[3][needs update] Ryan was born to and raised by working-class parents in the Boston suburb of Pembroke, MA.
[6] By learning to play the guitar and piano, and experimenting with his laptop and BitTorrent, Ryan found his musical influences – which include Kanye West, Coldplay, Blink-182, Bon Iver and Frank Ocean – and honed his sound.
Working odd jobs, couch surfing, and eventually living in his car, he would record the vocals and instrumentals on his laptop in parking lots, campgrounds, and anywhere that he could.
[9] Ryan headed back east in the fall of 2016 to piece together the recordings from his time out west for his debut LP, Don't Panic, set to release June 23, 2017.
[17] "Terence blends soul, indie-rock, and big 808 Drums, and channels the frustration of his everyday life experiences – his warehouse job and the struggles of working-class America – into his songwriting.