Hello everyone! My name is Ryan. I am a junior at Zicklin and a transfer student from Fordham University. I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance. After graduating from Baruch, I am planning to go to a graduate school in New York. Unlike most of the people at Baruch, I come from outside of New York. I was originally born in Japan and lived there for eight years. My family decided to move to Shanghai after that, and I attended school there until I was sixteen. I went to all-boys Jesuit high school in Connecticut while staying with a host family. During my time in high school, I was able to pick up and adjust to American culture and made a lot of friends here. Aside from my school life, music has always been one of my biggest passions in life. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with listening to music, and I still spend most of my time of the day doing that. Realizing that just listening to music didn’t satisfy me, I started writing songs in high school and soon learned how to operate the digital audio workstation to produce/compose them. Because of my interest in music production, I got to meet a bunch of people who are either around or active in the music industry. Additionally, I was able to have the opportunities to learn from professionals. Music production has opened so many doors for me that I could’ve ever imagined. I am looking forward to pursuing a career in/related to the music industry after I graduate.
Here are just some of the artists I’ve recently been listening to on repeat: Tame Impala, Beach House, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, N.E.R.D, Amy Winehosue, etc. Feel free to come up to me and talk about music as I always enjoy those conversations!
