In Short:
Ryan attended and graduated from RISD (Rhode Island School Of Design) and soon after helped to create tons of artwork for the cult phenom Obey/Giant. In 1995 Ryan was asked to sign on as faculty at RISD in the Animation Department. At about that same time, he co-started two companies... ZAP Media (PC games) and Mammoth Studios (high-end CG). After completing work for a diverse group of clients including Prince Paul, De La Soul, Looking Glass Studios, Hasbro and Phish, Ryan took the Art Director position at the best videogame developer in the world, Harmonix. Currently, he is at work for both Harmonix and RISD and has released many video games in the past decade including Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 2, Rock Band, Rock Band 2, FreQuency and Amplitude.
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