A long time touring musician with the band Caribou, Ryan also produces futuristic techno music under the moniker Taraval, makes modular ambient music in the live electronic duo Bathing, and has a long running collaboration with Jeremy Greenspan of the Junior Boys, both producing experimental electronic music and running the label Geej. He produced a collaborative performance of a 1973 graphics score by avant-garde composer Frank McCarty called Tactus Tempus, a controlled improvisational process for 9 audio visual performers live at Gray Area. He is an expert level user of Ableton and Max For Live, VCV Rack (virtual modular synthesis environment), numerous hardware instruments and an accomplished guitar player.

Marcus Leitner (he/him) is a media composer and sound designer. In his role as one of the creative content coordinators at Gray Area, he helps create social media content, runs the Creative Resource Library and its associated events, and works as a lighting technician. As a composer, his background in playing and performing acoustic and electronic instruments informs his music practice, one that focuses on texture and evolving soundscapes. A long-time electronic music producer, he is an expert user of Ableton, Logic Pro X, VCV Rack, as well as numerous hardware instruments.