Eric Ryan, former Mixer/Engineer at Ravenswork, has joined forces with 740 Sound Design. Led by Executive Producer and veteran cinema mixer Scott Ganary, 740 Sound Design is an industry-leading sound design house and a newcomer on the commercial mix landscape. Ryan, now mixing exclusively 740 Sound Design, is determined to change that by filling the missing link in the burgeoning audio-post house. Bringing with him nearly 15 years of experience in commercial mixing, Ryan will helm 740’s premier mix room – and is already booking up. William McGuigan, Ryan’s assistant engineer, will join him.
Since starting a garage band at age 16 and purchasing a PA system, Eric Ryan has “always been the guy turning the knobs.” Ryan began working in live sound production after earning a degree in Music Business at the University of Nebraska, and was soon producing sound for everything from presidential speeches to James Brown concerts and performances by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Ryan began his commercial mixing career when he joined Ravenswork in 1996, and subsequently built a dedicated following. His impressive list of credits includes work for major clients such as Coca-Cola, Intel, Ford, Toyota and PlayStation.
Ryan fielded offers from nearly all of the major mix studios in the Los Angeles area, but ultimately chose 740 Sound Design for the opportunity to make his own mark as Lead Mixer for the facility. Ryan cited the quality of 740’s sound design work and its integrated sound design/mix concept as being significant factors in his choice. “I’ve mixed 740’s sound design work on various projects in the past, and I’ve always been so impressed—it’s top-notch, and I’m looking forward to working with some of the industry’s strongest sound designers on a daily basis.”
740 EP Scott Ganary, who mixed movies for over 25 years prior to founding 740 Sound Design, looks forward to working with Ryan as well. “Some people have to work hard at mixing,” says Ganary, “but Eric is a natural – he blends top-level technical expertise with a rare artistry that brings clients’ concepts to life.”
When asked how it feels to begin again with the task of building a new mix studio’s success from the ground up, Ryan emits the cool professionalism of a veteran industry superstar: “business as usual.” He grins, and returns to work.
About 740
740 Sound Design was established in 2001 to provide feature-film quality sound design for commercials by Executive Producer Scott Ganary and Academy Award-winning sound designer Dane Davis. January 2010 marked the opening of 740’s expanded audio post production facility, adding mix, voice over and foley to its award-winning sound design service. 740, whose name derives from the speed of sound, has produced more than 1,300 commercials, winning three CLIO Awards and an array of others. Its impressive clientele list extends across the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.740sounddesign.com or call (310) 574-0740.
