Ryan graduated from Fort Zumwalt West High School in 2017. At West he marched 1 fall season as an alto saxophone, 3 fall season as a member of the colorguard, and 4 winterguard seasons with 2 years as a captain. He also was the recipient of the esprit de corps his junior and senior year given to him from the West band program staff and color guard members. After high school he was a member of Missouri State's fall color guard and a cast member of National Avenue 2018. In 2019 he was a cast member of Avidity Independent. And he is now happy to call La Voûte Performance Ensemble his home.