Frequently Asked Questions

I’m an independent singer-songwriter and creator from Pennsylvania. By day, I’m a middle-school science teacher with more than 20 years in education. Somewhere along the way, music, art, technology, storytelling — and a squirrel — got mixed together.

Because that’s how my brain works. I’ve never wanted to decide, “This is my genre, so this is all I’m allowed to make.” If an idea needs guitars, give it guitars. If it needs strings and piano, give it an orchestra. I love discovering what happens when sounds that aren’t normally put together suddenly meet.

Pretty much anywhere. Some come from personal experiences and emotions. Others are inspired by things I’ve seen, conversations, memories, relationships, frustration, hope, or simply something ridiculous that makes me think, “That sounds like a song.”

Because I don’t want them to. The genre can change dramatically from song to song, but the creative fingerprint stays the same: storytelling, personality, emotion, imagery, experimentation, and following an idea wherever it wants to go.

My mom. She introduced me to music from all kinds of genres and made listening interactive. She would quiz me about who was singing and what song was playing. I learned to listen without worrying about whether something belonged to the “right” genre.

Because I don’t just hear music — I see it. When I hear a song, I imagine characters, places, colors, movement, expressions, relationships, and entire scenes. The artwork and videos became another way to tell those stories.

Floyd is a squirrel who started as a character in the Ryanna Rogue world and somehow developed a personality all his own. He’s recognizable by his sunglasses, mohawk, and somewhat questionable level of confidence.

Honestly, Floyd seems to have appointed himself to the position of Official Ryanna Rogue Mascot. He now appears in artwork, videos, community posts, stories, celebrations, livestreams — and apparently gives himself promotions without asking permission.

It started with music, then grew into artwork, videos, recurring characters, Easter eggs, stories, and lore. Floyd eventually gained friends like Felix, Sheldon, Leo, and Madame Mirage, and suddenly there was an entire universe developing around the music.

Not at all. You can simply listen to the songs and enjoy them. But if you want to look a little deeper, there are often characters, objects, visual jokes, callbacks, and other Easter eggs hiding in the artwork.

AI-assisted tools are part of the creative process, but they’re tools — not the creative decision-maker. The process involves writing, revising, experimenting, comparing versions, changing lyrics, rethinking artwork, and making countless small decisions before something feels right.

Absolutely not. The page makes this pretty clear: sometimes there are a lot of versions before anyone sees the final one. As Ryanna puts it, “The decisions are the art.”

The music and visual world can be polished, dramatic, cinematic, and carefully planned — but the person behind it is very much real. She’s a science teacher, artist, music lover, storyteller, technology enthusiast, and apparently someone who occasionally gets distracted while talking to Floyd.

To make room for all of it. Some songs are serious. Some are funny. Some tell stories. Some are meant to make you think or feel something. And some have one primary purpose: This is fun. Turn it up.