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Esther Wu

Art rock , Cinematic pop, Progressive pop / 2022

Esther Wu 是香港獨立創作歌手、作曲人及聲音藝術創作者。她的作品包括電影/電視劇配樂,樂器寫作與電子音樂、跨媒體(影像、場景設計、交互式媒體)、聲音裝置以及即興表演。 她熱愛探索不同類型音樂的邊界及各種媒介。她的目標是通過各種媒體及其邊界的多功能性,進一步探索她的創作手法及藝術的表達。

Esther Wu 希望創作和她一樣隨著時間的流逝而改變的音樂。她的歌曲深受 90 年代電子樂、前衛搖滾和金屬的影響。學術背景也給她帶來了影響,尤其是古典和爵士樂方面。


「我認為與我對自己性格的描述相比,我朋友的描述會更準確。同時,我也不明白人們如何如此自信地用幾句話來描述自己/他們的音樂風格,因為他們的音樂就是代表了他們本人,一個人的性格怎麼可能只有單一的面向?我可以自信地假裝這樣的自我介紹,但內心深處我從來沒有一個清晰的想法。對我來說,這是我自己最大的盲點,這也是我喜歡創作音樂的原因,因為它就像一面鏡子,它能幫助我對自己有更深的了解。
沒有音樂我不知道自己是誰。」

Esther Wu  is an independent singer-songwriter, music composer, sound artist based in Hong Kong. Her works included film scoring for movies/ TV series, electro-acoustic music, instrumental writings, cross-media (audiovisual, scenography, interactive media), sound installations and free improvisation. She loves to explore boundaries between musical genres and other media. She aims to further explore her compositional crafts and speak through the versatility of different media and its boundaries. 

Esther Wu aims to create music that transforms with her as time goes by. Her songs are by far influenced by 90s Electronica, progressive rock and metal. The academic background also brings influences on her especially on Classical and Jazz aspects. 

“I think descriptions from my friends would be more accurate compared to how I describe my own character. I also never understand how people are so confidently describing themselves/their musical styles in a few words since their music represents themselves, and how could one's character be one dimensional? I can fake it confidently, but deep down I never have a clear idea. To me it’s the biggest blindspot of myself, that’s why I love making music because it works as a mirror.  It helps me to have a better image of myself.  I don't know who I am without music.”

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Film/TV/theater scoring (for additional music):
《出租家人》(coming up)
《飯戲攻心》(2022)
《IT狗》(2022)
《反起跑線聯盟》(2022)
《古董局中局》(2022)
沉浸式互動舞台劇《經海山》(2021)

Sound Art:
“The Other” (2022) single-person sound installation, Gaudeamus Festival, Utrecht, NL
https://gaudeamusscreendive.com/mock-ups/esther/index.html (audio)

“Collective Loner” (2020-2022) single-person audio-interactive installation, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, NL

Vocalist at “Collaboratory workshop” (2022), IRCAM Mani-Feste, Paris, FR
Collaboratory Paris : concert de l’atelier d’improvisation / Concert ManiFeste-2022

“Collage in Discord” (2022) audio-visual work, Gaudeamus: Club Fluxus, Utrecht, NL
`Collage in Discord` (2020) by Esther Wu, performed by Michela Amici Trio

“Static Ferment II” (2020) audio-visual work, SOUNDFROM 2020 (premiere), Hong Kong,
Thailand New Music and Art Symposium 2021 (exhibit), Bangkok, TH

“THE WILD PONY”(2020), Zoom performance - cross-disciplinary collaboration with scenographer, actors, and electronic music, streaming from DE, NL and HK simultaneously

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