Kan Gao

About

The artist

Kan Gao is a composer, writer, director, and game developer based in Markham, Ontario. Also known as Reives, he founded the Canada-based independent studio Freebird Games in 2008 and continues to lead its narrative projects. Music is integrated into his work as a storytelling tool: Gao composed most of the score for To the Moon while also writing and directing the game, and he continued that combination of roles across Finding Paradise, Impostor Factory, and the To the Moon series Beach Episode. His exact Spotify identity contains five primary releases from 2011 through October 2024: four soundtrack albums and one single. The catalog begins with the 30-track To the Moon soundtrack, followed by the 56-track Finding Paradise soundtrack in 2017, the 60-track Impostor Factory soundtrack in 2021, the single For River in 2023, and the 22-track Beach Episode soundtrack in 2024. Apple Music independently confirms the four soundtrack albums under the same artist identity. Freebird Games' current team page identifies Gao as director, writer, composer, and developer, while its active site documents the continuing To the Moon series. Current location evidence aligns across Gao's professional profile, a City of Markham business feature identifying him as a Markham resident, the Canada-based official studio, and the active federal Freebird Games trademark registration in Markham. The City of Markham feature also records that To the Moon received GameSpot's 2011 Best Story award. English and French editorial copy, exact catalog counts, current Ontario evidence, source provenance, contact routing, and Spotify media attribution were reviewed together. Public professional information is routed through the official Freebird Games site without reproducing any direct or registered address.