R.1.Y.T. (Erik Nasir Studdard) is an up and coming EDM artist who brings a unique blend of chest thumping bass as well as melodic grooves. Hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, he has been playing acoustic music for 15 years. He got his start producing in 2016 but stopped to pursue a career as a live trombonist across the Southeast. He began working on experimental electronic music after his long production hiatus and has been progressing steadily since then. In a short period he has begun to push boundaries within the community and be able perform across the South as an EDM artist