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A bit of background on my piano music ~ I've been playing for 25 years now; 18+ years of classical piano, and then jazz from college on. Like many session players, I'm a great reader; but what sets me apart from many is my innate ability to improvise authentically in any genre. I have been doing this since I started playing piano at age 6, and my diverse array of musical influences and projects have all contributed to this gift. Some recent significant performances/ recordings of interest include:
Piano/ Fender Rhodes for Oppenheimer Live at Royce Hall, with Ludwig Göransson
Keyboard for Les Miserables at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Piano and celeste for Phill Boucher on the Fortnite soundtrack
Piano recorded on Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels soundtrack
Piano on League of Legends spinoff Teamfight Tactics
Performing for Roman Reigns' entrance at SoFi Stadium for the 2023 WWE Wrestlemania
Keyboard for the 2023 tour of Hairspray at the Dolby Theatre
Guest Harpsichord with the Riverside Philharmonic
Celeste & Piano on the 2022 motion picture soundtrack, Amsterdam
Performing at D23 for Marvel's surprise reveal of Rogers: the Musical
Piano/ keyboard for ABC's Little Mermaid: Live (video below)
Keyboard Work
"Discovery" - Ryan Whyman (free improvisation)
Jazz/ Jazz Adjacent
attic - Ryan Whyman
3:04
Joe Leo Bwarie - Say You Will Be There
4:04
Fortnite - Valentines Lobby - Phill Boucher
3:14
Portrait of an Hourglass
8:10
Lonely Night
3:29
Classical/ Cinematic
Antonio - Ryan Whyman
1:08
Waiting for the End - Years Forgotten
2:22
Good morning
1:00
Desperate - Ryan Whyman
4:40
Watsky - Knots (improvised piano part)
Celeste on 'Doucement, Doucement'
Biography
Ryan Whyman was born at the tender age of 3 to parents who make occasional references to the "real parents in a different solar system."
Those parents put Ryan in classical piano lessons at age 6, and he quickly discovered a gift for composition and improvisation.
Being the curious and well-rounded musician he is, Ryan has toured with metal bands, performed with orchestras at the Hollywood Bowl, MD'd for musical theater productions, played accordion for Oktoberfest celebrations, and more. On the composition front, he has written works for collaborative dance performances, composed for film/ TV/ video games, received commissions for sacred choral and orchestral music, and released albums of art music under his own name.
This wealth of experience has made Ryan an invaluable creative asset in every project he is a part of.
Ryan is also father to his 1025 day old son Julian, who is currently yelling while he should be napping. Julian particularly enjoys his toy piano and looks forward to a career as a composer as well. Or an astrophysicist.