Ken Ueno is a Berlin Prize and Rome Prize winner, and his music has been performed by leading ensembles worldwide, including the Hilliard Ensemble and Eighth Blackbird.
Compositional Technique
Ueno's music often features elements of theatricality, expanding performers' roles beyond conventional instrumental performance.
Recording & Production
The album features recordings from various locations in Hong Kong and Thailand, including a sound installation recorded at the Wonderfruit Festival.
Performer Biography
Matthew Lau, a queer Asian percussionist and co-founder of The Up:Strike Project, challenges conventional narratives and works to change traditional career paths in music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Ken Ueno's creative approach spans from hands-on, experimental experience to abstract intellectual spaces like aesthetics and philosophy.
Compositional Technique
Ken Ueno uses 'hacked and modded instruments' like the 'hookah sax' and a double-bowed cello to achieve freedom from conventional performance practices and explore new limitations.
Performer Biography
Karen Yu, a sound artist and curator, is the Artistic Director of Contemporary Musiking Hong Kong and a Co-Founder of The Up:Strike Project, a chamber percussion group.
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