A video of  me and a slap solo duking it out at the Gothic Theater in front of 600 peeps! Zoinks!

I can help you reach your goals playing the electric bass, fretted or fretless 4,5 & 6 string. Whether its performing songs, learning to improvise, reading music, soloing, playing in School Band, writing music, writing Jazz bass lines or understanding theory. Technique is not a problem so if you want to slap like Les Claypool and double thumb like Victor Wooten, I can break down the techniques and songs into easily understandable components. I’ll structure easy to understand exercises for all of the above to suit your needs and skill level in any style you like.

As a professional composer for gaming companies and ipad app dev teams Ryan has a massive breadth of knowledge to convey in the area of composition, song structure and music technology. Music technology will play a huge part in the students lessons with the intention of familiarizing the student with recording techniques the he/she can take home and utilize.

As a student you’ll have access to a private password protected page on this site that will house all the materials we use in lessons like lesson sheets, lesson reminders, MP3′s of custom drum loops and play along tracks.

1.    Personalized lessons tailored to your playing desires!

• We’ll spend time assessing your personal musical goals  in order to provide you exactly what you need to know in order to play the music and songs you want to play.
• No “one size fits all” lessons.  While there are common things every student needs to know, we’ll eventually branch out into applying those “standard” bits of knowledge with your favorite genre of music.

2.    Save time!

• Having taught for over 17 years and helping hundreds of people to overcome musical problems has provided me with 1000′s of hours of experience over your average teacher. The better the teacher the faster the advancement.
• Eliminate the guesswork, frustration and stumbles involved with teaching yourself.
• Get faster results and avoid wasting time by always knowing what you need to practice and the best way to practice it.
• Never lose lesson materials! As an enrolled student you’ll have 24/7 online access to custom lesson materials developed from 17 years of teaching experience.

3.    Save money!

• I offer highly competitive rates on single lessons and lesson packages!
• With group lessons you can save even more!

4.    Access to help in between your lessons!

• I’m available to help you in between your scheduled lessons with any questions!
• You aren’t “on your own” and left to “figure it out for yourself”.

If you have any questions or are ready to start lessons email me at: