Ryan Lesser
EducationRhode Island School of Design
Occupation(s)Art Director, Creative Director

Ryan Lesser is an American video game and board game designer, musician and graphic artist living in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he is best known for his design and art direction on influential video games Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Rock Band[1] and The Beatles: Rock Band.[2][3]

Lesser is an art director at video game developer CD Projekt Red in their American studio The Molasses Flood, faculty at Rhode Island School of Design[4] and Founder of Wild Power Games.[5] From 1999–2018, Lesser served as creative lead and art director at Harmonix.[6] He was a member of the heavy metal band Megasus. In the early- to mid-1990s, Lesser worked[7] with Shepard Fairey on the street art phenomena "Andre the Giant has a Posse"[8] and "Obey",[9] and edited Helen Stickler's video documentary André the Giant Has a Posse and co-created Attention Deficit Disorder[10] with Shepard Fairey.[11]

In 2014, Lesser led a successful Kickstarter campaign[12] for the Harmonix video game Amplitude to ship on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

Games

Name Year Credited with Publisher
Harmonix
Guitar Hero2005art director, art lead, designerRed Octane
Guitar Hero II2006art director, designerRed Octane
Rock Band2007art director, art lead, designerElectronic Arts
Rock Band 22008art director, designerMTV Games
The Beatles: Rock Band2009art directorMTV Games
Amplitude2015creative leadHarmonix
Rock Band 42016creative leadHarmonix

Patents

Lesser is listed as an inventor on the following patents:

Date of patent Patent number Title
04/23/098690670Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience[13]
03/19/0920090075711Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game[14]
08/06/026429863Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment[15]
01/01/13D673582Display screen or portion thereof with boombox icon[16]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Ryan Lesser (Person)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ↑ Radosh, Daniel (2009-08-11). "While My Guitar Gently Beeps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ↑ "A Day In The Life: Creating The Beatles: Rock Band". www.gdcvault.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Lesser | RISD".
  5. ↑ "Ryan Lesser | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek".
  6. ↑ MTV Multiplayer » Harmonix on ‘Guitar Hero III’ — Bittersweet, Like Seeing Kids Off to College
  7. ↑ "Fairey Faces the Giant | RISD". www.risd.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  8. ↑ "Shepard Fairey".
  9. ↑ "The Art Evolution of Shepard Fairey". Complex Networks.
  10. ↑ "Attention Deficit Disorder - The Giant: The Definitive Obey Giant Site". www.thegiant.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ↑ Attention Deficit Disorder
  12. ↑ Tach, Dave (2014-05-05). "Amplitude may get a crowdfunded sequel from Harmonix called Amplitude". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ↑ "Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience".
  14. ↑ "Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game".
  15. ↑ "Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment".
  16. ↑ http://patents.com/us-d673582.html
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