Ryan Rooney(I)
- Composer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Music Department
Ryan Rooney was born on February 6,1982 in Nurnberg, Germany and started making sounds as soon as he could. He has always had a way of doing things a bit different. At 16 Ryan was performing with his trio and entering guitar competitions in the New England area, Ryan impressed audiences with his avant style of Jazz. Ryan is a true multidisciplinary artist. He was awarded a limited scholarship to Rhode Island School of Design for his achievements as a painter. By the age of 17 Ryan was selling paintings and showing in Galleries in the New England area as well as several exhibitions in the UK. His love for music took possession of his heart and the visual art became a meditative practice of ritual rather than as a career path. in 2001 Ryan was accepted into the Berkelley school of music jazz program but never attended due to financial hardship, it was at this point that Ryan really began experimenting with sound design and unconventional methods of creating music.
Ryan has worn many hats in arts/music industry. Performer, Composer, Builder, Sound Designer, Tour Manager and Designer. He has contributed and collaborated with a vast variety of artists and musicians over the years and has traveled the world with his expertise in so many aspects of the arts/culture and music field. Because of his desire to learn and his compromised fences Ryan focused his energy on taking apprenticeships with a large variety of accomplished musicians, artists, engineers and producers. Whether an event, mixing console , a guitar, bass or a building project Ryan puts in the extra magic.
Ryan has never stopped composing, performing, writing all while working as a renowned sound engineer and tour manager. His skills as an engineer have Brought him all over the world with a vast Range of Artists such as Butthole Surfers who Ryan was first a projectionist and moved into monitor engineer/stage manager/back line tech The Flaming Lips who he toured as a monitor engineer /stage manager, Iron and Wine mixing Front of House for a tour in Europe and the United Kingdom, the band was operating as a 13 piece ensemble. ,Ryan has also been working with Midlake as a monitor engineer for over 10 years and going , Purity Ring, Gang of Four, Is Tropical, Sam Sparro ,Heartless Bastards, Kurt Vile, My bloody Valentine, Dandy Warhols, Frightened Rabbit and so many more. Ryan is the type of artist who is adaptable to any situation and can look at the entire picture. He has been gifted with a life of travel with influential artists from so many genres all while maintaining a steady progress as a visual artist, songwriter, designer and builder.