John Ryan

John Ryan is a freelance sound engineer, involved in worldwide live sound mixing. In the following pages, you will find useful information, external links, contact information and major gigs, updated regularly.

The Nile Rodgers & CHIC Crew

(left to right)

Terry Brauer, guitar tech (R.I.P.), Marco Dellatorre - monitors

Massimo Tomasino - LD, John Ryan, FOH/Tech PM

2018

 This will most likely be my last year with Nile Rodgers, after 14 successful years. It has been an enormos pleasure, as long as my longest experience with one Artist. Now I'm ready to move on, wishing the best of luck to Nile, the Chic band and my colleagues.

March 29 to April 12 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC with Lionel Richie on tour in Australia

April 14 & 21 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC in Coachella,USA

May 19 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC in Palm Springs, USA

June 9 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC in Bonaroo Festival, USA

June 14 to Aug 31 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC summer tour, UK, Netherlands, France, Italy, Belgium, Montenegro

2017 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

July 10 to August 24 - Chic & Earth Wind & Fire - USA Tour 

Jun 13 - London - Private Event

Jun 10, 11 - Glasgow - The Band Stand

Jun 9 - Copenhagen - Tivoli Gardens

May 14 - Rabat - Mawazine Music Festival

Mar 4, 5, 6 - Gulf Of Mexico - Soul Train Cruise

Feb 23 - New Orleans - Private Event

Feb 20 - Liverpool - BBC Conference

Feb 4 - London - Private Event

Jan 12 - Las Vegas - SAP

2016 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

Dec 23 - London - Private event

Dec 01 - Los Angeles - Private event

Nov 18 & 19 - Amsterdam

Oct 08 - New York - FOLD Festival NY 2016

Sept 24 - Cap D'Antibes - Private event

Sept 09 - Lajatico - Private Event

Sept 08 - Roma - Chic / One Night In Capital

Sept 01 - Seattle - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Aug 29 - Calgary - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Aug 28 - Vancouver - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Aug 03 - Glendale, AZ - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Aug 2 - Vienne, F - TBC

Aug 1 - Belgium TBC

July 31 - San Diego, CA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 30 - Irvine, CA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 29 - Las Vegas, NV . Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 27 - Paso Robles, CA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 24 - Kansas City, MO - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 23 - St. Paul, MN - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 17 - Boston, MA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 13 - Toronto - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 11 - Clarkston, MI - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 08, 09 - Chicago, IL - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

July 06 - Nashville, TN - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

June 30 - Paris

June 29 - Gothenburg

June 28 - Istanbul

June 24, 25, 26 - London - FOLD Festival

June 22 - Cannes - private event

June 21 - Cork, Ireland

April 24 - New Orleans, LA - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

April 23 - Houston, TX - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

April 22 - Austin, TX - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

April 19 - Dallas, TX - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Apr 08 - Washington DC - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Apr 07 - Uncasville, CT - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Apr 02 - Tampa, FL - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Apr 01 - Miami, FL - Chic/Duran Duran Tour USA

Feb 23 - Maui, HI - Grand Wallea Resort

Feb 21 - Seattle, WA - Show Box Theater

Feb 20 - Oakland, CA - FOX Theater

Feb 19 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theater

Jan 21 - Davos, CH - Google event WEF

2015 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers 

Dec 04 – Tokyo – Zepp Divercity 

Dec 03 – Tokyo – Zepp Divercity

Dec 01 – Osaka – Zepp Namba 

Nov 29 – Hong Kong – Clockenflap 15 Festival

Nov 28 – Singapore – Neon Lights Festival

Nov 11 – Belfast, UK – Waterfront Theater

Nov 10 – Limerick, IRL – The Milk Market Big Top

Nov 08 – Dublin, IRL – Metropolis Festival

OCT 17 – Nantucket, MA – Private event

OCT 01 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl (with Duran Duran & Clean Bandit)

OCT 02 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater (with Duran Duran & Clean Bandit)

SEPT 23 – Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair (with Duran Duran)

SEPT 20 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater (with Duran Duran & Clean Bandit)

AUG 15 - Gothenberg, Sweeden - Way Out West Festival

AUG 14 - Helsinki, Finland - FLOW Festival

AUG 12 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival

AUG 09 - Linlithgow, Scotland - Party At The Palace

AUG 08 - Lokeren, Belgium - Lokerse Festival

AUG 07 - Skanderborg, Denmark - Smukfest

AUG 04 - Riverhead, NY, USA - Fold Hamptons Festival

AUG 05 - Riverhead, NY, USA - Fold Hamptons Festival

JUL 17 - Aspen, Colorado - Aspen Fund Raiser

JUL 11 - Wiesen, AU - Nova Jazz & Blues Festival

JUL 10 - Cork, IRL - Live At The Marquee

JUL 09 - Dublin, IRL - Iveagh Gardens Festival

JUL 08 - London, UK - private event

JUL 03 - Barcelona, SP - Jardin De Pedralbes Festival

JUL 02 - Madrid, SP - Mad Garden Season Festival

JUN 21 - London, UK - BST Festival Hyde Park

JUN 20 - London, UK - private event

MAY 09 - Lake Como , Italy - private event

MAR 25 - Birmingham - 02 Academy - I'll Be There Tour 2015

MAR 24 - Manchester - The Apollo - I'll Be There Tour 2015

MAR 23 - Glasgow - 02 Academy - I'll Be There Tour 2015

MAR 22 - Leeds - 02 Academy - I'll Be There Tour 2015

MAR 20 - London - Roundhouse - I'll Be There Tour 2015

FEB 22 - Los Angeles - private event

JAN 15 - Honolulu, HI - Sony corporate event

2014 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

DEC 31 - Dubai, UAE - New Years Masterjam Festival

DEC 08 - Berlin

NOV 25 to Dec 4 - Firenze, Italy - Studio Larione10 (mixing)

OCT 30 - Cannes - private event

OCT 20 - New York - Angel Ball (charity show)

OCT 09 - London - Indig02 - We Are Family Foundation (charity show)

SEPT 19 - Milano - Replay Stage

SEPT 09 - Croatia - Unknown Festival

SEPT 06 - Isle Of Wight, UK - Bestival

AUG 30 . Stradbally, Iraland - Electric Picnic

AUG 29 - Curacao, Carribeans - North Sea Jazz Festival

AUG 19 - Belfast, Ireland

AUG 16 - Weston Park, Sheffield, UK - V Festival

AUG 17 - Hylands Park, Writtle, UK - V Festival

JUL 17 - Byblos Hotel - St. Tropez, France - TBC

JUL 15 - Lucca, Italy - Lucca Summer Festival

JUL 13 - Rotterdam, NL - North Sea Jazz Festival

JUL 12 - Monaco, Montecarlo - Sporting Club

JUL 11 - Juan Le Pins, France - 

JUL 04 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Essence Festival

JUN 14 - Barcelona, Spain - Sonar Festival

JUN 13 - Ibiza, Spain - Hard Rock Café

JUN 07 - Montereau, France - Confluence Festival

APR 29 - Jiangsu Province, China - Chanjiang Music Festival

APR 26 - Asheville, N.C., USA - Moogfest 2014

APR 05 - Las Vegas, Nevada - AVID Connection

FEB 23 - London, UK - Private Event

FEB 19 - London, UK - Brit Awards After Party

JAN 26 - Los Angeles, CA USA - Grammy Awards After Part

JAN 14 - Miami Beach, FL USA - Warner Music Party

2013 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

DEC 28- JAN 2 - TURKS AND CAICOS New Years Party

DEC 19 - BRUSSEL - Ancienne Belgique

DEC 18 - AMSTERDAM (private event)

DEC 16 - BRISBANE, AUS - The Tivoli

DEC 14 - MEREDITH, AUS - Meredith Music Festival 2013

DEC 11 and 13 - MELBOURNE, AUS - Billboard The Venue

DEC 08 - PERTH, AUS - Astor Theater

DEC 07 - SYDNEY, AUS - Sydney Opera House

DEC 06 - RIVERWOOD DOWNS, AUS - Subsonic Music Festival

DEC 04 - KUALA LUMPUR, Malesia - KL Live

DEC 03 - SINGAPORE - 

NOV 30 - HONG KONG – Clockenflap Festival

NOV 29 - SHANGHAI, China - Electric Disco Carnival 2013

NOV 15 - DUBAI, UAE - Sandance

NOV 01 - MANCHESTER, UK - The Warehouse Project 2013

OCT 31 - DERRY, IRL

OCT 30 - DUBLIN, IRL - Vicar Street

OCT 29 - DUBLIN, IRL - Vicar Street

OCT 27 - LIMERICK, IRL - Live At The Big Top

OCT 26 - GALWAY, IRL

OCT 25 - LIMERICK, IRL

OCT 23 - BELFAST, UK - Ulster Hall

OCT 22 - DUBLIN

SEPT 16 - EINDHOVEN, NL - Muziekgebouw

SEPT 15 - PORTMERION, UK - Festival Number 6

SEPT 14 - LONDON, UK - iTunes Festival + Private Event

SEPT 12 - DeVORSTIN NL - Podium

SEPT 10 - PARIS, FR - Jazz A LaVillette

SEPT 08 - ISLE OF WHITE, UK - Bestival

SEPT 07 - AMSTERDAM, NL - Paradiso

SEPT 06 - VLIELAND, NL - Into The Great Wide Open

SEPT 05 - ANTWERP, BE - OLT Festival

SEPT 04 - IBIZA, SP - Ibiza Rocks

SEPT 01 - BINGLEY, UK - Bingley Music Life Festival

AUG 31 . JERSEY, UK - Jersey Live

AUG 30 - MARBELLA, SP - Puente Romano

AUG 02 - SETE FR - Fiest A Sete

AUG 01 - VENCE FR - Nuits Du Sud

JULY 31 - AOSTA, I - Teatro Splendor

JULY 28 - DERRY UK - City Of Culture

JULY 27 - LONDON, UK - Indig02

JULY 26 - DUNDRENNAN, UK - Wickerman Festival

JULY 21 - ST. EMILION FR - Saint Emilion Jazz Festival

JULY 20 - MARSEILLES FR - Palais Longchamp

JULY 18 - REYKJAVIK, Iceland

JULY 14 - LONDON, UK - Hyde Park - Barclaycard British Summer Festival

JULY 13 - GUILDFORD UK - Magic Summer LIve

JULY 10 - NOVI SAD. Serbia - Exit Festival

JULY 08 - VIENNE, FR - Jazz A Vienne

JULY 07 - BIRMINGHAM, UK - Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival

JULY 06 - GLYNDE, UK - Love Supreme Festival

JULY 05 - LANCASHIRE UK - Beat The Herder Festival 

JULY 02 - CORNWALL UK - Eden Sessions

JUNE 30 - GENK, BE - Genk On Stage

JUNE 29 - ENGHIEN, FR - Enghien Jazz Festival

JUNE 28 - GLASTONBURY, UK - Glastonbury Festivals

JUNE 26 - ORLEANS, FR

JUNE 25 - TV SHOW CANAL + LE GRAND JOURNAL

JUNE 14 - LONDON, UK - The Forum

JUNE 13 - MONACO - Sporting Club

JUNE 02 - DUBLIN, IRL - Forbidden Fruit Festival

JUNE 01 - EMMEN, NL - Retropop Festival

MAY 29 - MANCHESTER, UK - The Ritz

MAY 26 - BRISTOL, UK - Love Saves Sunday Festival 

2013 Patty Pravo

MAR 30 + 31 - BLUE NOTE, MILANO ITALY

APR 14 - MONOPOLI, BARI ITALY

AUG 13 - PALERMO, ITALY - open air

2012 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

DEC 05 - Frankfurt D - Jahrhunderthalle private event

DEC 18 - Milano, IT - Discoteca Alcatraz - private event

JUN 09 - Manchester, UK - Parklife Festival

JUN 10 - Lochness, Scottland - Rockness Festival

JUN 17 - London, UK - Love Box Festival

JUN 30 - Rouen, FR - Archeo Jazz Festival

JUL 02 - Ibiza, SP - 123 Festival

JUL 04 - London, UK - Kew The Music Festival

JUL 06 - Rotterdam, NL - North Sea Jazz Festival

JUL 07 - Lugano, CH - Estival Jazz Lugano

JUL 08 - Kent, UK - Lounge On The Farm Festival

JUL 13 - Montreux, CH - Montreux Jazz Festival 2012

JUL 14 - Kettering, UK - Vintage Festival

JUL 15 - Guildford, UK - Guilfest

JUL 19 - Galway, IRL - Galway Arts Festival

JUL 21 - Juan De Pins, FR - Jazz A Juan

JUL 27 - Yorkshire, UK - Magic Loungeabout Festival

JUL 28 - Dorset, UK - Camp Bestival

JUL 30 - Montecarlo, MC - Sporting CLub Summer Festival

AUG 01 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall

AUG 02 - Dublin, IRL - The Button Factory

AUG 03 - Marbella, SP - Puente Romano

AUG 04 - Cork, IR - Cork X Southwest Festival

MAR 03 - Wiseman's Ferry, AUS - Playground Weekender Festival (cancelled, due to flooding of concert area)

MAR 05 - Sydney, AUS - The Metro Theater

MAR 07 - Melbourne, AUS - The Billboard Club

MAR 09 - Adelaide, AUS - WOMADelaide Festival

MAR 11 - Meredith, AUS - Golden Plains Festival 

2012 One-offs

SEPT 02+03 - SARZANA, ITLAY - FESTIVAL DELLA MENTE

JULY 14, 15, 16, 17 - Perugia, Italy - UMBRIA JAZZ 2011 - Arena Santa Giuliana

MAR 12 - 16 - Piazza del Quirinale, Roma, ITALY - (RAI TV Live Special) "Celebrazione 150 anni dell'Unità d'Italia"

JAN 31 - MIAMI, FL USA - KOOL AND THE GANG (production liaison)

2011 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

NOV 17 – London, UK - Private Event 

NOV 13 – Madrid, ES - Kapital

NOV 12 - Manchester UK - The Warehouse Project

NOV 10 - London UK - HMV Forum

NOV 09 - Basel CH - AVO Session (with Earth, Wind & Fire)

SEPT 11 - London - BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

SEPT 10 - Kent  UK - private event 

JUNE 18 - Paris - LE TRIANON

JUNE 17 - Stockholm - STOCKHOLM JAZZ FESTIVAL STHLM

JUNE 16 - Amsterdam - PARADISO CLUB Amsterdam Paradiso

JUNE 13 - Bruxelles - ANCIENNE BELGIQUE

2010 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

SEPT 25 - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

SEPT 12 - ISLE OF WHITE, UK

SEPT 10 – LONDON, UK

MAY 28 + 29 - DUBLIN, IRL - TRIPOD

MAY 27 - CORK, IRL - SAVOY THEATER

MAY 25 - NAPOLI - TEATRO DELLE PALME (date cancelled)

MAY 22 - CAGLIARI - PRIVATE EVENT

MAY 21 - BARI, ITALY - CHIASCIA CLUB

2009 CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers

OCT 16 - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - PERSONAL FESTIVAL

SEPT 05 - IRELAND – ELECTRIC PICNIC FESTIVAL

SEPT 03 - LONDON, UK - FORUM

JULY 25 - DORSET, UK - THE PICTURE HOUSE

JULY 24 - SPAIN, CAP ROIG FESTIVAL

JULY 06 - ROME, IT

JULY 05 - LONDON, UK

JUNE 20 - PORTO CERVO, SARDEGNA, ITALY

RTL TOUR Chartshow Live on Stage 

(CHIC, Kool & The Gang, Sister Slegde, Imagination, Al McKay's Eart Wind & Fire)

MAR 13 - Munich DE - Olympiahalle

MAR 12 - Stuutgart DE - Porsche Arena

MAR 10 - Hannover DE - AWD Halle

MAR 07 - Kempten DE - Big Box

MAR 01 - Hamburg DE - Sporthalle

FEB 28 - Dusseldorf DE - Mitsubishi Electric Halle

FEB 27 - Frankfurt DE - Jahrhunderthalle

FEB 25 - Berlin DE - Max-Schmelling-Halle

2009 - Michele Zarrillo

JULY 19 - Varapodio, RC

JUNE 27 - S. Teodoro, SARDEGNA

AUG 02 - Pagliare Del Tronto, AP

AUG 03 - Vallo Marina, CS

AUG 10 - Bolognetta, PA

AUG 13 - Siano, SA

AUG 16 - Campofelice, PA

AUG 18 - Candela, FG

AUG 20 - Serre, SA

AUG 22 - Montemarano, AV

AUG 25 - Giovinazzo, BA

AUG 29 - Fornelli, IS

SEPT 07 - S. Felice A Cancello CE

SEPT 10 - Grazzanise CE

SEPT 12 - Monforte S.Giorngio, ME

SEPT 19 - Fiano Romano, RM

SEPT 27 - S. Cosma e Damiano, LT

OCT 04 - Falerna, CZ

OCT 06 - Lettomanoppello, PE

OCT 24 - Lecce

OCT 26 - Milano

OCT 27 - Torino

NOV 06 - Roma

NOV 10 - Napoli

DEC 13 - Catania

DEC 31 - Catanzaro, Italy (New Years Event 2009/2010)

Live Touring

My first time mixing live was probably around 1976...on a 16 channel mixer, in a club, working my way around knobs and faders. I never even thought this would be the starting point of a career in music. 

After a couple of years, adventuring in live festivals, I got to know what was behind record production and walked into my first amazing experience, as resident engineer in a recording studio, but it took me almopst 10 years to realise that I was missing the excitement of the live scene. I've made my way through many doors, closed some, but opened new ones every time.

Nile Rodgers & Chic - 2004 - 2013: FOH Sound Engineer Nile Rodgers European Productions

Nile Rodgers & Chic - 2013 - 2018: FOH Sound Engineer/Production Manager

Umbria Jazz 2011 - FOH Engineer (Reference Laboratory Audio Team) 

Michele Zarrillo - FOH Sound Engineer: Italian Tours 1996-97, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009

Dissonanze 2009 - FOH Sound Engineer: La Terrazza Stage 

Gigi D’Alessio - FOH Sound Engineer: Italy / World Tours 2001-2005

Giorgia - FOH Sound Engineer: Italy Tours 1996-97, 1998

Gino Paoli - FOH Sound Engineer: Italy Tours 1995, 1996

Nino D’Angelo - Sound Designer/FOH Sound Engineer: Musical “Core Pazzo” 2005

Scugnizzi Musical - Sound Designer/FOH Sound Engineer:

i-Tim Tour 2004 - FOH Sound Engineer

Grease, The Musical - FOH Sound Engineer: Germany, Austira, Switzerland

Other live productions & tours as FOH Sound Engineer (from the beginning)

Pino Daniele 1979

Giardino Dei Semplici 1980

Edoardo Bennato 1980

Eduardo DeCrescenzo 1991

Mietta

Enzo Avitabile

James Senese

Nino Buonocore

Tullio DePiscopo

Joan Baez

Paco De Lucia

Fiordaliso

Ray Charles

Paola Turci

Alexia

Al Bano 

Premio Carosone 2004/2005/2006

BenGIO’ Festival 2003/2004/2006

Patty Pravo

...and others

Studio

1982 - 1991 – Chief Sound Engineer - Executive Studio, Napoli

(Recording/mixing productions, film score and orchestras for RAI television network)

Major recording productions include:

Edoardo Bennato, Enzo Avitrabile, Eugenio Bennato, Nino Buonocore, Tullio DePiscopo, Gino Paoli, James Senese,

Almamegretta, Darma, Walhalla, Tony Cercola, Roberto Murolo, Orchestra RAI di Sotto Le Stelle… and many others.