Richard Glenmor Beynon, stage name Bynon (stylized BYNON), is a British-Canadian music producer and DJ.
Early life The clarinet prodigy-turned-DJ/producer/songwriter comes from a family of musicians hailing from South Wales (UK). He grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at Langley Fine Arts School, Juilliard School, and McGill University.
He played guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, and drums before becoming a clarinet player. He performed with the Surrey Youth Orchestra and the Vancouver Summer Pops Youth Orchestra and won gold at the Kiwanis International Fraser Valley Music Festival.He played guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, and drums before becoming a clarinet player. He performed with the Surrey Youth Orchestra and the Vancouver Summer Pops Youth Orchestra and won gold at the Kiwanis International Fraser Valley Music Festival.
Collaborating with his father, Bynon arranged and produced three successful albums featuring many genres of music including classical, jazz, and pop.
Career
A seasoned performer, Bynon toured around North America, with multiple dates in Europe and Asia. Highlights include Paradiso Festival at the Gorge in Seattle, a four-year residency in the Las Vegas circuit featuring Legendary Pool Party REHAB and SLS, and most recently in 2018 at îleSoniq Festival, in his adopted hometown of Montreal.
With his freshman releases alongside Dannic, Project 46 & Feenixpawl, his name popped up monthly on Beatport top 10 charts, (Golden Hearts, Eyes, Home) on Revealed, Ultra Records and Atlantic throughout 2014.
At the end of 2015, Bynon's rework of "Ganja Man" featuring Sean Paul went viral on YouTube, accumulating over 23 million views.
In early 2016, Bynon decided to focus primarily on songwriting and production, working with Sean Paul, Kaskade, Ilsey, Taryn Manning, Mako, Jane XØ and many more. He has been involved with major projects at Columbia, Atlantic, Sony and Warner Music. Corey Hart commissioned him to co-write and produce Jonathan Roy's sophomore album Mr. Optimist Blues, which included the Certified Gold Record Smash "Daniella Denmark".
He has co-written numerous #1 iTunes albums and singles, and issued several solo releases and remixes in 2018.
Personal life Bynon resides in both Montreal and Los Angeles. He credits his sister as his biggest inspiration.
Discography Singles and remixes Single Year Peak chart positions CertificationsLabelAlbum ''Close to You'' (under Richard Beynon)2011 ——Perfecto RecordsNon-album singles ''I Don't Wanna Stop'' (under Richard Beynon
with Etienne Osborne) ——HotFingers ''Metronome'' (under Richard Beynon
with Yanik Coen)2012 ——Perfecto Records ''What Does Tomorrow Bring'' (Under Richard Beynon
with Starkillers feat. Natalie Peris) ——Next Plateau/Universal''Keep Pushin''' (under Richard Beynon
with Starkillers & Dmitry KO)——Spinnin' Records''Mirrors'' (under Richard Beynon
feat. Sam Olsson)2013——Perfecto Records''Rampage'' (under Richard Beynon
with Starkillers feat. Kai)——Spinnin' Records''You'' (under Richard Beynon
with Dmitry KO)——Stricktl Rhythm''Neon Eyes'' (Remix) (under Richard Beynon
with Saints of Valory)——Atlantic RecordsNon-album remix''Eyes'' (with Project 46)2014——Ultra MusicNon-album singles''All the Way'' (feat. Taryn Manning)2015——S2 Records''Golden Hearts'' (Dannic Edit) (with Domeno
feat. Alice Berg)——Revealed Recordings''Home'' (with Feenixpawl & Project 46
feat. Melissa Ramsay)——Ultra Music''Lyon'' (with Adam & Luwiss)——Eclypse Records''Hey Hey''——Ultra Music''City of Angels'' (with Rumours)2016——Ultra Music''Castles'' (with Project 46)——Arkade''Ganja Man'' (with Sean Paul)——White label''Love Me'' (Remix) (feat. Forest Blakk)2018——Atlantic RecordsNon-album remixes''Heat'' (Remix) (feat. Kelly Clarkson)2019——Atlantic Records''Let's Ride'' (feat. Rose Adam)——SPRKL FalconNon-album singles''Voss''——Arkade''Love Like That'' (Remix) (with Kaskade)2020——Non-album remix
Songwriting and production credits Track Year Artist(s) Album Written with: Produced with:"Jacaré"2023Sofi TukkerSingleRoland Gajate Garcia, Sofi TukkerSofi Tukker, Roland Gajate Garcia"If Anything's Left"Jamie FineSingleDanielle Alisa Poppitt, Jamie Fine''Love Like That''2020Kaskade, Dani PoppittSingleKaskade, Dani PoppittKaskade''Purple Hat'' - Dillon Francis RemixSofi TukkerRemixSofi TukkerDillon Francis''S.I.L.W.U''Sara DiamondSingleSara Diamond''Beautiful Scar''2019Alicia MoffetSingleAlicia Moffet''Purple Hat''Sofi TukkerSingleSofi TukkerSofi Tukker''Let's Ride''Bynon, Rose AdamSingleRose Adam''With You''Kaskade, Meghan TrainorSingleKaskadeKaskade''Heat''- Bynon RemixKelly Clarkson, BynonRemix''Open Up''Alicia MoffetSingleAlicia Moffet''Take Control''Alicia MoffetSingleAlicia Moffet''Lies''Domeno, ZagataSingleDomeno, ZagataDomeno''Love Me Like You Used To''Kaskade, Cecilia GaultRedux 003Kaskade, Cecilia GaultKaskade''Come Through2018Jonas Blue, Kaskade, Olivia NoelleSingle''Almost Back''Kaskade, Phoebe Ryan, LoKiiSingleKaskade, LoKii, Phoebe RyanKaskade, LoKii''Love Me'' - Bynon RemixForest BlakkRemixForest Blakk''Nobody Like You''2017KaskadeRedux 002KaskadeKaskade''Deck the Halls''Kaskade, Erika SirolaKaskade ChristmasKaskade, Erika SirolaKaskade''Love Me''2016Jane XØAlternate Love''Into the Sunset''MakoHourglassMako
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