Ry Cuming, better known as RY X, is an Australian indie singer songwriter and guitarist based in Los Angeles and the first artist signed to the Stockholm-based label Dumont Dumont label. He started performing under his birth name Ry Cuming, before adopting the stage name RY X. Cuming is a tenor singing voice. Cuming's track "Let Your Spirit Fly" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2006 film Hoot.

Cuming was born in the small coastal Australian town of Angourie, New South Wales, Australia, and was a surfing enthusiast. He started his career using his birth name. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he mentioned Pearl Jam and Jeff Buckley as the greatest influence on him. He started writing music at 16, after he heard Buckley's album Grace.