Born in Los Angeles into a family of professional musicians, Ronald Royer began his career as a cellist, performing with such ensembles as the Utah Symphony, Pacific Symphony and Toronto Symphony, as well as working in the Motion Picture and Television Industry in Los Angeles. Mr. Royer obtained a Masters Degree in Composition from the University of Toronto and is currently serving as an Instructor of Music for the University of Toronto Schools, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Mr. Royer is quickly emerging as a prominent composer with numerous commissions, performances and commercial recordings. His compositions have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Germany and the Czech Republic, by such artists as violinist Catherine Manoukian, cellists Shauna Rolston and Simon Fryer, flautist Nora Shulman and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. More than twenty orchestras have performed his works, including the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Toronto Sinfonietta, Composers Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Canadian Sinfonietta, Niagara Symphony, and the Okanagan Symphony. His music has been broadcast across Canada on CBC radio. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Royer served as Composer-in-Residence for the Toronto Sinfonietta, for which he wrote six orchestra commissions.

Ronald Royer has written for a variety of ensembles including orchestral, choral, wind ensembles and chamber. His music employs expressive melodies, rich harmonies, energetic rhythms, colourful orchestrations and tight and integrated structures. Los Angeles music producer and musicologist Jeannie Pool writes, "A Musician's composer, Ronald Royer's music is beautifully conceived, well-structured and intricately detailed. His musical sensibility, dramatic flair, and clear headedness result in new music which is a joy to listeners and players alike." Mr. Royer is a member of SOCAN/ASCAP and is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre. He is also in demand as a conductor, lecturer, concert host and musical adviser.