John Ryan is a freelance sound engineer, bilingual Italian and English, based in Firenze, Italy. Experienced in worldwide live sound mixing. In the following pages, you will find useful information, external links, contact information and major gigs, updated regularly.
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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
2019
Freelance again
(updating)
December 4 to 13: RISE Amway - Dubai World Trade Center
June 7 & 8: Comachio Beach Festival (Stage Manager)
2018 Nile Rodgers & CHIC
Nov 15 - New York - Levi's Times Square store opening
Oct 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Google Event
Oct 13 - Berklee - Private Event
Oct 12 - New York - Oceana Gala
Sept 26 - Montecarlo - private event
Sept 20 - London - Warnr Brothers private event
Sept 16 - Porto Cervo - private event
Sept 9 - Governor's Island, NY - Octfest
Sept 8 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
Sept 4 - Wilderness Festvial, Oxfordshire UK
Sept 2 - Dublin - Electric Picnic Festival
June 14 to Aug 31 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC summer tour, UK,
Netherlands, France, Italy, Belgium, Montenegro
June 9 - Bonaroo Festival, USA
June 5 - Vienna VA -
May 19 - Palm Springs, USA
April 14 - Coachella, USA
April 12 - Coachella, USA
March 29 to April 12 - Nile Rodgers & CHIC with Lionel Richie Australia/NZ Tour
March 21 - London - BBC
Jan 27 - New York - private event
Jan 20 - Salt Lake City - private event
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
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
2009 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)
.....see below for tours before 2009....
Live
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 many 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 (in mixed order):
Edoardo Bennato, Enzo Avitrabile, Eugenio Bennato, Nino Buonocore, Tullio DePiscopo, Gino Paoli, James Senese,
Almamegretta, Darma, Walhalla, Tony Cercola, Roberto Murolo, Orchestra RAI TV di Sotto Le Stelle… and many others.
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