Khylie Rylo

Khylie Rylo (they/them) is a bassist, singer, composer and producer in NYC. Their latest projects include a reggaeton-tinged EP with actor Paola Lazaro (The Walking Dead); a full-length album with Mexican-American LGBTQ icon Renee Goust; an album with DJ Johnny Juice (Public Enemy) that combines jazz, rock, and hip-hop; and a self-produced collection of EDM, House, and Dark-Wave.

As a composer, Khylie has created original music for the world-famous video game Fortnite, luxury brands like Movado and Rodan + Fields, and various projects for Ghostlight Media, including the upcoming podcast Ghost Talk featuring Brad Fleischer and Joshua Stamburg. Khylie is also 1/3 of JACKAL, a multimedia production company featuring actor Ato Essandoh (The Diplomat) and costume creator Cora Levin.

Khylie Rylo played bass on Public Enemy’s latest record, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?, and will be featured as a singer and bass player on an upcoming solo album by Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, founding member of the iconic Run DMC, which will also feature rock legends Joan Jett and Sammy Hagar of Van Halen.

Khylie regularly plays bass, sings, produces, and collaborates with some of the most talented artists in New York City, including 2x Latin Grammy Award winner Ella Bric, Latinx crooner Erni Lu, and songstress Yify Zhang.