▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁long time ▁business ▁and ▁recording ▁partner ▁for ▁the ▁singer , ▁song writer ▁and ▁music ian ▁En ya ▁alongside ▁his ▁wife , ▁poet ▁and ▁ly ric ist ▁Roma ▁Ryan . ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ryan ▁gained ▁initial ▁recognition ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁several ▁artists ▁including ▁Gary ▁Moore , ▁Plan xty , ▁Christ y ▁Moore ▁and ▁Cl ann ad . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Domin ick ▁Ryan ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁As ▁a ▁young ster , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁song ▁contest ▁with ▁a ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" In ▁the ▁M ood " ▁by ▁Gl enn ▁Miller ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁prize ▁was ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favour ite ▁bands . ▁However , ▁Ryan ▁could ▁not ▁claim ▁the ▁prize ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁the ▁fare ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁see ▁them . ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁school , ▁Ryan ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁School ▁for ▁De af ▁Girls ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁where ▁he ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁sound ▁engineering ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁de af ▁children ▁to ▁" he ar " ▁music . ▁He ▁designed ▁a ▁speaker ▁system ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁pipe ▁organ ▁that ▁allowed ▁for ▁considerable ▁bass ▁to ▁travel ▁across ▁a ▁spring ▁floor ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁dance ▁room ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁ch ests , ▁so ▁they