GRAMMY and BRIT Female Artist of the Year nominee Tina Guo is known for her genre-fluidity as a virtuoso cellist, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and entrepreneur. One of the most recorded solo cellists of all time in Film, TV, and Game Soundtracks, Tina’s recent projects include Dragon Age: The Veilguard, DUNE, DUNE 2, Gran Turismo, Top Gun: Maverick, The Creator, Minecraft Legends, Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash. Tina co-composed the Main Theme for Wonder Woman with long-time friend and collaborator Hans Zimmer.

She is also featured on the Soundtracks of Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Dunkirk, Boss Baby, Iron Man 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984, The Lion King (2019), Sherlock Holmes, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gemini Man, The Tomorrow War, The Monkey King 2, Clash of the Titans, Red Riding Hood, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, CSI: NY, Vikings, The Borgias, His Dark Materials, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (as Octavia), League of Legends, Blizzard's Diablo III and Hearthstone, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, III, IV, and VI, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and more.

Tina has lectured on Music Entrepreneurship, Branding, and Financial Management at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USC, Princeton University, and was featured on the Harvard Business School Online Business Insights Blog.

As a composer, she partnered exclusively with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, writing a series of Soundtracks inspired by their destinations. Tina was also an official Brand Partner of Bentley Motors and composed the music for the Bentayga Hybrid SUV launch commercial. She has also written music for Mercedes, Call of Duty: Ghosts MTX 4, WWE Smackdown, WWE Monday Night Raw, NHL Rivals, Chopped, Mission October on Fox Sports, Inside the PGA Tour, Road to Ferrari, and Against the Odds on the American Heroes Channel.

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As a classical soloist, Tina has performed with the San Diego Symphony, the State of Mexico National Symphony, the Thessaloniki State Symphony in Greece, the Petrobras Symphony in Brazil, and the Vancouver Island Symphony. She has collaborated with violinist Midori Goto and completed four national tours of Mexico and Italy, performing the Shostakovich, Dvorak, Haydn, and Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos.

With her solo project, Tina recently headlined Wacken Open Air 2024 on the Louder Stage. She has toured as the Featured Electric Cello Soloist with Hans Zimmer Live since 2016. Tina also performed with Hans at the Premiere of Inception and has been featured in many Gaming events, including the League of Legends World Championship, Comic-Con, Blizzcon, and Video Games Live. From 2011-2013, she was the featured Electric Cello Soloist in Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson "The Immortal" World Tour, performing in sold-out arenas globally. Her performances have extended to collaborations with Skrillex, Diplo, Justin Bieber, Sabaton, Al Di Meola, and more. Tina joined Blues Legend Joe Bonamassa for an acoustic tour, culminating in two sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, for which the live album topped the Blues Billboard Charts at #1.

She has appeared at the American Country Music Awards and American Music Awards with Carrie Underwood, on Dancing with the Stars with Carlos Santana and India Arie, Jimmy Kimmel Live with Ellie Goulding, the Lopez Show with Far East Movement, the Grammy Awards with the Foo Fighters, at the MTV Movie Awards, on American Idol, with the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra, at Sundance, the Playboy Mansion, and on the Ellen Show.

Tina can also be heard on the Soundtracks of Kung Fu Panda 3, Hancock, Battle: Los Angeles, The Hangover Part II, Predators, Pacific Rim, Fast Five, Arthur, No Strings Attached, Beginners, Public Enemies, Rango, The Rite, X-Men: First Class, Metal Lords, Your Highness, Yogi Bear, The Mentalist, Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, King of the Hill, The Heartbreak Kid, Army of Thieves, Olympus Has Fallen, Escape Plan, Metal Lords, Thunder Force, Hagen, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, His Dark Materials, Sleepy Hollow, Seal Team, Dominion, Iron Chef, Extinction, Total War Pharaoh, Revelation Online by Chinese game giant Netease, and Journey, which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack.

She received a Grammy nomination in 2017 for Best New Age Album for “Inner Passion” with pianist Peter Kater, as well as a Female Artist of the Year nominee at the 2018 Classic BRIT Awards.

Tina's musical education began at the age of 3 on the piano in Shanghai, China. After coming to America at 5, she began violin lessons with her mother and cello under her father's instruction, Lu-Yan Guo, at 7. Tina attended the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, studying classical cello performance with Eleonore Schoenfeld.

Tina performs on her Gand & Bernardel Cello (1878 Paris, France.) On electric cello, she performs on Yamaha SVC-210s.  Tina also plays an Erhu made in Shanghai and Native American Flutes from the Navajo Nation. Tina's collection of rare, custom, and tribal instruments adds a unique touch to her music. Tina’s new Tribal Project, THE WATER PHOENIX, debuts 1/1/2024 with a self-titled Single and Music Video. Combining her love for Nordic Tribal music and Chinese prose, she channels her ancestral roots from China, Mongolia, Korea, Indigenous America, and Pakistan.

Tina is passionate about her Goldendoodle named Pizza, actual Pizza, Sushi, Legos, Personal Growth, Tribal Cultures, Coffee, Traveling, Nature, and Technology.