Ryan Whitford is a Sydney-based musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist and artist. He is best known for his work within the KaboodleSMP community, having written and produced for majority of the members in numerous projects. 

Ryan gets to show off his sheer diversity in the indie game development scene, working primarily with German programmer, game designer and streamer The Fifth King. The breadth of projects, ranging from independent prototypes to international game jams, has called for dwarf-infused heavy metal, full 8-bit cinematic soundtrack, mechanical found-sound game loops and large scale orchestral motifs alongside many others. These artistic skills have led the duo to win awards for Best Sound and high ranking in the presentation components of these jams and projects. The duo collaborate under the studio name Festfeuer Tavern, for which Ryan also runs the YouTube channel. 

Ryan also has a range of independent passion projects, including a number of EP and album releases, as well as being the co-writer and drummer for the Sydney-based band River and I.