Ivan Janko is a highly skilled film composer and orchestrator with a broad range of multifaceted skills. He demonstrates a strategic and creative mindset, complemented by strong leadership qualities. Ivan is committed to continuous learning and is always open to exploring innovative developments in his field.

The foundation of his workflow is anchored in a proactive approach, exceptional communication skills, and adaptability. He places a high value on cultural diversity and is committed to accurately conveying the director's vision for each project through the art of storytelling.
Inspired by a diverse background in world music and polystylism, Ivan celebrates the beauty of modern and contemporary music. Drawing influence from neoclassicism, impressionism, expressionism, and experimentalism, he masterfully conveys profound stories through the power of twelve notes.

In his early years, he embarked on an inspiring musical journey as a self-taught troubadour guitarist, specializing in songwriting, flamenco, and gypsy swing. His unwavering passion for music, combined with his scientific knowledge and martial/spiritual training, led him to develop a unique style called "Dream-Scoring." This system harmonizes the natural order with the unnatural and vice versa, blending modern scientific principles with Zen philosophy and the tradition of musical creationism.

This unconventional approach earned him a scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music and the Global Partner Program at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (COM). While in college, he concentrated on Jazz Studies, Musical Arts, Music Business, Production, and Composition for Contemporary Media. These areas of focus played a significant role in shaping his future in the music and film industry.

Chris Neiner (b. 1994) is a Cleveland-based composer of contemporary classical music with colorful harmony, diverse influences, and engaging energy. Neiner’s style derives from his passion to foster collaborative works with instrumentalists. His recent collaborations include Playtime, a new work for horn, violin, and piano, commissioned by a consortium of collegiate horn professors across the United States; and Serenade for the Ghosts, a phantasmic fantasy for clarinet and string quartet, commissioned by Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics. His work has been praised by Cleveland Classical for "incorporating the zazzy colors of the current new music dialect," and "pleasant shocks and melting cadences." Currently, Neiner serves as a composition faculty and composer-in-residence at the Aurora School of Music in Aurora, Ohio.
       
The music of Chris Neiner has appeared on programs by the Grammy award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia, American Modern Ensemble, Boston New Music Initiative, Cochran Chamber Commissioning Project, Copper Street Brass Quintet, Red Hedgehog Trio, loadbang, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Rocky Ridge Music Center, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, faculty of the MacPhail Center for Music, and more.
       
Beyond his collaborative work as a composer, Neiner is a producer and coordinator for several music events. In 2019, he served as the associate director, composer-in-residence, and conductor for Music in the Circle, a summer concert series facilitating collaboration between international artists and students, faculty, and alumni of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Other projects include Leora’s Reverie, a concert to benefit the One Voice Foundation by American-Israeli songwriter Katia Bolotin, and New Music for Horn, a multidisciplinary project that facilitated music making between hornists, composers, conductors, and recording artists studying at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
       
Neiner has also gained a reputation as a highly sought-out arranger and copyist, working with organizations such as Reimagining Opera for Kids, the Vietnamese American Society for Creative Arts and Music (VASCAM), the Cleveland Institute of Music, and internationally recognized composer and trumpeter Anthony Plog.
       
Neiner completed a master's degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Keith Fitch. Previously, he studied composition and horn performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with composers Claude Baker, Aaron Travers, P. Q. Phan, Don Freund, and hornist Richard Seraphinoff. He is an alumnus of the Mostly Modern Festival, New Music on the Point Festival, RED NOTE New Music Festival, and the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium.

Composer of contemporary classical music based in Brussels.

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Composer, musician and teacher living in Foxborough, MA. This is my Soundtrack Profile with my music for video games and visual media. This is my music-blog, where I post every month. Thank you for visiting my page! If you would like to collaborate please click the 'Contact Me' tab.  Best :)  -DV

Saxophonist working in and across the classical tradition.

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