RYAN SCIAINO



Known to many by his old DJ name (Ghostdad), Ryan Sciaino’s practice centers around combining music and the moving image.  He has spent more than a decade touring with DJ’s, rappers, and bands creating impactful experiences for audiences worldwide.  You can see his work annually at festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, EDC, and Ultra.

Ryan uses a variety of time-based software along with real-time game engines and patching environments.  He is passionate about art direction, performance, and generative methods of music and art making.  In 2021 Ryan joined the faculty of BerkleeNYC in their Live Music Production and Design department housed in the historic Power Station studios in Manhattan.









Many portfolio photos via Jasmine Safaeian

Cover photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella