Ivan finished his piano university degree at El Escorial Conservatory (Madrid) in 2003, complementing his classical background with specific studies of film music with the SGAE Foundation. Since 2000 he has composed soundtracks of various cinema, theatre and television projects. His style covers several musical genres including classical, percussive, minimalist, ethnic, electronic and rock. He is member of the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain and The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. His work has received numerous national and international awards, winnig the Alex North Award 2016 for the best original soundtrack in feauture film at the Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ) with the movie "The Exile" ("El Destierro"). Also, he won the Jerry Goldsmith Award in the Movie Score Málaga (MOSMA) 2016 for best soundtrack in commercial advertisementwith the History Channel commercial "Thomas Edison: Nancy´s Son". In February 2017 he won the Accolade Global Film Competition for best original song in long-length film for "The Enchanted" ("Los Encantados"). He has been nominated nine times to the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012) and twice to the Jerry Goldsmith Awards in the International Music Film Festival in Córdoba. His work has received numerous positive reviews which emphasize his elegance as a composer.