Ryan Cavan

Ryan Cavan is a twenty-seven year old drummer based in New York City. He is versed in the styles of jazz, pop, rock, hip-hop, funk, and big band. Depending upon the gig, you might catch him playing a full drum set, a conga, jembe and cowbell, a toy drum set, or his infamous garbage can kit. Ryan has been on the road and in the studio many times. He has performed and/or recorded with; Joseph Walsh, Elaine LaChica, Lenahan (Clandestine), Bob McGrath (Sesame Street), Kombo (Verve), The Jade Project, David O’Rourke, Izabella, Erika Weander, Doug Munro (Shanachie), Seth Horan (Benchmark artist, Vertical Horizon), Matt Katz, Anavana (Zip), Roxanne Beck, Anthony Mills (Harry Belafonte), Smite (Devious Semantics), Jon Faddis, Unspun, Pete Malinverni and Nick Jemerin among others. In addition, Ryan wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Steel Pterodactyl and has written for the Hunter College Dance Dept, where he is a resident musician. He also has several co-production/mixing credits. Ryan is an endorser of The Precision Drum Company and can be visited at www.RYANCAVAN.COM He enjoys 80’s guitar solos, really really long showers, researching the folkloric bathroom dances of western NY, yellowing the snow, pizza, ‘high rolling’, and unionizing the squirrels of Central Park.