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Aliya Salmanova (age 23) is a pianist and screen-scoring composer fro New York City. She has performed as a pianist in numerous concerts and venues across Baku, Azerbaijan. She studied composition with renowned composers Missy Mazzoli and David T. Little at Mannes School of Music and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from NYU, focusing on writing music for film, TV, and video games. Aliya’s passion for creativity extends into technology, and she is now a software engineer and web developer based in Jersey City, NJ. She brings the same dedication and attention to detail from her music career into her work in tech, crafting innovative and functional applications.