Ivan Linn is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, investor, and music programmer. He is known for his work in the music production of video games in the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. He is also appointed the music director and Chief Conductor of the Assassin's Creed Symphony World Tour. Linn is the founder of open source AI music platform Wavv. Linn is a member of the National Arts and Sciences Recording Academy and ASCAP.
Early life and education Linn started his acting career at four years old, with roles in the popular dramas Justice Pao and the TV show Dream of the Red Chamber. He was also featured in different TV advertisements for companies like McDonald's and Hunya Foods.
Linn was first exposed to music at the age of four, and made his first public piano performance in Switzerland when he was in kindergarten. However, he only started studying piano formally at the age of twelve at Yamaha Music Foundation.
Linn moved to Germany and went to the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, where he earned a bachelor's degree. In 2011, he moved to the United States to pursue a master's degree in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music with a full scholarship. Linn graduated from Yale University in 2015 with a artist diploma (A.D.).
Career
Early career In 2011, 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. He later introduced the orchestra in Asia in 2012 and toured with the group. He was with the Video Game Orchestra for four years.
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.
He performed with composer Yoko Shimomura, and recorded as a pianist and production manager for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XV. Linn toured with The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Eorzean Symphony Final Fantasy XIV, and Kingdom Hearts World Tour.
Recent projects Linn is the Founder and CEO of Wavv, an open source musicAI platform founded in 2022.
Linn was appointed as the music director and Chief Conductor for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Symphony World Tour at the end of 2018. Assassin's Creed Symphony premiered with a live performance at E3 2019 that garnered millions of viewers.
In June 2020, Linn recorded live covers for Yoko Shimomura's "Stay at home" virtual concert series. He also produced Shimomura's music for the video game Xuan-Yuan Sword 7 released on October 6, 2020.
Linn composed the score for the Netflix TV series Futmalls.com, released in December 2020.
In 2021, Linn was the General Manager of Star Ritz International Entertainment Co., Ltd., which was founded by Angie Chai, dubbed the "Godmother of Teen Dramas."
In September 2022, Linn became an advisor of Filoli, which is also known as the Bourn-Roth Estate, a historic house and garden museum set in 16 acres of formal gardens surrounded by a 654-acre estate, located in Woodside, California.
Discography
Video games Year Title Developer Role 2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIISquare EnixSolo pianist/Production manager2014Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 RemixSquare EnixProduction manager2014D4: Dark Dreams Don't DieAccess GamesSolo pianist2015Cytus RayarkProduction manager2016Final Fantasy XVSquare EnixSolo pianist/Production manager 2017Xenoblade Chronicles 2Monolith SoftSolo pianist2020Xuan-Yuan Sword 7Softstar Entertainment Inc.Music Producer for Promotional Video
Film Year Title Role 2015Lazer TeamProduction manager2016The Tenants DownstairsComposer and producer2018Father to SonProducer
TV Year Title Role 2016Ice FantasyProduction manager2020Futmalls.comComposer
Other projects Year Title Role 2013Live at Symphony Hall, Video Game Orchestra album.Solo pianist2013World 1-2, Brave Wave Productions album.Solo pianist2016Flow, Winne Hsin album.Producer
Tours Year Title Role 2010World tour as part of the Edvard Grieg competition prizeSolo Pianist2015Legend of Zelda Tour: Zelda Symphony of the GoddessesConcert Pianist/Production Manager2016Capcom Live!Concert Pianist/Production Manager2017-2018Kingdom Hearts World TourConcert Pianist2018Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIVConcert Pianist2019Assassin’s Creed Symphony World TourMusic Director/Conductor
Awards and honours Year Title Notes 2000Xingtian Temple Tomorrow Star Piano Competition.First prize 2002Ministry of Culture of Taiwan's Talent BankWinner2003Città di Barletta Piano CompetitionFirst prize2004SinoPac Philharmonic Classical Elite AwardFirst prize and Most Promising Newcomer2006Sounds of the Human World, Master Hsing Yun Buddhist Music CompetitionFirst prize and Audience Award.2007NTSO Piano Concerto CompetitionThird prize2007Ministry of Culture of Taiwan's Talent BankWinner2008Chimei Arts AwardWinner 2010 International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition First prize and Romantic Composer.2010New Taipei City Government's "New Taipei City Light" MedalWinner2011Sicily IBLA Music AwardWinner2011Taiwan's Ministry of Culture AwardWinner2012iChoiceNamed Artistic Ambassador2013Fischoff Chamber Music CompetitionBronze Medal2013Chimei Arts AwardWinner2014Tanglewood Music Center FellowshipWinner2015SteinwayYoung Artist2017Questrom School of Business Zulalian AwardWinner201728th Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Recording AlbumIce Fantasy score nominated2018Richmond CompetitionFirst prize201855th Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film ScoreFather to Son score nominated
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