Ryan Riback – Biography, Real Name, Age and Career

Ryan Riback, born on 19 September 1981, is a South African DJ, record producer, and remixer who is based in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. He gained widespread recognition for his remix of Starley’s debut single “Call on Me,” which achieved triple platinum status in Australia and was also certified platinum in the United States.

Profile Summary 

Real Name	Ryan Riback
Date of Birth	19th September, 1981
Place of Birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	South Africa
Age	44 years old as of 2025
Occupation	DJ, Record Producer and Remixer
Instruments	Keyboards, Ableton & Piano
Years Active	2000 – Present
Record Labels	Spinnin’, Kontor Records, Discowax, Liberator, Records, BMG, Cloud 9 Records, Happy Music France, Sweat It Out, Ultra Music, Ministry of sound, and RBCK Records.
Instagram	@ryanriback
Website	ryanriback.com

Musical Career

Ryan Riback began his music journey with childhood piano lessons. At 16, his uncle gifted him a Roland MC-303 Groovebox, which sparked his interest in music production. He explored various digital audio workstations before ultimately choosing Ableton as his primary tool. In 2006, he completed his first commissioned remix, “Soon” by Telmo, marking the start of a prolific remixing career. Over the years, he has produced remixes for artists like Starley, Maroon 5, Fifth Harmony, Andy Grammer, and Terror Jr. In January 2017, he released his rendition of “All That She Wants” through Cloud 9 Music. His debut original single, “One Last Time” featuring Some Chick, followed in June 2017 under his own label RBCK Records, with licensing deals through Spinnin’, Kontor Records, Discowax, Liberator Records, and BMG.

Discography

Albums

2008 – Boom!

2008 – Baila Baila

2010 – Make Me Go

2011 – The Police

2013 – Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow

Singles and Eps

2017 – One Last Time

2017 – GO 2.0

2017 – Do You Care

2018 – Papercuts

2018 – This Feeling

2019 – Kinder Eyes

2020 – Hell With You

2020 – Wrong

2020 – Weirdo

2021 – (Just Can’t) Hate U

2024 – I Just Got So High

Remixes

2010 – Daft Punk – “Derezzed” (Ryan Riback’s Tron Guy Remix)

2016 – Starley – “Call on Me” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2016 – Maroon 5 – “Don’t Wanna Know” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2016 – Fifth Harmony – “That’s My Girl” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2016 – Fergie – “Life Goes On” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2016 – Starley – “Call on Me” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Kelly Clarkson – “Love So Soft” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Lauv – “I Like Me Better” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – JP Cooper – “She’s on My Mind” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Jennifer Hudson – “Remember Me” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Clean Bandit – “Rockabye” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Andy Grammer – “Fresh Eyes” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – LANY – “ILYSB” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2017 – Terror Jr – “Come First” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2018 – MKTO – “How Can I Forget” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2018 – Armin van Buuren featuring Josh Cumbee – “Sunny Days” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2018 – MIKA featuring Pharrell Williams – “Celebrate” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2018 – R3hab and Jocelyn Alice – “Radio Silence” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2018 – AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo – Sober Up (Ryan Riback Remix)

2019 – Walk the Moon – “Timebomb” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2019 – Against The Current – “Almost Forgot” (Ryan Riback Remix)

2020 – LittGloss – “L.A. Traffic” (Ryan Riback Remix)