Ruwanga Samath


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 and Ted.

Biography

Early life

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

Music in Film

Ruwanga has either composed and produced music for over 35 movies including the end title songs for movies such as Fast Five Busta Rhymes, Don Omar and J. Doe titled "How we Roll, Morgan Spurlock's "CameraBuggin" features Big Boi from the legendary Outkast, as well as Matt & Kim, Reality High &Gideon's Army. He has also placed songs in movies such as TED, Spare Parts, Tower Heist, You're Next, Generation Iron, Saw IV, Christmas in Compton, Son of Morning, Doubletime & Wonder.

TV Shows

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

Composer

Ruwanga has composed several movies, including Netlix 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

In 2013, Ruwanga released his first mixtape through Roc Nation/ Three Six Zero titled
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

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

Discography


ArtistTitleAlbumProduct FormatLabel NameRelease DateGenreWritersProducerCredited
Busta Rhymes, Don Omar, J Doe, Reek da VillianHow We Roll - Fast Five RemixFast Five CD & DigitalABKCO Music & Records, Inc2011-04-26Hip Hop/ RapJames Smith, Tariek Williams, Ruwanga Samath, Trevor Smith, William Omar LandronRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Greg CahnLove BurnsSundown DigitalUltra Records, LLC2016-05-06RockRuwanga Samath, Greg Cahn, Oscar DonizRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga SamathCrack The GroundSundown DigitalUltra Records, LLC2016-05-06DanceRuwanga Samath, Denzol CameronRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, SOB x RBEDrippinBlindspotting : The Miles EPDigitalRepublic Records2018-11-23Hip Hop/ RapRafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, Ruwanga Samath, Jabbar Kingston Brown Jr., Juwon Lee, Wayman Zachariah Barrow & George Harris IIIRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & RuwangaI Got The Love Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-13PopRuwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron, Janice Meyers, Stella Mwangi, Matt Von RoderickRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
RuwangaSail Away Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-14PopRuwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & RuwangaDrop N Get Low Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-14Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Denzol Cameron, Brandon HicksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga & VandelaRight ThereBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-15PopRuwanga Samath, Vendela PalmgrenRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Joey Diggs JrYouBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-16R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr, Taylor MackallRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Matt Allenn & Ruwanga9 to 5Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-17Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Matt AllennRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
DiliniWay Back HomeBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-17PopRuwanga Samath, Dilini RanaweeraRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Tyler SellersSlave For Your LoveBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-18PopRuwanga Samath, Tyler SellersRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Matt Allenn & RuwangaMessyBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-19Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Matt AllennRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
VendelaSomewhere in CaliforniaBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-20PopRuwanga Samath, Vendela PalmgrenRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & RuwangaEx-LoverBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-21Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Denzol CameronRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
ZOHFlew HereBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-22Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth BlaqWeather Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-23R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Joey Diggs Jr, Taylor MackallRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
ZOH & Tree of LyfeTaking OffBest of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-24Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Brandon HicksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Triple S & RuwangaParty Girl Best of... #RealityHigh PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-09-25Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Shron Spicer, Destorm PowersRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Mind The GapNever Gonna Stop Generation Iron CD & DigitalMilan Entertainment2013-09-24SoundtrackGreg Cahn, Oscar Doniz & Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Rachel CrowSoloSolo - SingleDigitalS-Curve Records2017-04-21PopRachel Crow, Ruwanga Samath & Matt AllennRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersBetterBetter - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-10-19PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersSuperficial LoveSuperficial Love - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-04-19PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersGoodbye HighscoolGoodbye Highschool - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-05-17PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersBetter Better - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-10-18PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersCallCall - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-09-13PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersHoneyHoney - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2020-03-20PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Tyler SellersWTSBWTSB - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2020-05-29PopTyler Sellers, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Che LingoMad AngleMad AngleDigitalTRIP2018-06-12Hip Hop/ RapChe Lingo, Ruwanga Samath, Tyler SellersRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Che LingoMad AngleSensitiveDigitalTRIP2019-01-18Hip Hop/ RapChe Lingo, Ruwanga Samath, Tyler SellersRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Ebon LurksDrip DifferentDrip Different - SingleDigitalThe Label Music Group2019-09-13R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Michael Grammy & Ebon LurksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth BlaqCome ThruCome Thru - SingleDigitalThe Bird Call Productions, Inc2016-11-29R&B/ SoulLeven Kali, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth BlaqInspirationInspiration - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2017-11-14R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Tyler SellersRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOHSadeSade - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-01-29R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Brandon HicksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOHVibeVibe - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-05-04R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Brandon HicksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq, Madi Wolf & SinclairCaliforniaCalifornia - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-06-26R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Madi Wolfe, Dominique, Christian PlentyRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq, Sinclair & DiliniBreatheBreathe - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-12-07R&B/ SoulRuwanga Samath, Dilini Ranaweera, Christian PlentyRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & AmonPerfect Perfect/Poison - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-06-28Hip Hop/ RapAmon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & AmonPoison Perfect/Poison - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-06-29Hip Hop/ RapAmon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Hannah FayeDarkerWonder CD & DigitalMilan Entertainment2017-11-17SoundtrackHannah HobermanRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & AmonSheabutter The Summer PackDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-08-23Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Amon-Ra CunninghamRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & AmonWork The Summer PackDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-08-24Hip Hop/ RapAmon-Ra Cunningham, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Exco LeviWise ManNarrativeCD & DigitalSilly Walks Discoteque2017-11-24ReggaeW. Levy, A. Themelkos, M. Kfos, S. Chalkiotis, Ruwanga Samath, M. Lechleitner & O. SchraderRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & Amon4th The Summer PackDigitalSmooth BLAQ2019-08-25Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Amon-Ra CunninghamRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Smooth Blaq & ZOHPlugPlug - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2020-06-12Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Brandon HicksRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & RuwangaNew OneNew One - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-01-08Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Denzol CameronRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Maxwell D & RuwangaTap OutTap Out - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-11-30Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Denzol CameronRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Dyli23122312DigitalDaliO Music, Inc2019-10-25R&B/ SoulDylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Dyli18+18+DigitalDaliO Music, Inc2020-01-17R&B/ SoulDylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
DyliBackseat.Backseat.DigitalDaliO Music, Inc2020-03-27R&B/ SoulDylan O'Byrne, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Joey Diggs Jr & RuwangaGood PartGood Part - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-05-04Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Joey Diggs JrRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Joey Diggs Jr & RuwangaLet Me KnowBlindspotting PlaylistDigitalSmooth BLAQ2018-07-20Hip Hop/ RapRuwanga Samath, Joey Diggs JrRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath
Ruwanga & RastaLeevesMake PeaceMake Peace - SingleDigitalSmooth BLAQ2020-06-09ReggaeAngelo Themelkos, Ruwanga SamathRuwanga SamathProduced By Ruwanga Samath