Ryan McCardle is a graphic designer and visual artist originally from southwestern Virginia. He also runs the small tape label Furious Hooves, which he co-founded in 2011.

McCardle has done design & layout within the music industry since 2011, working with such labels as Captured Tracks, Graveface Records, Partisan Records, and more.

In 2019 he was diagnosed with Chordoma Cancer, but as of 2021 has slowly began collaborating with artists and labels once again.