Ryan Gilligan

Mixer, Engineer

John Mayer, Wu-Tang Clan, Joni Mitchell, Busta Rhymes, Solange

Ryan Gilligan is a Grammy-credited mixer and engineer based in Los Angeles.

He came up under legendary mixer Michael Brauer at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, and relocated to LA in 2014, where he’s built a freelance career spanning indie pop, hip-hop, R&B, singer-songwriter, and beyond.

“What can I say, Soundtoys plug-ins are my ride or die. I’ve been using EchoBoy for almost 20 years (wow!) and I’m still finding new sounds with it. “

Recently, Ryan used Soundtoys on the soundtrack for the Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed:

“I mixed the score for the new Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, composed by the brilliant Wynne Bennett. The music was comprised of analog drum machines, vintage synths, and chopped and pitched vocals- all elements that Soundtoys plug-ins lend themselves to very well! Soundtoys plug-ins were used all over this score to make things sonically wild and unexpected, to match the pace and energy of the show.

In the main title music, the reverb you can hear on the main vocal melody is Superplate. It’s on the Classic 140 setting, set to transistor, with a ~3 second reverb time and the low and hi end filters brought in a good amount. Spaceblender is a new favorite plugin of mine and was used on some of the synth parts in the MPG main title music. Little Plate was also used on a few of the other elements. A few seconds into the piece, there is a cool chopped vocal thing that pans wildly along with the eyes that are moving around on screen. That panning was done using PanMan. Finally, at the end there is a massive distorted bass sound. Wynne’s original part came in pretty beefy, and I used Decapitator to amp it up even more. This same bass part that was used in the main title music can also be heard in Episode 3 at a very intense moment.. no spoilers!”

A musician first, Ryan brings deep musicality to his work, always focused on highlighting what a song is trying to make you feel. His work leans gritty with depth and emotion.

Ryan spends most of his free time cycling, riding his motorcycle, and playing with his Siberian husky, Nacho.

You can keep up with Ryan via his website & Instagram.

Artists

CARRTOONS

Producer, Performer

Usher, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Roy Ayers, George Clinton, Freddie Gibbs

"The Soundtoys bundle is a staple of every modern producer."

Philip Weinrobe

Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Adrianne Lenker, Theo Katzman, Buck Meek, Billie Marten

"I love Echoboy for all things delay, chorus, slapback, loops, and color. I use it on every session in multiple ways."

Ehua

Producer, Composer, DJ, Mentor

Flore, Ruben Sonnoli

"SpaceBlender and EchoBoy allow me to play with reverb and delay in an easy and interactive way, enabling me to build the alternate realities my sounds breathe in and giving each track a real custom made vibe and character."

Brent Kolatalo

Producer, Engineer

Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars

"EchoBoy and Decapitator have been on every mix I’ve done over the past 15 years. It’s mandatory in a session."

Laurent “Tippy I” Alfred

Musician, Producer, Engineer

I Grade Dub, Midnite, Pressure, Lutan Fyah, Dezarie

"In my live dub set, PhaseMistress lives on my drum channels as a way to create the swooshing hi-hat sounds of so many classic dub albums from the 1970s. I also use her on most of my delay returns as a way to add cool texture to echo repeats."

Focus…

Music Producer, Engineer, Educator

Dr. Dre, Beyoncé, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak

"I use Little AlterBoy on most of my productions to degenerate sounds/samples, giving them grit and hip hop elements as I see fit."

Mac Quayle

Composer

American Horror Story, Mr. Robot, Pose, Ratched

"Crystallizer is my go to for creating weird, sonically interesting high pads. A little goes a long way with this plug-in."

Kenneth Blume

Producer, Audio Engineer, Songwriter

Dababy, Lil Baby, Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, NBA Youngboy, FKA Twigs, Rico Nasty, Flo Milli, Remi Wolf

"Soundtoys is an irreplaceable part of my workflow. From MicroShift on background vocals to Decapitator on live drums or EchoBoy on literally anything; I can't do a session without the entire suite."

Paul “Willie Green” Womack

Producer, Engineer, Sonic Artist

Wiz Khalifa, Armand Hammer, The Roots, Donnie McClurkin, Moor Mother, The Alchemist

"Decapitator finds its way into every mix I do. It’s amazingly flexible, it can go from subtle and warm, to "oh sh*t!" and everything in between."

Andrew Sarlo

Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Big Thief, Nick Hakim, Show Me The Body, Dijon, Bon Iver

“If anything is just too pure and not exciting enough, reach for Little AlterBoy ASAP.”

Noah Georgeson

Musician, Producer, Mix Engineer

Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, The Strokes, Cate Le Bon, Andy Shauf

"I'm pretty sure I could mix a whole record with Echoboy as my only effect. I use it for all sorts of things - occasionally even what it's intended for."

Sylvia Massy

Record Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Author

Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Hawkins, Prince, System of A Down

"Finally plug-in effects that make me forget about my rack gear!"

Dan Hermouet

FOH Engineer

Perfume Genius

"My current live set up with Perfume Genius includes a mobile set up for voice processing revolving almost exclusively around Soundtoys plugins."

Bryn Bliska

Keyboardist, Producer, Composer

Chappell Roan, Jacob Collier, Maggie Rogers, Karol G, Sofi Tukker

"It's rare for a channel in one of my mixes to not have something from Soundtoys on there at this point, and EchoBoy and Little Plate are absolutely my go-tos for sends in their respective categories."

Ludwig Göransson

Film Composer, Record Producer

Oppenheimer, Black Panther, Childish Gambino, Chance the Rapper, Haim

"Soundtoys plug-ins were irreplaceable tools in helping create the Black Panther score."

Anomalie

Keyboardist, Producer, Performer

"Little Plate is one of the best reverbs I’ve ever used. It’s unmatched!"

Mike Dean

Producer, Engineer, Multi-Instrumentalist

Madonna, 2 Chainz, Pusha T

"Decapitator made my 808 kicks on Desiigner’s 'Timmy Turner' growl and gave them great presence in the mix. Love it."

Jamie Lidell

Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Podcast Host

Super_Collider, Mura Masa, Feist, Simian Mobile Disco, Beck

"Soundtoys doesn’t make a bad plugin. I’ve destroyed with the Devil Loc, I’ve Crystallized myself, I’ve Altered and Echo’d my Boy to high heaven. The world of sonic putty awaits."

Moderat

Band

Apparat / Modeselektor

"EchoBoy is not just a delay plug-in - it adds life to your sound."

Dan Deacon

Electronic Musician, Composer

Task, Venom: The Last Dance, Mystic Familiar

”I’ve always been obsessed with pitch shifting, and really love using Little Alter Boy for it."

Ariel Borujow

Mix Engineer

Notorious B.I.G., Lucius, Chromeo, Justin Martin, Prinze George

"Soundtoys has helped me to achieve "In-The-Box" what I was used to when mixing on analog desks."

Nick Sylvester

Producer, Songwriter, Mixer, Label Owner

Channel Tres, JPEGMAFIA, Yaeji, loveleo

"For Godmode artists, I design a custom stereo ambience fx send buss in Effect Rack and throw from various channels to give my artists' records their own unique sense of space."

Jason LaRocca

Mixer, Producer

Meghan Trainor, CeeLo Green, Venom, Alien: Romulus, Fortnite, God of War

"Little AlterBoy is one of my go to plugins for adding character and grit to my tracks. It is an incredibly useful plugin."

Mija

DJ, Producer

Never B Alone, This Ain't Bristol, OWSLA, Fool's Gold

"If there's a sound that doesn't quite have the edge that I want, I'll use Decapitator to give it more angst."

ODESZA

Electronic Duo

Harrison Mills & Clayton Knight

“We run just about everything through Decapitator or Radiator before it hits anything else.”

Phantogram

Band

“We’ve used Soundtoys on every record we’ve released. It’s become a must have in our studio” – Sarah Barthel

Chvrches

Band

"The lead single from Every Open Eye, 'Leave A Trace', includes Soundtoys plugins right from the intro."

Yaeji

Dance/Electronic Musician

"Crystallizer is my favorite and at this point an essential element of my sound. When it’s applied to my voice, I can create intimate, dreamy textures. The way it interacts with Korean words when delayed and reverse recycled is unlike anything else."

Bob Power

Record Producer, Mix Engineer, Educator

A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, Citizen Cope, D'Angelo, De La Soul

"My professional life can be considered in two periods; life before Decapitator, and life after Decapitator."

Empress Of

Pop Innovator

"EchoBoy has always been my favorite plug in by Soundtoys. I try to use it really creatively on chopped up vocals to create new textures."

Tom Elmhirst

Mixing Engineer

Adele, Amy Winehouse, Cee Lo Green, Florence & The Machine

"Once you start using all of these plug-ins you find it hard to stop."

Son Lux

Band

Lorde, Sufjan Stevens, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Thunderbolts*

"In creating Son Lux's music, we make regular use of every Soundtoys plug-in." - Ryan Lott (Son Lux)

Rachel Alina

Mix Engineer

Stephen Marley, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, Interscope Records

"Soundtoys 5 is the foundation of my creative process when I’m mixing.”

Blake Mills

Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer, Composer

Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Fiona Apple, John Legend, Beck

"Plug-ins like Decapitator, Devil-Loc, EchoBoy, Little AlterBoy, FilterFreak… to me these aren’t just for post-production and mixing - they can also serve as sources of inspiration during tracking and writing."

Autolux

Band

"Soundtoys plug-ins generate all kinds of unexpected melodic disasters at the extremes." – Greg Edwards

Noga Erez

Dance/Electronic Artist

"Soundtoys 5 has amazing tools for creation and playing, but also for mixing and making your sound bigger."

Marc Urselli

Engineer, Producer, Mixer, Sound Designer

Lou Reed, Nick Cave, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Joss Stone

"Soundtoys plug-ins help me come up with tons of alternate ideas and sonic palettes that I might have not otherwise thought of."

Clean Bandit

Band

Sean Paul, Anne-Marie, Marina and the Diamonds, Jess Glynne, Zara Larsson

"I've used Crystallizer, Little AlterBoy and EchoBoy on more or less every track that I've produced in the last three years." – Jack Patterson

Jad Abumrad

Radio Host, Composer, Producer

Radiolab

"FilterFreak's lowpass sort of defines the Radiolab sound."

Scott Hansen

Composer, Songwriter, Producer

Tycho

"It's really inspiring as an artist to see developers who are as passionate about true hardware sound as I am."

Fab Dupont

Writer, Mixer, Producer

David Crosby, Isaac Hayes, Shakira, The Dø

"Soundtoys plugins bring the vibe to every single one of my mixes. No Soundtoys, no mixing."

Greg Wells

Musician, Producer, Songwriter

Katy Perry, Adele, Keith Urban, Twenty One Pilots, Pharrell Williams, Rufus Wainwright

"Soundtoys has the most unique and useful color palette out there, and all the plug-ins are suited to my needs as a record maker."

Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)

Musician, Composer, Producer, Engineer

Deadpool, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Dark Knight Rises

"This bundle is absolutely fantastic!"

Will Clarke

DJ, Producer

All We Have Is Now, Kneaded Pains, Trick

“Soundtoys is 100% my favourite audio tools for production. Every single project I work on has at least one of the Soundtoys plugins being used, worth every single penny and I would advise anyone that wants to get creative in production to buy them.”