After getting an early start in musical theater in high school, Jim continued his vocal studies while obtaining a finance degree from Wright State University. He held soloist and section leader positions in numerous Dayton-area choruses and made appearances with the Air Force Band of Flight and the Dayton United Lutheran Chorale. After completing his MBA, Jim returned to musical theater and has won multiple DayTony and Rodin awards for acting, directing, and set design. Notable stage credits include Lord Farquaad in Shrek, The Musical, Jerry in The Full Monty, Molokov in Chess, The Musical, and Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar. Directoral credits include Puffs, Legally Blonde, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, and Back to the 80’s. Other experiences comprise short films (Forever’s End and Oasis), radio commercials (The Hobby Shop, Gigahobby.com, and others), and podcasts (The Hidden People, and Echo Protocol). Jim is the President of Springboro Community Theatre, a board member of the Springboro Chamber of Commerce, and co-host of the Christmas in historic Springboro parade.

Ryan’s musical beginnings were rooted in instrumental music with an emphasis on the clarinet. He distinguished himself as a three-time recipient of first place honors in the Young Musicians Talent Competition and was 1st chair clarinet for two years in the Columbus Symphony Cadet Orchestra. At that time, Ryan also became involved in vocal music and was awarded membership in the Ohio All-State Choir. His passion for singing continued with roles in musical theater: Oklahoma (Will Parker) and Fiddler on the Roof (Constable). After majoring in vocal performance at Wright State University, Ryan was a professional soloist and chorister with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and First Baptist Church of Dayton and sang with the Air Force Band of Flight. Ryan has a Certificate of Audio Recording Engineering from the International College of Broadcasting and a degree in Civil Engineering from Sinclair Community College. He also fronts the all-original, Dayton-based rock band, Seven Stone Sacrifice. In addition to singing, Ryan is an accomplished songwriter, arranger, and producer whose arrangement of Fade to Grey by Jars of Clay was nominated for a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award.