Ryan Neaveill is half-way through his Master of Arts degree at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1989 from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Currently, Ryan does freelance editing, proofreading and website design in addition to composing and teaching piano, voice and guitar lessons. He is an accomplished composer and arranger with a number of pieces published by Hinshaw Music, Inc., Theodore Presser Co., Concordia Publishing House, and Abingdon Press.

He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; the American Choral Directors Association; the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers; the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts; and the Order of St. Luke.

Ryan lives in Champaign, Illinois, and is the father of two beautiful children, Levi and Lena.