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While completing a Bachelor of Arts, Ryan studied piano with Polish concert pianist Jerzy Stryjniak and composition with Jakub Polacyk, a student of Krzysztof Penderecki. His performance credits include appearances at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, and the Liederkranz Foundation.
After completing his studies, Ryan built a career at the intersection of music, collaboration, and creative production. While continuing to compose and perform, he developed a specialization as a dance musician, collaborating with world-renowned organizations including New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey, The Juilliard School, and the School of American Ballet. These experiences provided a unique perspective on the creative process behind world-class artistic productions and laid the foundation for his work as a producer and founder.
Ryan continues to develop original artistic work as a composer while increasingly focusing on creative production and experience design. Through SpaceTime Media, his creative studio, he develops interdisciplinary projects that bring together music, dance, film, and live performance, transforming abstract ideas into tangible experiences. His work spans composition, branding, creative direction, and production, reflecting a passion for building meaningful artistic experiences from concept to realization.
Creative Producing
Creative Producing
Alongside his work as a pianist and composer, Ryan is the founder of SpaceTime Media, a creative studio focused on developing original live experiences and interdisciplinary artistic projects at the intersection of music, dance, and film.
Its flagship project, Chamber Ballet Sessions, is an immersive live orchestra and ballet workshop series that Ryan conceived, branded, and produces from the ground up. From creative direction and partnerships to production, marketing, and execution, he leads the development of the project as it continues to scale.
In addition to developing original productions, Ryan collaborates with filmmakers and creative teams, contributing original music as well as creative and production support for narrative, documentary, and commercial projects.
Inspiration
Listening to adept church musicians as a small child opened the door to an expedition into classical music that would last a lifetime. Theatre cultivated a sense of drama and storytelling in Ryan’s music. Fantastical film and video game scores, along with immersive travel experiences, fostered a curiosity for genres tied both to his heritage and to cultures around the world.
Ryan makes regular trips to a mountain monastery in the Catskills, where he finds depth in the notion that one of the most important skills in his work — and in life — is listening
Other recent projects...
Ryan continues to collaborate with filmmakers and artists across New York, composing for narrative films while contributing to creative development and production. Most recently, he completed the score for The Writer, an upcoming feature from Matterhorn Films. His work has also included composition, narrative development, and grant support for independent film projects in development.
In 2024, Ryan received Third Place Honorable Mention in the International Respighi Prize for Composition for his Serenade for Strings.
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