Stoyan Ganev, aged 32, is one of the brightest, talented and most recognizable classical and film musicians to emerge from the Eastern Bloc.
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.
Stoyan Ganev’s Childhood
Born in April 1978 in Bulgaria, Stoyan Ganev embarked on his musical journey at the tender age of 13 when he started learning to play the bass guitar and double bass.
Despite being a self-taught musician for the best part of his life, Ganev managed to receive his B.M. Diploma from the National Conservatory of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria as a jazz double-bassist and bass guitarist as his love for film music and Symphony Orchestra really took off.
Stoyan Ganev Branches Into Classical Music
During his years in the National Conservatory, a young Stoyan Ganev delved deeper and deeper into the acquiesce and beautifulness of classical music.
Further inspired by the likes of Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Bach and the legendary Ludwig Beethoven, Stoyan began to writing his first compositions and simple orchestrations in his teens.
The influence of scores of teachers, including Gerry Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard and Thomas Newman proved inimical.
Wisely, Stoyan, familiarized himself with the finest computer software and hardware tools needed to create world-class symphony music simulations.
Stoyan Pursues Career in Film Music
By his early twenties, Stoyan enrolled to study at Reno and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There he further extended his studies becoming a scholarship recipient as a jazz studies major (B.M.) with Professor Tom Warrington at UNLV.
In 2004, the Film scoring department at the Berklee College of music granted Stoyan the Grand Scholarship Aid, one of the highest honours offered at that school.
It was also there where he met distinguished composer, arranger and producer Johnny Pate, whose words of wisdom and influence entranced Stoyan who quickly started hunting to score some films.
Unsurprisingly, films were not long in coming. Stoyan managed to get his first film music experience from some students and then went on to score a full 88 minutes in Gene Greenlees’ Sci-Fi film; The Paralyzing Agent.
In 2008 Stoyan moved from Las Vegas to Ottawa, Canada where he wrote most of the music for YouTube sensation The Arrivals Reloaded and Phase 3, otherwise known as the Wake up Project.
Stoyan Ganev and the Wake up Project
Stoyan Ganev’s compositions for the Wake up Project ranks amongst his well-known and most catching pieces.
One of the compositions entitled; The Crucifixion, become very famous. It also exponentially raised Stoyan’s profile as a film music producer.
Later Stoyan was contacted by the Wake up Project team with the offer to score The Arrivals Reloaded and to write some music for Phase 3.
It proved to be an inspired move and took Stoyan’s career as a composer at a whole new level. The Crucifixion is one piece which particularly stands out.
Where Next For Stoyan Ganev?
The notoriety gained from his work with the Wake up Project gave Stoyan Ganev the confidence to further extend and exemplify his composing and music skills.
It further gave Stoyan a humanitarian feel as he sought to highlight key world issues and compose for tear-jerking and emotive political, economic as well as social issues, including government corruption and animal cruelty.
In 2009, Stoyan became the youngest jazz bass player at the Bansko Jazz Festival. Stoyan also played with several BG jazz musicians of immaculate calibre, including, Milcho Leviev and Hristo Yotsov.
With over 60 musical compositions to his name, film buffs and classical music enthusiasts can take their pick from Stoyan’s library by following this link.
Remember the Name Stoyan Ganev
Now one of the most famous classical musicians, film music composers and Jazz double-bass players in Bulgaria, Stoyan always points to Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri and Thomas Newman as his most significant influences.
As the world of music continues to excite, enthuse, sooth and inspire, how long will it be until other up-and-coming young classical musicians turn to Stoyan Ganev for inspiration and influence?
Readers are encouraged to take a peek at Stoyan Ganev’s moving piece with the Wake up Project examining the pertinent problems of the Food Industry via this link:
Phase 3; The Problems of the Food Industry, Music Produced by Stoyan Ganev.
From humble origins in Bulgaria to a rising musical star situated in Canada, Stoyan Ganev continues to compose for the classical and film music genre as his work reaches more general and far-reaching audiences.
The information was gathered through communication and consultation with Stoyan Ganev himself who provided much of the details. It is the first biography of its kind concerning the composer.
Join the Conversation