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My Take
Ryan Cabrera represents a version of mid-2000s pop that I have a real soft spot for: earnest, guitar-driven, and unashamedly melodic. What impresses me is the groundwork — fronting Rubix Groove in Dallas and self-releasing Elm St. before any major label came calling. When Take It All Away sold over two million copies in 2004, it was not an overnight fluke but the payoff of years of local gigging. He strikes me as a craftsman who happened to catch a cultural wave, and that distinction matters; the wave recedes, but the craft is what lets an artist keep writing and performing for decades after.
Overview
Ryan Frank Cabrera ( kə-BRAIR-ə; born July 18, 1982) is an American musician. He began his career as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album Elm St., he released his first major-label album, Take It All Away, on August 17, 2004, which went on to sell over two million copies.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryan Cabrera
- Name (Japanese)
- ライアン・カブレラ
- Reading
- らいあん・かぶれら
- Born
- July 18, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.ryancabrera.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ryancabrera/
- Xhttps://x.com/ryancabrera
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Cabrera
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.