About Ivan Iusco
Ivan Iusco (born September 4, 1970) is an Italian American award-winning composer and record producer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. == Background == As a youth in the 1970s, Ivan was inspired by Ennio Morricone's film scores, Japanese animation and science fiction film soundtracks. By age 7, Ivan began taking piano lessons. At 15 he bought his first synthesizer and started building a home studio. == Career == === Music === In 1987, he founded the pioneering Italian music label Minus Habens Records (involving artists such as Angelo Badalamenti, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Depeche Mode), through which he continues to explore and publish avant-garde and experimental music. Several years later he established the Disturbance label to focus on ambient electronic and techno music. In 1987, Iusco also founded the dark ambient and industrial music group, Nightmare Lodge, whose music was primarily released through Minus Habens. By 1990, Iusco began recording under the name "IT" and released the first album under that name, Era Vulgaris, on his Disturbance imprint in 1996. === Film soundtracks and scoring === He debuted in the film industry in 1999, having composed the music for the Apulian cult movie LaCapaGira directed by Alessandro Piva, and went on to win Best Soundtrack at the 2000 Valencia Film Festival (Spain). In 2003 he composed the music for Mio Cognato, a movie by the same director, for which he received the 2004 Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best Soundtrack.
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