The bearer of this relaxing smile is called Ivan Chertov – media technology engineer and musician from Germany.

Born on the 23rd of June, 1986 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Ivan moved to Germany with his parents at a young age. He took a genuine swan dive into the local metal scene, and formed the band called Craving in 2005 with three other members.

After getting his bachelor’s degree at the University of Applied Sciences in Emden, on the murky, cold northern fringes of Germany, he already had some experience with media technology, being the main man behind several of his band’s videos and playing an active role during the recording and mixing sessions of the albums. Ivan has also worked on videos for the instrument and equipment webstore Thomann, YouTuber Glenn Fricker as well as the recording tutor website Produce like a Pro.

Beside all that, Ivan is no stranger to audio design either, having worked on material for the Wanja Gröger Drum School.

He is currently residing on the northern edge of Bavaria, in the picturesque Frankonian university town of Bamberg.