Ryan Ross Smith is a composer, performer and educator currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Smith has performed throughout the US, Europe and UK, including performances at MoMA and PS1 [NYC] and Le Centre Pompidou [Paris, FR], has had his music performed throughout North America, Iceland, Denmark, Australia and the UK, has presented his work and research at conferences including NIME, ISEA, ICLI, ICLC, SMF, SMC and TENOR, and has lectured at various colleges and universities. As a sound designer/engineer, Smith has produced a range of work, including projects for ABC (David Blaine's "Drowned Alive"), Kassen Brothers Production (the score for "Puncture"), and WNYC's Studio360. Most recently, Smith worked as the mixing/mastering engineer and composer for ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcast "Bikram". Smith is also known for his work with Animated Notation, and his Ph.D. research website is archived at animatednotation.com. He currently teaches Composition and Sonic Arts at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.