Vian Izak

Vian Izak
Origin Nashville, TN
Genres Folk, Pop
Years active 2014 (2014) –present
Labels Vohnic Music LLC, Merlin Network
Associated acts Captain Dipper & The Strawberry Girl, The Arcadian Wild, Through Juniper Vale, POLR
Website http://www.vianizak.com

Vian Izak is a South African American singer/songwriter, producer, and audio engineer. He created an animated alias to maintain his anonymity online.[1] Izak's artist project is part of the virtual band movement popularized by acts such as the Gorillaz and The Archies in where the members of the group are portrayed as animations.[2]

He has worked with artists Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty.[3][4] He is known for his songs "World of Trouble" and "Revolver." [5][6] He also owns and operates his own independent record label called Vohnic Music LLC in Nashville. The record label has ties with Fine Gold Music and is part of the Merlin Network which is the world's fourth largest music rights holder after Universal Music Group, Sony, and the Warner Music Group.[7][8]

Discography

Albums

  • Northern Anthems (Album, 2018)[3]

EPs & Singles

  • Revolver (Single, 2016)[3]
  • Brink of Love (EP, 2016) features Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Eliza Ramgren[3]
  • Revolver Remixes (EP, 2016) single charted on Spotify's Viral Charts in Canada at #19.[9]
  • The Astronaut (EP, 2017)[10]
  • The Astronaut Acoustic (EP, 2017)[3]
  • Will I Find My Home (Single, 2017)[11]
  • Starlit Summer's Eve (EP, 2017)[12]
  • Till Your Heart is Still (EP, 2017)[3]
  • The London Air Raids (EP, 2017) [3]
  • Marble Floors (EP, 2017) [3]
  • Little Lost (EP, 2017) [3]
  • City of Love (EP, 2017)[3]
  • Starlit Summer's Eve (Noble Remix) (Single, 2018)[13]
  • Till Your Heart is Still (Parkwild Remix) (Single, 2018)[3]
  • Save My Heart (Single, 2018)[3]

Live Releases

  • The Astronaut - Live 2017 (Single, 2018)[3]

Other

Year Song(s) Artist Album Role
2016 All[3] Keith & Kristyn Getty Facing a Task Unfinished Editing Engineer
2016 Auld Lang Syne[3] Captain Dipper & The Strawberry Girl Auld Lang Syne Producer, Primary Artist
2016 Heroes, L-O-V-E[3] Captain Dipper & The Strawberry Girl Heroes Producer, Primary Artist
2016 Song of the Revolution, War Against Ourselves, Porcelain Skin, Wind in the Willows, Black Forest Wedding[3] Captain Dipper & The Strawberry Girl Love: A Revolution Producer, Primary Artist
2016 Now (I Want to Move)[3] Captain Dipper & The Strawberry Girl Now (I Want to Move) Producer, Primary Artist
2016 All[3] The Arcadian Wild The Arcadian Wild Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer
2016 The Last Time[3] Through Juniper Vale The Last Time Producer, Engineer, Composer
2016 Wolves of the Revolution[3] The Arcadian Wild Wolves of the Revolution Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Fractions[3] Through Juniper Vale Fractions Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 The Last Time (I the AI Remix)[3] Through Juniper Vale The Last Time Remixes Producer, Composer
2017 Envy Green[3] The Arcadian Wild Envy Green Producer, Engineer
2017 Fractions Acoustic[3] Through Juniper Vale Fractions Acoustic Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 Will I Find My Home (feat. Vian Izak)[3] Through Juniper Vale Will I Find My Home Producer, Featured Artist
2017 Willow[3] The Arcadian Wild Willow Producer, Engineer
2017 Singing in the Rain[3] Through Juniper Vale Singing in the Rain Producer, Engineer
2017 Unchangeable Love[3] Through Juniper Vale Unchangeable Love Producer, Engineer, Composer
2017 All[3] Through Juniper Vale Fractions Remixes Composer
2017 The Storm[3] The Arcadian Wild The Storm Producer, Engineer
2017 All [3] St. Dawn in Slumber My Heart Awakened in a Dream Producer, Engineer
2017 Bird Song [3] Through Juniper Vale Bird Song Producer, Composer
2017 All [3] POLR For the Fatherless Mastering Engineer
2017 All [3] St. Dawn in Slumber when soft you held aloft a light Mastering Engineer, Engineer
2018 All [3] POLR Break of Dawn Mastering
2018 The Poet, Millstatt [3] The Arcadian Wild Look Around Producer, Engineer
2018 All[3] POLR Into the Night Mastering
2018 Fractions (I the AI Remix)[3] Through Juniper Vale Everything is Color Producer, Engineer, Writer
2018 Lost[3] Jeremy Ravine Lost Producer, Engineer, Writer
2018 Save My Heart[3] Ben Laver Save My Heart Producer, Mixing, Vocals, Composer, Featured Artist
2018 Mirror Mirror[3] Through Juniper Vale Mirror Mirror Producer, Mixing, Writer

Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2018Vian Izak - Starlit Summer's EveIndependent Music Award for Best AC SongNominated[14]

References

  1. ↑ Chris Umbach (September 12, 2016). "Hype Machine: Heißer Scheiß aus dem Netz (KW 37/2016)". Tonspion. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "VIAN IZAK Mix Comics & Indie Pop With 'Starlit Summer's Eve'". Newsarama. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "Vian Izak Credits". All Music. June 17, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Adama (July 11, 2016). "Vian Izak and Ladysmith Black Mambazo in "Brink of love"". Djolo.net. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Johan Alexed (September 2, 2016). "Vian Izak - World of Trouble". Pop Muzik. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Rachel Freitas (September 3, 2016). "EP Review. Vian Izak: Brink of Love". Music Existence. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ Vohnic Music (March 13, 2017). "Vohnic Music signs Representation Deal with the Merlin Network". vohnicmusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Ed Christman (June 16, 2017). "Members of Merlin Report Digital Gains in Annual Survey". billboard.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Spotify (December 5, 2016). "Spotify Viral 50 Charts Canada". Spotify. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Chris Tanner (February 3, 2017). "Vian Izak - "The Astronaut"". New Sick Music. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ Will I Find My Home, 2017-04-28, retrieved 2017-07-28
  12. ↑ Starlit Summer's Eve, 2017-07-28, retrieved 2017-07-28
  13. ↑ Starlit Summer's Eve - Noble Remix, 2018-04-27, retrieved 2018-04-27
  14. ↑ Robert Fontana (February 13, 2018). "THE 16TH INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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