Ryan has been teaching drums and percussion at Scheitel's since 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Percussion Performance from MSU, Mankato and is also the percussion instructor at Martin Luther College in New Ulm. He performs regularly throughout the Midwest as the bandleader for the NintenTones Video Game Jazz Orchestra, and with several other groups including the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, Jazz 10, and the Patsy Cline Tribute Band Featuring Hanna Cesario.