Background
Ryder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is of English and Finnish.
Ryder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is of English and Finnish.
He worked as a keyboardist in the music industry for fifteen years. In 1983, Ryder befriended pornographic actress Amber Lynn while he was seeking employment in the adult film industry as a composer for pornographic films. Lynn introduced him to other people in the business and director Roy Karch was the first to hire him.
He left the industry before returning in 2001 as a publicist for New Sensations/Digital Sin.
In 2001, he launched the Puerto Rico firm All Media Play. In 2004, he launched his own production label, X-Play, and made his directorial debut with the film Britney Rears Wild Back Stage Sex Party.