Ryan Loftsgaarden, commonly known by his stage name Ryan Lofty, is an American producer, songwriter, composer, musician, and DJ. He is best known for his original tropical house songs, remixes & custom scores for television.Lofty was introduced to piano and trumpet at a young age by his mother who is a piano teacher. He studied music business at Columbia College Chicago during which time he held an internship at a small recording studio. After college Lofty worked as a composer at Disney's creative campus in Los Angeles eventually leaving to facilitate a songwriting contract in India.In 2015, Lofty co-founded Future Vega, a publishing house that specializes in electronic music for film, TV & advertising. His artist single The Mountain (feat. Bonx) has been featured on television programs such as Dash Dolls and MTV's Real World: Go Big or Go Home. Higher (feat. Bestfriends) was featured on Season 14 of Bad Girls Club. An unreleased track from collaborative project BabeWave was licensed in an Apple Music Guided Tour. Lofty has also completed custom work for brands such as Mountain Dew, Microsoft and Los Angeles Kiss Football.