Listening History

Phoenix, United States
I combine classical training and performance with modern soundscapes including the use of synths resulting in a blend of Eastern-Western cultures. I play with both acoustic and electronic soundscapes. I follow my heart and ear for melodies. I am American-born and second generation Taiwanese.
A Harvard graduate in both Music and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, I was a violinist but switched to composing and producing recently because of ongoing health problems and injuries. After many years of misdiagnoses, I was finally diagnosed with two brain tumors in early 2019, the larger an acoustic neuroma-type, growing on my balance/hearing nerve in the inner auditory canal. With surgery I was told by my first surgeon that I had a 50% chance to lose hearing in my left ear and that my balance would never be normal again. I went to another surgeon who had training in minimally-invasive techniques for skull-base cases and luckily my hearing remained.
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