Biography
Idan Zion is an award winning, passionate music producer, arranger, conductor, guitarist, and educator.
By the age of 27, he had taught nearly 1,000 students at Rimon School of Music and Thelma Yellin School of Arts, where he currently teaches music theory, harmony, music production, and digital notation.
He established a mentoring and support system for students and authored a book on music theory with a revolutionary teaching method.
His career has led him to perform with the Caravan Orchestra in Germany and to compose and arrange for various orchestras and ensembles, including the Israeli Jazz Orchestra, the Israeli Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, and the a-cappella group "Total Vocal".
Idan began his musical education at Rimon, specializing in jazz guitar, composition, arranging, and production. He continued his studies at Ono Academic College, focusing on composition, arranging, and symphonic conducting. While still a student, he gained experience by producing, composing, and performing at major events like London In TLV and Funk Party, as well as theater productions and festivals in Acre and Bat Yam. He has worked with notable organizations like the World Zionist Organization and Virgin Atlantic.
Idan has released two albums: "Maybe You Should" (2023), a funk-jazz instrumental album, and "Moments in Time" (2024), a solo piano project.
His book, Music - Art and Craft, became the official textbook for music theory at Rimon, praised for its fresh perspective.
Today, Idan balances his time between producing, arranging, recording, and teaching, continuing to make his mark in the music industry.
His composition "The Moon and The Sky" won the symphonic orchestra composition competition held by the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the School of Music at Ono Academic College. The piece has been selected by the orchestra's management for performance in their 2025-2026 concert season.