Ryun Louie is one of the founding members of the Pana Percussion Group. The Ryun Louie Trio continues to perform and records in the Northeast Ohio area. Ryun is the founder of his private studio “Studio Louie” that maintains a full private teaching schedule. Ryun is the Director of Percussion Studies for the Medina and Wadsworth City School District.

 In 2013, he completed his tenure as the principal timpanist for the South Dakota Symphony and the South Dakota Symphony Percussion Quartet. Prior to that he served in the United States Air Force as the principal timpanist, principal percussionist and principal drum set player with the Heartland of America Band stationed in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A native of Salt Lake City, Ryun started his professional career at the age of 15.  He attended the University of Utah where he studied with Doug Wolf, Professor of Percussion at the University of Utah, and George Brown, principal timpanist of the Utah Symphony.  During this time, he also studied with Cloyd Duff, principal timpanist of the Cleveland Orchestra.  He furthered his education at Carnegie Mellon University where he studied under Timothy Adams, Jr., principal timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony.  

Ryun Louie resides in Medina, Ohio. 

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No stranger to the orchestral world, Ryun has performed with several orchestras in his 30 year career including the Sounds of Sousa Concert Band, West Virginia Symphony, Erie Symphony, Parkersburg Symphony, Sioux City Symphony, Utah Symphony, Utah Chamber Orchestra, Ballet West Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (Mexico City), Salt Lake Symphony, Butler Symphony, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, River City Orchestra, Proteus 7 and the Canadian Brass.

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Ryun Louie has performed for audiences on the stages of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Breintz Jazz Festival, Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, Park City Jazz Festival and the Art and Edison Farmer Memorial Jazz Festival. He has performed with jazz greats Curtis Fuller, Dick Oates, Greg Gizbert, Clark Terry, Eddie Daniels, Chuck Findley, Tom Garvin, Ira Nepus and Matt Wallis. 

In 2008, Ryun released his first jazz CD called “Louie Says You”. In May of 2015 the Ryun Louie Trio recorded and released “Louie Trio Live”.  In 2021 the Ryun Louie Trio recorded and released it’s lares CD “Truth”.

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Among his influences and teachers, Ryun names some of the best percussionists in the world:  Peter Erskine, Dave Jette, Doug Wolf, George Brown, Jay Lawrence, Steve Houghton, Ed Soph, Guy Romanko, Bob Breithaupt, Paul Samuels, Jamey Haddad, Dwight Thomas, Guy Romanco, Kelly Wallis, Bill Hill, Cloyd Duff, Timothy Adams Jr., Tom Freer and Rick Sebastian.  

"Ryun Louie is the good rare breed of musician who is equally comfortable and adept in both the legit and popular music worlds. His musical enthusiasm is contagious. He is an excellent percussionist and drummer.”  ~ Peter Erskine

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Ryun recently served as Artist-in-Residence for Cleveland Heights High School in northeast Ohio.  Additionally, he has taught at Augustana College, South Dakota State, Dorht College, University of Utah, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Northwestern Iowa College, Weber State College, University of Omaha-Nebraska, Iowa Western Community College and Duquesne University, University of Nevada Las Vegas and College of Southern Nevada,  West Jordan and Davis High Schools in Utah, Southside High School in Pennsylvania, Jackson High School, Cloverleaf High School, Brunswick High School, Copley High School, Strongsville High School, Orrville High School, Revere High School,  Belleview East High School in Nebraska,

He works as an active clinician for the Percussion Arts Society (PAS) and Mr. Louie is also the Director of the Pana Percussion Institute entering it’s 14th year that reaches over 50 percussion students held every summer in Wadsworth, Ohio.  

Ryun is proud to be endorsed by Evans Drumheads, Bosphorus Cymbals, Erie Drums and Shells, Black Swamp Percussion, Michael Baker Mallets and  Promark Drumsticks.