楊嘉輝
楊家輝出生於西元1979年，是一位作曲家、音樂家和新媒體藝術家。他的作曲方面接受過正統的學院訓練，熱衷於視覺和新興科技。楊的創作以融合多元的技術和獨特的「跨媒體」經驗見稱，而且已跨越古典音樂和視覺等定義。他的創作涉及領域廣泛：從交響樂團和掌上型遊戲組成的管弦樂隊，到娛樂遊戲機轉向聲音裝置等、結合ipad和iphone合奏、多媒體音樂劇場。曾被著名當代音樂網站Sequenza 21形容為「史詩般的、黑暗的、卻饒富趣味」，遊戲性的感知是一種打破他過去創作的作品形式。
楊是新一代的作曲家，他的作品是針對跨學科的界域發聲。2007年憑着多媒體裝置作品《快樂時光》獲選為第一位「Bloomberg新一代藝術家」。2009年獲美國有線新聞網絡 CNN的環球網站選為頂尖「20 people in Hong Kong to watch」之一。他曾任香港小交響樂團2008/ 2009樂季駐團藝術家，並與樂團多次合作，創作及演出的多媒體音樂作品包括《電動兒時情景》，以及融合Messiaen著名作品《時間終結四重奏》的《啟示錄之盒》等和知名的“Know-Your”一系列音樂會。
楊即將完成其在美國普林斯頓大學修讀的作曲博士課程，現為香港城市大學創意媒體學院批判性跨媒體藝術專業的助理教授。他曾師隨陳慶恩及著名電子音樂先驅保羅．藍斯基博士（Paul Lanksy）。
Samson Young
Samson Young (b.1979), composer, sound artist and new media artist. With formal training in music composition, an eye for visuals and a keen interest in emergent technologies, Young has been known to combine his diverse expertise into uniquely intermedia experiences. His works are fundamentally informed by an engagement with new cultural-technological paradigms, yet deeply grounded in the classical musical tradition. Young’s creative output spans the widest possible range: from composition for orchestra and gameboys, to amusement ride-turned-sound installation, to ensembles of ipad and iphones, to multimedia music theatre. Described by Sequenza 21 as “epic, dark and fun,” a sense of play that comes from breaking down preconceived boundaries unifies all of his work.
Young belongs to a new breed of composer-artists whose work speak to communities across disciplinary divides. 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 was Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s artist associate in the 2008/09 season, and since then he has maintained a close relationship with the orchestra, working in the capacity of composer-director in a range of multimedia productions. These include: Electric Kinderszenen, a piano-installation project featuring Colleen Lee; Box of Revelation, a multimedia rendition of Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps; and the popular “Know-Your” concert series.
Young is a regular guest at festivals around the globe, including: Sydney Springs International New Music 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). His music received performances by Hong Kong Sinfonietta, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, London NASH Ensemble, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Bang on a Can and summer institute fellows, Network for New Music, New Millennium Ensemble, SO Percussion, Sydney Song Company, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, among others.
Young is currently a Ph.D fellow at Princeton University, and an assistant professor in Critical Intermedia Art at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. His mentors include Chan Hing-yan and electronic music pioneer Paul Lanksy.
