Ricky Mier is a banjo player from Marin County, California; he is best known for his YouTube channel where he showcases his complex but approachable picking style, along with the music theory that he invented to describe the rhythmic and harmonic language that is unique to the 5 string banjo. Ricky went to Berklee College of Music and began playing full time with Twisted Pine. He won the Rocky Grass and the Fresh Grass banjo competitions and has recently toured extensively with the Michigan based band, Full Chord. He is a prolific transcriber of banjo arrangements and a passionate teacher of the art of the 5-string banjo.