Tina Guo has established herself as a renowned cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer, recognized for her unique sound, versatility across various genres, and improvisational style in prominent film, television, and game scores.
As a classical cello soloist, Tina has performed with esteemed orchestras, including the San Diego Symphony, the State of Mexico National Symphony, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony in Greece. She has also toured extensively, performing the Shostakovich, Dvorak, Haydn, and Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos in Mexico and Italy.
Tina has collaborated with notable artists, such as Al Di Meola, Yoshiki of X Japan, and Midori Goto. She has also appeared at prestigious events, including the 2015 Krakow Film Music Festival, playing music from Vikings, Dexter, Game of Thrones, and Chicago Fire live with the Krakow Symphony and Polish Radio Choir.
Tina's work has been featured in various media, including commercials for Mazda6 and United Airlines, as well as Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson "The Immortal" World Tour. She has also performed alongside Johnny Marr of the Smiths and Hans Zimmer at the Premiere of Inception, and in a sold-out concert for Dreamworks with Hans Zimmer and John Powell.
Tina has contributed to numerous film and television scores, including Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, The Monkey King 2, Clash of the Titans, Red Riding Hood, Abduction, Olympus Has Fallen, and Escape Plan. Her music has also been featured in popular video games, such as Diablo III, Hearthstone, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Tina has performed at various high-profile events, including the American Country Music Awards with Carrie Underwood, the Grammy Awards with the Foo Fighters, and the MTV Movie Awards. She has also appeared on popular television shows, such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dancing with the Stars, and American Idol.
Tina's music education began at the age of 3, when she started piano studies in Shanghai, China. She later began violin lessons with her mother and cello studies with her father, Lu-Yan Guo, at the age of 7. Tina continued her professional cello studies with Eleonore Schoenfeld at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music on full scholarship.
Tina is the co-founder and CEO of MG Music Int'l, a production company in partnership with her husband, music producer R. Armando Morabito. MG Music has provided music for various projects, including the Official Launch Trailer for video game ArchAge "A Way Home" and the Official Trailer for feature film "The Best Offer."
Tina performs on her Gand & Bernadel Cello made in Paris, France in 1880, and on electric cello, she plays a customized Yamaha SVC-210 as a Yamaha Performing Artist.
