ Rap Amon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Exco Levi Wise Man Narrative CD & Digital Silly Walks Discoteque 2017-11-24 Reggae W. Levy, A. Themelkos, M. Kfos, S. Chalkiotis, Ruwanga Samath, M. Lechleitner & O. Schrader Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon 4th (feat. Amon) The Summer Pack Digital Smooth BLAQ 2019-08-25 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Amon-Ra Cunningham Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOH Plug Plug - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2020-06-12 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Brandon Hicks Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & Ruwanga New One New One - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-01-08 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & Ruwanga Tap Out Tap Out - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-11-30 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Dyli 2312 2312 Digital DaliO Music, Inc 2019-10-25 R&B/ Soul Dylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Dyli 18+ 18+ Digital DaliO Music, Inc 2020-01-17 R&B/ Soul Dylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Dyli Backseat. Backseat. Digital DaliO Music, Inc 2020-03-27 R&B/ Soul Dylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Joey Diggs Jr & Ruwanga Good Part Good Part - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-05-04 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Joey Diggs Jr & Ruwanga Let Me Know Blindspotting Playlist Digital Smooth BLAQ 2018-07-20 Hip Hop/ Rap Ruwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga & RastaLeeves Make Peace Make Peace - Single Digital Smooth BLAQ 2020-06-09 Reggae Angelo Themelkos, Ruwanga Samath Ruwanga Samath Produced By Ruwanga Samath

References

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  2. ^ "Ruwanga Samath Enjoys Big Success in 2011". www.sesac.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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  6. ^ "Ruwanga 'Ru' Samath". IMDb. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Life+Times Premiere: Ruwanga "#BACKin20 Vol. 1" Mixtape | Life+Times". lifeandtimes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  8. ^ ":: THE BIRD CALL :: » Ruwanga Samath". thebirdcall.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  9. ^ ":: THE BIRD CALL :: » Rachel Crow New Music". thebirdcall.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ruwanga Samath - Producer/ Songwriter". Ruwanga Samath - Producer/ Songwriter. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  11. ^ ":: THE BIRD CALL :: » Ruwanga Samath". thebirdcall.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.