Ryan's major breakthrough came when he was nominated by legendary back to basics promoter Dave Beer to take part in the hugely successful 6 part TV docu-series The Joy Of Decks aired on ITV1 in the fall of 2003. Ryan was chosen from over 300 nominees to take part in the show, and over 3 months was mentored by Tom Middleton aka Cosmos. Ryan won the competition and since then has toured the world as resident DJ for the Smirnoff Experience. Since winning the Joy Of Decks Ryan has been DJing relentlessly, taking in Venezuela, India, touring Serbia alongside Australia and Brazil.
In February 2004 Ryan compiled and mixed the cover mount CD for DJ magazine, the mix flowed from boogie funk to electro via break beat and house. Ryan showed his musical background mixing tracks from DJ Punk Rock to Al Naayfish as well as his own collaborations. The CD received acclaim far and wide from the industry.
His versatility and experience as a DJ has shown in his residencies past and present. These include the legendary Leeds institution Back to Basics, where in a 6 year stint as a monthly resident he regularly played alongside the likes of Derrick May . For 7 years Ryan was resident at the London and international based club night DDD. Playing warehouses, car parks and everything in between. When living in London Ryan also held a monthly slot at 2020 Vision Presents @ the T Bar. Present residencies include Leeds and London based Eclectic Avenue and his most recent venture Hip Operation.
Ryan's style ranges from deep electronic house music through to techno via disco and electro funk. His versatility has gained him a reputation as an “Eclectrition”, a term coined after the Joy Of Decks when Tom Middleton named him the 3rd Jedi knight. He is happy grooving the backrooms or carving up the main room via festivals and Fortresses a like. He plays the festival circuit including Exit Serbia, Bestival, V Festival, the Big Chill & many more.
Over the years Ryan has spent many years working for influential record stores namely Playmusic Leeds and the London based Vinyl emporium Phonica Records. With Phonica Ryan co hosted their bi weekly excursion into radio via the Japanese internet radio sensation Samurai FM.
With DJ mixes being aired globally, Ryan continues to push musical styles wherever in the world he plays creating a mix that never fails to leave people locked in the groove.
2010 saw Ryan's own musical productions come to light. Already being played by select DJ's globally it's looking like Ryan's already respected DJ skills will be credited with his expertly created music. Watch this space...