Work, on and
off stage.

Springhouse Mediaworks

Founder and Creative Producer · Since January 2025

Springhouse Mediaworks is Ryan’s independent creative and technical practice for businesses, venues, events, and community projects. Website creation is its primary growth focus, supported by design, event planning, equipment consulting, and live sound.

Ryan plans and builds websites, creates design and campaign materials, and helps with event production. He also advises on equipment, coordinates installations, and provides live sound and training.

Snowshoe Mountain

As Senior CRM & Email Specialist, Ryan connects guests with the information they need before, during, and after a visit.

Ryan designs and sends email campaigns, builds audience segments and automated messages, manages the email calendar and app notifications, and uses reporting to improve communications.

Fletcher’s Grove

Ryan has played with Fletcher’s Grove since its 2007 beginnings, writing songs, performing, and helping keep the band on the road.

Ryan contributes vocals, guitar, and songs, along with booking, tour planning, promotion, and production. Working with other musicians and venues also shapes his approach to events.

Warner’s Drive-In: A Stage for Live Music

Completed Springhouse engagement · March 2025–September 2026

A completed A/V consulting engagement through Springhouse Mediaworks for a new stage and live-music series, covering stage sound, lighting, and the snack bar’s audio system.

Ryan assessed the venue’s needs, scoped and budgeted equipment, coordinated purchases, and installed and configured systems. He also trained operators and wrote setup guides.

Follow-up consulting focused on evaluating the systems in use and planning upgrades around the venue’s needs and budget.

Pocahontas County Opera House

A community arts venue in Marlinton, West Virginia, and a setting for much of Ryan’s work beyond the stage.

Ryan runs live sound, produces video streams and radio broadcasts, and supports events through grants, marketing, design, and music education.

Story Sessions

Developed during the pandemic, this Opera House podcast and video series pairs conversations with West Virginia musicians with recordings of their performances.

Ryan develops the series, interviews musicians, and records performances as executive producer, host, and recording engineer. Kurt Schachner has collaborated on the recordings, and Emily Chen-Newton produced the podcast adaptation.

From Rehearsal to the Stage

Teaching rock bands at PopShop and introducing high school students to live sound—two ways Ryan connects learning with a real performance.

Rock bands at PopShop

At PopShop in Morgantown, West Virginia (2016–2019), Ryan taught student rock bands. Students chose songs together, rehearsed as a group, and prepared sets for public concerts.

Live sound with Pocahontas County High School

Ryan taught a two-day introduction to audio and live sound for a Pocahontas County High School class during Dom Flemons’s October 2023 visit to the Opera House. Students then put those lessons to work, helping run sound for a Flemons performance.

Hammons Fiddle & Banjo Contest

An annual traditional music contest and gathering in Marlinton, West Virginia.

Ryan helps the contest team with planning, promotion, fundraising, design, and production.

Board Service

Ryan serves on the boards of Allegheny Mountain Radio and Pocahontas County Broadband.

Ryan volunteers with both organizations.