IAN is the solo moniker of Boston-based artist Jilian Medford, a Los Angeles native who began playing music under her high school nickname when she started studying at Berklee College of Music. After releasing her first EP Have You Ever Loved Anything This Much?, in 2013, she teamed up with drummer Tim Cheney and bassist Damien Scalise to turned IAN into a trio. The band collected a following around the New England area with shows and a string of heartbreaking singles before dropping a self-titled EP in 2014.