Tyler Spry
Birth nameTyler Spry
Birth date1993[1]
Birth placeMission Viejo, CA
GenrePop music · alternative pop · dance pop · reggaeton · indie rock · alternative rock · R&B · hip hop
OccupationProducer · songwriter · engineer · multi-instrumentalist
Years active2016-present
PublishersRunner Music

Tyler Spry is an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer. He has co-written and produced songs for artists including Bad Bunny, BTS, Tate McRae, OneRepublic, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro, Omar Apollo, Latin Mafia, Katseye, and David Guetta, among others.

Career

Spry began his career as a musician and engineer.[2] In 2016 he worked with producer, songwriter, and OneRepublic bandmates Ryan Tedder and Brent Kutzle. As they continued to work together, Spry's role expanded to songwriter and producer, and in 2021 he co-wrote, co-produced, and contributed to nine tracks on the OneRepublic album Human.[3][4] In 2022 he co-wrote and co-produced One Republic's "I Ain't Worried". The song, which appeared on the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack,[5] was nominated for International Song of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.[6][7] Tedder signed Spry to Runner Music, his publishing company, in 2024.[8]

In 2025, Spry co-wrote and co-produced two tracks on Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, including the title track "DtMF". "DtMF" debuted at #1 Billboard Global 200, and the album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200.[9][10] Spry won a Latin Grammy for "DtMF" in 2025,[11] and in 2026, as a producer and songwriter on Debí Tirar Más Fotos, he won Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Música Urbana Album. He was also Grammy-nominated for Tate McRae's "Just Keep Watching." [12]

BTS released Arirang, their fifth studio album, in March 2026; Spry co-wrote and co-produced the lead single, "Swim", [13] and the album track "Please".[14]

Selected discography

YearArtistAlbumSongCreditsRef.
2019SwitchfootNative TongueEngineer, producer, songwriter[15]
2021OneRepublicHumanSongwriter, producer,[16]
2022OneRepublicTop Gun: Maverick"I Ain't Worried"Songwriter, producer[17]
Portugal. The Man"What, Me Worry?"Songwriter, producer[18]
2023Tate McRaeThink LaterSongwriter, producer[19]
"Exes"Songwriter, producer[20]
2024Karol G and Tiësto"Contigo"Songwriter, producer[21]
Rauw AlejandroCosa Nuestra"Déjame Entrar"Songwriter, producer[22]
"Amar de Nuevo"Songwriter, producer[22]
Songwriter, producer[22]
David Guetta and OneRepublicArtificial Paradise (deluxe)"I Don't Wanna Wait"Songwriter, producer[23]
KatseyeSoft Is Strong"Debut"Songwriter, producer[24]
2025Bad BunnyDebí Tirar Más FotosDtMFSongwriter, producer[25]
"Kloufrens"Songwriter, producer[25]
Omar Apollo and Latin Mafia"Hecho Para Ti"Songwriter, producer[26][27]
Tate McRaeF1: The Album"Just Keep Watching"Songwriter, producer[12][28]
2026BTSARIRANG"Swim"Songwriter, producer[29][30]
BTS"Please"Songwriter, producer[14]

Selected awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardProjectResultRef.
2019GMA Dove AwardsRock/Contemporary Album of the YearSwitchfoot – Native Tongue[31]
2023BRIT AwardsInternational Song of the YearOneRepublic – "I Ain't Worried"[32]
2025Juno AwardsSingle of the YearTate McRae – "exes"[33]
Album of the YearTate McRae – Think Later
Pop Album of the Year
Latin Grammy AwardsSong of the YearBad Bunny – "DtMF"[34]
Album of the YearBad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Urban Song of the YearBad Bunny – "DtMF"
2026Grammy AwardsRecord of the YearBad Bunny – "DtMF"[35]
Song of the Year
Album of the YearBad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Best Dance Pop RecordingTate McRae – "Just Keep Watching"

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