Team

Ryan founded Zylo Performance in 2010. After studying at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music he spent 2 years working as a Credit Representative at American Express. Whilst that provided good experience, the main thing he learned from his time in finance was that he needed to be doing something he was passionate about. Luckily a friend of his ran a company that delivered guitar lessons to children in primary schools, so Ryan proposed that he offer singing lessons alongside them. He had supported younger children at drama clubs he'd attended as a teenager but this was his first foray into teaching... and he loved it!

Within weeks Ryan knew that he had discovered a new passion in teaching and over the following 2 years he gained experience working with dozens of children at several primary schools. Whilst he enjoyed the process of teaching children a new artistic skill, he drew greater satisfaction from witnessing how effective it was in building their confidence. But Ryan had two other core interests besides music: drama and filmmaking.

He had attended drama clubs from the age of 6, inspired to perform after seeing a choir sing on TV, and at 9 he'd discovered filmmaking when his Dad bought a camcorder... something that Ryan got much more use out of! Over the years drama and film became his obsessions, with the addition of music in his mid teens.

As his love for teaching grew Ryan realised he had an opportunity to merge the things that he was most passionate about. He could bring music, drama and filmmaking together and deliver these services to children directly at school with a focus on confidence building and teamwork... so he launched Zylo Performance. And here we are!

We want you to feel confident about our services so we pick and prepare our tutors with care. Read on to learn about who we choose and the level of training you can expect.