Jay Ray was born in Finland to a
Ukrainian mother and a Finnish father. His interest in music was developed during his teenage years, leading him to dedicate extensive hours to the exploration of various
music production software. Simultaneously, he started to take guitar lessons. In the early 2000s, Jay Ray founded the band
Inhale with his friends. During their initial phase, the group predominantly focused on covering songs from renowned bands such as
Metallica and
Blink 182. However, as time elapsed, they gradually incorporated original compositions into their repertoire. Jay Ray's inaugural studio album,
Self-Resonance, was officially released on 23 September 2017. Another single from the album is "Striven", a song showcasing the collaborative efforts of Jay Ray and the esteemed vocalist
Marko Saaresto of the renowned Finnish rock band
Poets of the Fall.
Self-Resonance received favorable reviews from various Finnish and other European music news websites. Following the release of his album, Jay Ray subsequently released two singles,
The Edge and
Flame of Fate in 2018, in collaboration with the Belarusian musician Entropy Zero. Notably, these compositions were primarily created for the mobile racing game
Demolition Derby 3. In 2020, Jay Ray's single titled
137 was released and it featured in a commercial for
Laughing Man Coffee featuring acclaimed personalities
Hugh Jackman and
Ryan Reynolds. In 2021, Jay Ray collaborated with Paul Udarov, resulting in the release of their single titled
Heartless. ==Discography==