Ian Cobiella, the son of Cuban and Bolivian immigrants, grew up treating classical piano like a first language—years of technique, discipline, and sheer exertion. You can hear that “give everything” mindset in his music: Cuban rhythms threaded through formal training, then gently pulled apart, revealing something warmer underneath. Based in Los Angeles, he’s shaped those roots into a sound that lives between classical arrangement and alternative pop.
His EP All I Have I Give is out now, and its backstory is as singular as the songs themselves. To pay for the sessions, Cobiella worked on a farm in Agua Dulce. With string sections out of reach, he rented a cello and taught himself to play in about four weeks. He also built a live session—now the visual centerpiece of the project—inside an East Los Angeles warehouse owned by Cuban artist Enrique Martinez Celaya.
Across five tracks, the EP moves through shifting emotional states without ever losing its balance. Anchored by Cobiella’s piano and a revolving ensemble—strings, Cuban rhythms, choirs—the songs can feel manic and playful, and that’s intentional. He loved the act of getting there: writing, recording, performing. For Cobiella, it seems the goal is to sit inside discomfort long enough to learn from it, to keep that friction present in every stage of the process. The tension isn’t a byproduct—it’s the point.
For further information on the artist, please visit the following link
https://www.instagram.com/iancobiella
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