Ryan Packard is: a percussionist; composer; sound artist based in Chicago, IL.
Recent projects and collaborations explore the sonification of lived experiences through their accompanying objects and interpersonal relationships. A curiosity towards listening environments, physical space, and psychoacoustics drive the work as it seeks to promote a heightened state of consciousness even in the most understated spaces and moments.
He's been featured at places like: mca chicago, high concept labs, dfbrl8r, Galeria Labirynt, experimental sound studio, constellation chicago, elastic arts, random walks festival, b-sides festival, montréal nouvelles musiques. he has a masters of music from McGill University and bachelor of music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.