Ryen Slegr

Ryen Eden Slegr (born April 14, 1979 in Ithaca, New York) is a musician. 
==Biography==
Ryen is best known as a guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the California rock band Ozma. Slegr graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in history. He also studied Japanese court music called Gagaku at UCLA and took various music classes at Pasadena City College, including Spud Murphy's Equal Interval System. After Ozma's split in 2004, Ryen along with Jose Galvez helped form the band Yes Dear. In 2012, Slegr played guitar and keyboards for Rachel Haden at several shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco in a band with Adam Phaler of Jawbreaker and Warren Defever of His Name is Alive.Rachel Haden at Human Resources 2-19-12 https://youtu.be/iebboOfhWFM He has also performed as a member of the band the Rentals, and is credited, alongside Ozma member Daniel Brummel, with co-writing the Weezer song "Eulogy for a Rock Band". Ryen has often been active on Ozma fansites, choosing the name "machatte" on the Ozma Fan Forums, and the name "ozmasoundings" on the Ozma discord server.
==Equipment==
Ryen's main Japanese Fender Tele 50's Reissue is named Keiko, and his G&L guitar is named Gina Lavine.Slegr, Ryen (ozmasoundings). Discord. 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Ryen%27s_guitar_names.PNG
==Collaborations with Weezer/Rivers Cuomo==
*In 2009, Ryen was slated to perform with Weezer on their 2009 Bleezer Tour, though it did not pan out.OzmaFans Forum May 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20211017225320/https://www.ozmafans.com/index.php?topic=3330.msg Slegr, Ryen (ozmasoundings). Discord. 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:RyenWasGonnaTourWithWeezer.png
*Credited co-writer on the song "Eulogy for a Rock Band" from Weezer's 2014 album Everything Will Be Alright in the End alongside Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and Ozma member Daniel Brummel.
*Ryen helped play guitar during a live acoustic rendition of "Eulogy for a Rock Band" in 2014.Weezer Eulogy for a Rock Band https://youtu.be/CNmMvyQp7H0 WEEZER PERFORM "EULOGY FOR A ROCK BAND" LIVE AT FINGERPRINTS RECORDS - 10/8/2014 https://youtu.be/LwHHXBqZL-s
*Songs from the sessions in which Brummel and Slegr demoed with Cuomo were released in December of 2020 as Weezma: Daniel, Ryen & Rivers
==Discography==
===Ozma===
*Rock and Roll Part Three (2000) - songwriter, guitar, vocals
*The Doubble Donkey Disc (2001) - songwriter, balalaika, guitar, vocals
*Spending Time on the Borderline (2003) - songwriter, guitar, synth, Rhodes, vocals
*Pasadena (2007) - songwriter, guitar, vocals 
*Boomtown (2014) - songwriter, guitar, engineer, vocals
===The Rentals===
*The Last Little Life EP (2007) - guitar
* Songs About Time (2009) - guitar
*Lost in Alphaville (2014) - guitar
*Q36 (2020) - additional vocals
===Weezer===
*"Eulogy for a Rock Band" (2014) - co-writer
*Weezma: Daniel, Ryen & Rivers (2020)
===Commuter Music===
*Commuter Music I: Kick The Tires, Light The Fires (2000)
===Service Group===
*Minimum R&B (2003)
===Odd Modern===
*"Tree on a Leaf" (2004)
===Yes Dear===
*Yes Dear (2005)
===Digital Seagull===
*Analog Horizons (2006)
*Burst of Starflight (2012)
===Two Ghost Broz===
*Easter Sunday 08 EP Gold Edition (2011)
*Aspect of Lurker (2012)
===Girls Soccer Camp===
*Not Today! (2019)
*Heaven (2019)
*Hurt U (2022)
===as a solo artist===
*Isle of Oughtonomis Speculashin (2007)
*Devour by End Transmission (2009)
*Eleven Runners (2011)
*Boomtown Demos (2014)
*S2A (2015)
*Lord Vanity (2021)
===Mike Elliott & Ryen Slegr===
*Mike & Ryen: Omar Chu Demos (2011)
===as a producer===
*Icebreaker (2012) by WALK
*"Backlot" (2024) by Humbug
===as an engineer===
*Initiation (2013) by Sanglorians
*B-Sides (2015) by Rafael BustamanteRafael Bustamante on bandcamp https://bunniesandkitties.bandcamp.com/album/b-sides
*Tijuana Raceway (2020) by Paco Casanova
==Film==
*The Reflection (2017) English DubRyen Slegr 2 Second Clip in an Amine https://youtu.be/ObxcNHNEZpA
==See also==
*Ozma
*The Rentals
*Daniel Brummel
*Commuter Music
==References==
Category:Ozma
Category:Ozma members
Category:The Rentals members
Category:Musicians
Category:Weezer song co-writers
Category:Guitarists