Ryan Ball is a North New Jersey based guitarist, bassist, composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer/producer, and music teacher. For over 30 years he has forged a successful career as a performer, session player, and writer.

In his formative years, Ball could be found playing in neighborhood bands and performing in local clubs. He eventually graduated to performing on the New York City circuit by his late teens. After high school, Ball studied music composition and performance, earning a B.F.A. degree from SUNY Purchase.

Ball's guitar style draws from an eclectic array of players. Heavily influenced by classic rock, blues, and metal, his early roots include greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Eric Johnson, Mark Knopfler, Alex Lifeson, and of course, David Gilmour. In high school, Ball briefly studied classical guitar and has an intense appreciation for the mastery of players like Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream, and Chris Parkening, just to name a few. As time progressed, Ball soon expanded his musical tastes to incorporate the jazz and fusion stylings of Steve Morse, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, and Alan Holdsworth, as well as the classic Americana and Jam styles of players such as David Rawlings and Jerry Garcia.