| Ivan Linn | |
| Alma Mater: | Yale University |
| Known For: | Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed |
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.[1] Linn is a member of the National Arts and Sciences Recording Academy and ASCAP.[2]
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.[3]
Linn moved to Germany and went to the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. 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.[4] Linn graduated from Yale University in 2015.
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.[5] He later introduced the orchestra in Asia in 2012 and toured with the group.[6] He was with the Video Game Orchestra for four years.[7]
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.[8]
He performed with composer Yoko Shimomura, and recorded as a pianist and production manager for and Final Fantasy XV.[9] Linn toured with, Eorzean Symphony Final Fantasy XIV, and Kingdom Hearts World Tour.[10]
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.[11] Assassin's Creed Symphony premiered with a live performance at E3 2019 that garnered millions of viewers.[12] [13] [14]
In June 2020, Linn recorded live covers for Yoko Shimomura's "Stay at home" virtual concert series.[15] 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 on December, 2020.[16]
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.
| Year | Title | Developer | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | [17] | Square Enix | Solo pianist/Production manager | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Square Enix | Production manager | |
| 2014 | Access Games | Solo pianist | ||
| 2015 | Cytus | Rayark | Production manager | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV[18] | Square Enix | Solo pianist/Production manager | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2[19] | Monolith Soft | Solo pianist | |
| 2020 | Xuan-Yuan Sword 7[20] | Softstar Entertainment Inc. | Music Producer for Promotional Video |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lazer Team | Production manager | |
| 2016 | The Tenants Downstairs[21] | Composer and producer | |
| 2018 | Father to Son | Producer |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ice Fantasy[22] | Production manager | |
| 2020 | Futmalls.com | Composer |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Live at Symphony Hall, Video Game Orchestra album. | Solo pianist | |
| 2013 | World 1-2, Brave Wave Productions album. | Solo pianist | |
| 2016 | Flow, Winne Hsin album. | Producer |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World tour as part of the Edvard Grieg competition prize[23] | Solo Pianist | |
| 2015 | Legend of Zelda Tour: Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses | Concert Pianist/Production Manager | |
| 2016 | Capcom Live![24] | Concert Pianist/Production Manager | |
| 2017-2018 | Kingdom Hearts World Tour[25] | Concert Pianist | |
| 2018 | Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV | Concert Pianist | |
| 2019 | Assassin’s Creed Symphony World Tour[26] | Music Director/Conductor |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Xingtian Temple Tomorrow Star Piano Competition.[27] | First prize | |
| 2002 | Ministry of Culture of Taiwan's Talent Bank[28] | Winner | |
| 2003 | Città di Barletta Piano Competition | First prize | |
| 2004 | SinoPac Philharmonic Classical Elite Award | First prize and Most Promising Newcomer | |
| 2006 | Sounds of the Human World, Master Hsing Yun Buddhist Music Competition[29] | First prize and Audience Award. | |
| 2007 | NTSO Piano Concerto Competition[30] | Third prize | |
| 2007 | Ministry of Culture of Taiwan's Talent Bank[31] | Winner | |
| 2008 | Chimei Arts Award[32] | Winner | |
| 2010 | International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition | First prize and Romantic Composer. | |
| 2010 | New Taipei City Government's "New Taipei City Light" Medal[33] | Winner | |
| 2011 | Sicily IBLA Music Award[34] | Winner | |
| 2011 | Taiwan's Ministry of Culture Award | Winner | |
| 2012 | iChoice | Named Artistic Ambassador | |
| 2013 | Fischoff Chamber Music Competition[35] | Bronze Medal | |
| 2013 | Chimei Arts Award | Winner | |
| 2014 | Tanglewood Music Center Fellowship | Winner | |
| 2015 | Steinway | Young Artist | |
| 2017 | Questrom School of Business Zulalian Award | Winner | |
| 2017 | 28th Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Recording Album | Ice Fantasy score nominated | |
| 2018 | Richmond Competition[36] | First prize | |
| 2018 | 55th Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Score | Father to Son score nominated |