Ruwanga was born in Sri Lanka. His mother ,“Renuka” was a popular Sri Lankan musician. Growing up, Ru was constantly around his mother’s events and picked up her love for music. At a young age he started experimenting with the piano, guitar, and several other instruments, and found great joy in composing his own music. Due to the country’s unstable political atmosphere the family felt it was best to leave and moved to Pasadena, CA when Ru was 12. Ru attended Elliot Middle School and then John Muir High School[1] for two years before moving to La Verne, CA, and graduating from Bonita High School[2]. After High School, Ru attended Cal State San Bernardino while continuing to work on his music. He found that demand for his music continued to grow and subsequently made the decision to leave school and focus full time on his craft.
Career
Since starting the Bird Call Productions in 2003 Ru has done songs for various major artists including Beyonce Knowles’ “Ring the Alarm” remix[3], Britney Spears’ “Break the ice” remix[3], and Kelly Rowland’s “Work” remix.
His work has also been featured in television shows such as Discovery channel's Battleground Earth: Ludacris Vs. Tommy Lee[4], and movies such as Saw IV.[5] The song “Just another day”[6], from Saw IV’s digital soundtrack earned Ru an L.A. Music Award[5] for best rock song in a film. The highly anticipated Sony Video Game “The Agency” features another one of Ru’s song which was just nominated for a Hollywood Music Award[7]. Ru also composed and produced the compelling hip hop soundtrack for the 2007 indie documentary “Doubletime”.[8]
Obama Campaign
In 2008 Ru donated the song entitled “Make it to the Sun” to democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama’s campaign.[3] "Make it to the Sun" featured Bird Call artists Mo Greene and Maxwell D. The song urged voters to choose Obama if they wanted change.
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