Ryan Kantner
Cressona,Pennsylvania
Summary
A professional musician who works and thrive as a performer, collaborator, and educator, on stages and venues all over the world.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Cruise Ship Musician
Holland America Line
The Nieuw Statendam
09.2025 - 03.2026
- Played bass guitar and sang lead and backing vocals for Holland America aboard the ship “The Nieuw Statendam” as part of the Rolling Stone Band, in a contract that lasted for five months, with fourteen shows a week, and traveled throughout the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
- Learned songs and created charts, and actively oversaw a repertoire that grew from 0 tunes to 180 within a few months.
- Played bass guitar on the main stage (“The World Stage”) for large scale production shows involving singers and dancers, as well as guest entertainers.
Freelance Musician
Self Employed
USA
09.2007 - 09.2025
- Performed hundreds of shows across the Eastern United States with a wide variety of bands and ensembles, both as an instrumentalist and as a singer.
Music Educator
Self Employed
Greater Pittsburgh Area
09.2007 - 09.2025
- Taught private and group instrumental lessons to hundreds of students of all skill levels and backgrounds, on a wide range of instruments and styles, in private lesson studios, public and private schools, and also at the collegiate level.
Theatrical Performer, "Bunsen And The Burners"
Hershey Entertainment And Resorts Company
Hershey, PA
09.2008 - 10.2010
- Served as bassist, background vocalist, and onstage cast member alongside a large ensemble of costumed performers, in a show that featured singing, dancing, audience interaction, and puppets.
Education
Bachelors degree - Music
West Chester University
West Chester, PA05-2007
Skills
- Bass Guitar
- Singer
- Drums and Percussion
- Guitar
- Auxiliary keys, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin
Timeline
Cruise Ship Musician
Holland America Line
09.2025 - 03.2026
Theatrical Performer, "Bunsen And The Burners"
Hershey Entertainment And Resorts Company
09.2008 - 10.2010
Freelance Musician
Self Employed
09.2007 - 09.2025
Music Educator
Self Employed
09.2007 - 09.2025
Bachelors degree - Music
West Chester University