Ryan Downey Jr.

The mind behind S!CK. Diagnosed with Crohn's Disease at age 12, Ryan knew it was time to find a home where people could still do and create cool things against odds and disabilities.

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Ryan is a concert & entertainment photographer and videographer with over 10 years behind the lens and a passion for turning quick moments into cinematic images. A perfectionist who looks to edit simple projects into professional media that makes you say, "sick."

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Born and raised in central NJ, Ryan attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ to study a background of IT and computers. It was also during that time he was able connect back to his love of music by learning sound editing, audio mixing, and light music production through work at Rutgers Radio, 88.7 WRSU-FM.

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In 2015 after meeting with Val Azzoli (former band manager of Rush and Co-Chairman and Co-CEO alongside founder Ahmet Ertegun until 2004) and Pete Ganbarg (2-time Grammy Award-winning music business executive who served as President of A&R at Atlantic Records from 2008-2024), Ryan was inspired to combine his knowledge of computers, love of music, and appreciation of photo, film, and audio to create S!CK and chase music and entertainment photography and videography.

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Which leads us to today, and beyond...