DESCRIPTION:
Artist︱ Samson Young
With formal training in music composition, an eye for visuals and a keen interest in emergent technologies, composer-sound artist Samson Young (b.1979) has been known to combine his diverse expertise into uniquely intermedia experiences. In 2007, Young became the first from Hong Kong to receive the Bloomberg Emerging Artist Award with his audio-visual project "the Happiest Hour." In 2009, CNN's global portal CNNgo named him one of the top "20 people to watch in Hong Kong."

Young is a regular guest at festivals around the globe, including: Sydney Springs International NewMusic Festival (Australia 2001), the Canberra International Music Festival (Australia 2008), ISCM World Musid Days (Australia 2010), MONA FOMA Festival of Music and Art (2011); the Bowdoin International Music Festival (US 2004), Bang on a Can Music Summer Music Festival (US 2005), Perspectives International Festival of Media Art (US 2009); Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt(Germany 2006); Dark Music Days (Iceland 2008); Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival(Malaysia 2009); Microwave International New Media Arts Festival (HK 2004), October Contemporary (HK 2007 and 2009), Le French May (HK 2004 and 2009), and the Hong Kong Arts Festival (HK 2009 and 2010). Young is a Ph.D fellow at Princeton University, and an assistant professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. His mentors include Chan
Hing-yan and electronic music pioneer Paul Lanksy (www.thismusicisfalse.com).

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