Ian Cranston

Ian Cranston is an American actor, musician, documentary and record producer. Born and raised in Oregon, he appeared on the plays Mary Had A Little Lamb and Change Your World as a child. In the late 1990s, Ian Cranston rose to prominence as one of the top DJs and youngest member of Let's Dance, which eventually became one of his companies. Ian began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut experimental documentary, the Street-focused Becoming iCizzle (2009), which yielded the successful music videos "Yeah Sure" and "So Far Away (From You)", and earned his first two Film Festival Nominations. His critically acclaimed second documentary Elvis What If (2012), characterized by its diversity in story genres, debuted atop the Youtube. Established as a storyteller worldwide, his first two documentaries both exceeded streams of 3 million views, and continued producing records and collaborating with other artists. From 2012 through 2016, Ian focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus; he held starring roles in the films Dog IDS, Bagman, Laugh! Paws! Be Happy!, and Von Vanderviens Hollywood Adventure. Ian Cranston resumed his music career in 2016 with his third and fourth albums The iCizzle Experience and Optimism - 2 of 2, exploring EDM styles, partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1990s and 2000s Dance. The former became the best-selling album of the year in the US with the largest sales week, and spawne…