RYHNA THOMPSON

Founder & President / Manager & Producer

Over the course of the last 2 and a half decades, Ryhna has been an artist, manager, producer, entrepreneur, leader and change maker in the cultural and creative industries. Under the banner of Envision Management & Production, Ryhna works with artists to conceive, produce, manage and share musical projects, most often in the realm where music intersects with film, animation, theater, literature and interactivity - and all in the context of building authentic, long-term careers.

Projects have ranged widely from Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall (a stage production adapted from his graphic novel involving the real-time creation of a film through the choreographed work of a team of puppeteers, crew, live scored by Kid Koala and a string quartet); Richard Reed Parry’s Quiet River of Dust Dome show (a live music performance immersed in 360 film); Floor Kids (a hand drawn animated breakdance video game now available on 5 platforms); to The Pathwaves Digital Literacy Incubator (an initiative aimed at empowering Canadian musicians to make lifelong careers in music more possible and equitable).

Valuing cultural diplomacy, Ryhna has produced tours on 5 continents. Always keen to contribute to her communities and to support a healthy, sustainable, positive and innovative creative economy, she has sat on numerous non-profit boards and committees including serving as President of the Music Managers Forum Canada. A lifelong learner, Ryhna has engaged in numerous professional development experiences since graduating from McGill University and is a Leadership Fellow with the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. Eager to pay forward her learnings, Ryhna has served as a mentor and speaker at conferences and in educational settings in both North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.

ryhna (at) envisionmanagement.com