Producer Nicky Ryan: His exceptional sound engineer and production abilities were melded with an insistence on perfection, a heady combination that drove the evolution of Enya’s music. Photograph: iStock
Born: July 14th, 1946
Died: September 10th, 2025
Nicky Ryan was born on July 14th, 1946, and grew up in Dublin’s East Wall. He was a sound engineer, producer and manager who, along with his wife, Roma, formed the powerful duo who produced and co-wrote Enya’s repertoire.
Nicky managed Enya with a clear-eyed determination and an ear for perfection that led to her unparalleled global success.
Nicky was the youngest of seven children (two boys and five girls) born to Ned and Mona Ryan of East Wall. While still a schoolboy, he worked alongside his father delivering coal, but his penchant for sound recording developed while he was still at school, capturing his siblings on reel-to-reel recorders.
In his teens, Nicky won a music competition with a mout
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