Ivan Linn

Ivan Linn, also known as Livan, is a composer, pianist, producer, and production executive of Goldstones Studios. He is also the CEO and founder of social journalism platform Folkspaper.[1] His work as a film composer, The Tenants Downstairs was released theatrically in August, 2016. He is also involved in music production of video games, including Final Fantasy series and Kingdom Hearts.

Ivan Linn
Ivan Linn conducts the Boston Chamber Orchestra for his score
Alma materYale University
Occupation

Prior to Goldstones, Linn managed the Video Game Orchestra, a philharmonic of symphonic rock fusion based in Boston, MA. The group brought a brand-new music genre to theater and concert hall.[2] He later introduced the orchestra in Asia in 2012 and toured with the group.[3] Some of the video game music giants were invited and featured in the shows, that concert production was commercially and critically acclaimed.[4]

Linn received a gold medal at the International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition in Oslo and was invited by UNESCO to be featured at the Festival international de la diversité culturelle in Paris as a concert pianist.[5] He performed with Yoko Shimomura, composer of Kingdom Hearts, and recorded as a pianist for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XV.[6] As a concert pianist, he tours with The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Eorzean Symphony Final Fantasy XIV, and Kingdom Hearts World Tour.[7] Linn is the Music Director and Chief Conductor of Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Symphony World Tour[8].

Discography
YearWorksRoles
2013 Live at Symphony Hall, Video Game Orchestra album.[9] Solo pianist
2014Original soundtracks of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIISolo Pianist
2016 Original soundtracks of Final Fantasy XV Solo Pianist
2016 Movie “The Tenants Downstairs” Producer and composer
2016 4 songs from Winne Hsin’s Album “Flow” Producer
2017 Movie “Father to Son” OST （Chinese Name: 范保德） Producer and composer
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack[10] Solo pianist

Tours
YearWorksRoles
2010 As part of the Edvard Grieg competition prize, tour in the United States, Russia, Germany, Norway, and Italy Solo Pianist
2011Festival international de la diversité culturelle, organized by UNESCOSolo Pianist
2011 André Fuckert China Tour Solo Pianist
2015 Legend of Zelda Tour –Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses Concert Pianist
2017-2018 Kingdom Hearts World Tour Concert Pianist
2019- Assassin’s Creed Symphony World Tour[11] Music Director/Conductor

Awards
YearTitleRole
2010International Edvard Grieg Piano CompetitionFirst prize––Prix d’Oslo. Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Romantic Composer
2012 iChoice Artistic Ambassador
2013 Bronze Medal of Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Pianist of piano trio group. The only piano trio group in final round of the competition.
2013 Chimei Arts Award Award given by the Chimei Museum
2014 Tanglewood Music Center Fellow Pianist
2017 Zulalian Award[7] Boston University Award
2018 Richmond Competition[12] First prize

References
  1. Sainul, Abudheen K (2020-01-29). "Ivan Linn's blockchain-powered social network is music to content creators' ears". e27. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. "Video Game Orchestra Takes the Stage at Symphony Hall | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  3. "2014 巴哈姆特LIVE". prj.gamer.com.tw. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  4. "Video Game Orchestra ~Live at Boston Symphony Hall~ [Concert+Kickstarter]". NeoGAF. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  5. "Local pianist wins world tour - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  6. "Yoko Shimomura｜下村陽子 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. "Boston University College of Fine Arts Magazine". Boston University. Jan 26, 2020. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. "Review: Assassin's Creed Symphony London". Movies Games and Tech. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. "Live at Symphony Hall / Video Game Orchestra - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  10. "SBPS-0025~30 | Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack [Type B] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. 2018-05-23. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  11. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/assassin-creed-symphony-live-game-16776223
  12. "Richmond Competition Recital: Ivan Linn, November 8, 2018". Boston University. 2020-04-09. Archived from the original on 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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