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Jillian Aversa

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Available for session singing and collaboration with an excellent home recording setup. Working remotely is easily possible!

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BIOGRAPHY:

          Jillian Aversa is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter, and performer whose shimmering voice has appeared in a medley of projects – from video games, film, and hit dance singles to her original solo albums. Her ethereal vocals can be heard in blockbuster video game franchises HALO (Microsoft), GOD OF WAR (Sony), CIVILIZATION (Firaxis), KILLER INSTINCT (Microsoft), CRIMSON DRAGON (Microsoft), and SOULCALIBUR V (Namco Bandai) for which she co-composed the ending theme.
          Jillian’s original New Age/World music has garnered no less attention, with her albums ATLANTIS AWAKENING, ORIGINS, and THROUGH SAND AND SNOW landing international radio airplay and awards such as the OurStage Music Grand Prize and JPF Best New Age Album. She commands the stage as well as the studio, graduating from Peabody Conservatory of Music with an extensive background in theater and vocal performance. Now touring as the vocal soloist with VIDEO GAMES LIVE, an immersive orchestral concert series, she is an international sensation in her own right.

          Jillian enjoys collaborating with artists from around the globe, including her husband Andrew “zircon” Aversa, with whom she has co-written numerous popular dance singles and video game arrangements. With her silken voice and passionate vision, she is steadily becoming a critical and popular favorite – and redefining what we think of New Age music along the way.

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LINKS:
http://www.JillianAversa.com
http://www.facebook.com/JillianAversa
http://www.youtube.com/JillianAversa
http://www.twitter.com/JillianAversa
http://www.zirconmusic.com

Personal Website
Address 1

7028 Loganberry Lane

Country

United States

City

Fulton

Province

Maryland

State

Maryland

Postal / Zip code

20759

Work

Years of Experience
Game platforms you've worked with
Instrument Skills
My Awards

– GANG “Best Soundtrack Album” (Winner) for HALO: Spartan Assault (2013)

– GANG “Best Vocal Song” (Nom.) for HALO: Spartan Assault “Legacy” (2013)

– GANG “Best Handheld Audio” (Nom.) for HALO: Spartan Assault (2013)

– Square Enix Music “Outstanding Achievement – Vocal Theme” for  
  SOULCALIBUR V “The Breeze at Dawn (2012)

– Square Enix Music “Best Score – Eastern” (Nom.) for SOULCALIBUR V (2012)

– Square Enix Music “Best Score – Orchestral/Cinematic” (Nom.) for  
  SOULCALIBUR V (2012)

– GANG “Best Soundtrack Album” (Nom.) for HALO Anniversary (2012)

– UJam Assassin’s Creed Contest (1st Place) (2011)

– GANG “Best Handheld Audio” (Nom.) for GOD OF WAR: Ghost of Sparta
  (2011)

– JPF Music Awards: 2nd Place for “Best New Age Album” (2009)

– John Lennon Songwriting Contest: Honorable Mention in World (2009)

– NAR Lifestyle Music Awards: nominated for “Best New Artist” (2008)

– NewAgeMusic.nu: #1 New Age Album of 2008

– Mystic Soundscapes: Best of 2008 Award

– OurStage: Grand Prize Winner (March 2008)

– OurStage: New Age/World Prize (April 2008)

– OurStage: New Age/World Prize (May 2008)

– Indie International Songwriting Contest: 3rd Place in World (2008)

– Mystic Soundscapes: Best of 2007 Award

Games I've worked on

– KILLER INSTINCT                                        Double Helix Games (Xbox One)

– CRIMSON DRAGON                                   Grounding Inc. (Xbox One)

– HALO: Spartan Assault                             343 Industries (Xbox One/360, PC)

– GALACTIC REIGN                                        Slant Six Games (PC)

– CIVILIZATION V: Gods & Kings               Firaxis Games (PC)

– SOULCALIBUR V                                          Namco Bandai (Xbox 360 / PS3)

– HALO: Combat Evolved Anniversary    343 Industries (Xbox 360)

– GOD OF WAR: Ghost of Sparta               Ready at Dawn / SCE (PSP)

– PUMP IT UP PRO 2                                      Andamiro (Arcade)

– CIVILIZATION IV: Beyond the Sword    Firaxis Games (PC)

Current Employer

Video Games Live

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Current Title

Vocalist, Songwriter, Video Games Live Soloist

About Me

Jillian Aversa

Soundtrack Vocalist

Jillian Aversa is an award-winning soundtrack vocalist, concert soloist, composer, and YouTube artist. Her shimmering voice has been featured in blockbuster video game franchises Halo, Destiny, God of War, Civilization, Soulcalibur, Killer Instinct, Katamari Damacy, Crimson Dragon, Honor of Kings, and more. In addition to her soundtrack performances, she is widely known as a soloist with various symphonic game concerts across the globe – including the international concert tour Video Games Live. Her popular YouTube channel features music videos that have received millions of views, as well as coverage in Polygon, Wired, Game Informer, and Nerdist.

Jillian has performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony, National Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Shanghai Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic, and National Symphony in Dubai, among many others. As the touring vocal soloist for Video Games Live, an immersive symphonic concert series, she has performed in 14 countries across 5 continents, becoming an international sensation in her own right.

Notable concert events where Jillian has been a featured vocalist include the San Diego Comic Con, E3 Expo, Tokyo Game Show, at several official Blizzard Entertainment concerts held in arenas across China, with the Video Game Orchestra in Boston, at the Beacon Theatre on Broadway, A Night in Fantasia with the Macau Symphony, and Video Games Unplugged with the Melbourne Symphony, hosted by actor Wil Wheaton.

As a performer on major video game soundtracks, Jillian is often regarded as “the voice of Halo,” singing on four games in the popular franchise as well as on the TV mini series Halo: Fall of Reach. Her versatile range spans distinctive solos to intricate harmonies, improvisation, and lush one-woman choirs. Jillian’s recorded languages include English, Latin, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Polish, and even fictional languages such as in the lyrics featured in the Soulcalibur V ending theme, a piece she co-wrote with composer Cris Velasco.

Though she is a classically trained soprano with a degree in vocal performance from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Jillian is also accomplished in non-Western singing styles. She is the featured vocalist of the sample library “Allura” by virtual instrument developer Impact Soundworks, used by hundreds of composers around the world. There, her distinctive range is on display as both a soprano and in several World music vocal traditions.

Jillian also composes and performs original New Age music. Her solo albums Atlantis Awakening, Origins, and Through Sand and Snow have been streamed hundreds of thousands of times worldwide, landing international radio airplay and awards such as the $5,000 OurStage Music Grand Prize and JPF Best New Age Album.

Outside her soundtrack and solo work, Jillian also enjoys collaborating on original music with other artists – including her husband Andrew "zircon" Aversa, with whom she has co-written and performed on numerous popular EDM tracks. Her vocals can be heard on the two time Grammy-winning album Calling All Dawns by Christopher Tin, and the two musicians wrote an original song together for One Big Album, a charity release featuring a star roster of video game composers. She has also collaborated with Grammy-nominated cellist and composer Tina Guo on numerous occasions.

With her silken voice and passionate vision, Jillian Aversa has become both a critical and popular favorite – commanding the stage, the studio, and redefining what we think of New Age music along the way.

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