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Ash Ryan Arnwine. Founder of Collxn and Random Tantrum. Building products, writing about dev tools and music tech. Based in Texas, currently in Kyoto.

I’m Ash Ryan Arnwine, founder & CEO at Random Tantrum where I’m building Collxn, a better way for vinyl lovers to explore their collections. I’m a board member at HanaYou (ikebana experiences for all) and an advisor at Muru (the premier app for medics in the trenches).

I previously led Developer Relations at Adobe and Nylas, and co‑founded sc0red as Chief Product Officer. I like shipping small, useful things as a solo dev, learning in public, and helping builders build at scale.

What I’m doing now

  • Collxn — daily drops, vibe‑matching, and new ways to browse vinyl.
  • Mere Mortal Dev — light experiments and notes for web devs who like to tinker.

See also: /now for a periodically updated snapshot.
Also see: /ideas for future directions.

Where I’ve lived

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  • Kyoto, Japan — 2025– (currently nomading here)
  • Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas — 2025– (home base)
  • New York City — 2015–2025
  • Osaka, Japan — 2010–2015
  • San Francisco, California — 2008–2010
  • Kagoshima, Japan — 2003–2008
  • Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas — born and raised

Events

Pins mark cities where I’ve spoken, organized, sponsored, or exhibited.

Meetups I’ve organized

A few of the communities I’ve organized, all focused on spotlighting and energizing builders, makers, and creators.

  • Kyoto Tech Meetup — organizer (2025–). A friendly community for tech folks in Kyoto.
  • Astoria Tech Meetup (NYC) — co-organizer (2019–2025). Community events and hack nights in Queens; helped spark local projects like Volunteer Dispatch and Subcurrent.
  • Founders Friday (NYC) — co-organizer (2015–2019). Real talk for founders by founders.
  • Coffee & Coding Conundrum (NYC) — organizer (2015–2017). A friendly community for tech folks in NYC.
  • Coffee & Coding Conundrum (Osaka) — organizer (2012–2015). A friendly community for tech folks in Kansai.
  • PechaKucha Night Kyoto — co-organizer (2012–2015). Present your passion with 20 slides × 20 seconds.

Selected events (speaking / sponsoring / exhibiting)

A representative list of conferences and meetups where I’ve spoken, hosted, sponsored, or exhibited.

  • APIdays — NYC / London / Paris
  • Austin API Summit by Nordic APIs
  • WeAreDevelopers World Congress — Berlin
  • NYU ITP Camp — NYC
  • Adobe MAX — Las Vegas / Los Angeles
  • Adobe Tech Summit — San Jose
  • Creative Developers Summit — Atlanta / New Orleans / Seattle
  • Dublin Tech Summit
  • Infobip Shift — Croatia
  • Droidcon SF

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Last updated: July 29, 2025