Brian C. Larson is a game designer and violin player who has been the president of Brainstorm Games, Inc. which he founded with the backing of friends, family, and fellow musicians. He grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and has a degree in music from McGill University in Montreal. Larson is also a recording artist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra where he has appeared on stage with artists such as Ray Charles, The Moody Blues, Smokey Robinson, Shania Twain, Natalie Cole, and Dudley Moore. His first game Telepaths went on to win Game of the Year awards in Canada and France has been sold in ten different languages.