Stoyan Ganev

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“Famous for his work with the Wake up Project and the Crucifixion piece, Bulgarian film music composer Stoyan Ganev is fast becoming a name to admire. With a cornucopia of online material and several eminent movie pieces to his name, Stoyan Ganev’s profile continues to augment. Amongst other things, Stoyan has gone on to showcase his talents at the Bansko Jazz Festival, as well as playing and recorded pieces for many Bulgarian music, TV and radio programs. Born in April 1978 in Bulgaria, Stoyan Ganev embarked on his musical journey at the age of 13 when he started learning to play the bass guitar and double bass. Being a self-taught musician for the best part of his life, Ganev managed to obtain first place in the National Conservatory Entry Exam where his love for film music and symphony orchestra really took off. In 2001, Stoyan became the youngest jazz bass player at the Bansko Jazz Festival. Stoyan also played with several Bulgarian jazz musicians of immaculate calibre, including, Milcho Leviev and Hristo Yotsov. During his years in the National Conservatory, a young Stoyan Ganev delved deeper and deeper into the acquiesce and beauty of classical music. Inspired by the likes of Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Bach and the legendary Ludwig Beethoven, Stoyan began writing his first compositions and simple orchestrations in his teens. The influence of scores of teachers, including Jerry Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard and Thomas Newman proved in

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