LIN, Zoe (Yi-Cheng)
LIN, Zoe (Yi-Cheng)
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Zoe (Yi-Cheng) Lin is a composer and software engineer specializing in digital music and related technologies. Her electronic music has received international acclaim, exhibited in 21 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia, and featured in 32 prestigious international music festivals. She earned her doctoral degree in composition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, Zoe served as Chief Music Officer at an AI music company, where she spearheaded research and development in AI music generation, integrating artificial intelligence with commercial music. Currently, she works as a full-time composer and an adjunct assistant professor at National Taiwan Normal University, where she teaches interdisciplinary courses bridging music and programming, as well as composition guidance. In addition, as a selected member of TechGiCS, Zoe joined other members in a meeting with Taiwan's President in 2024. She has also served as a reviewer for the international music technology events NIME and SEAMUS, and as an alternate for the Fulbright Scholar Program (2023).
Zoe's creative focus includes visual-auditory synesthetic electronic music composition, 3D immersive electronic music composition and mixing, and ambisonic system multichannel sound projection. Her work has been showcased/selected at leading international events such as Ars Electronica 2024 (Linz, Austria), IRCAM Forum 2024 (Paris, France), ACMC 2024 (Sydney Melbourne, Australia), ICAD 2024 (NY, USA, selected), NYCEMF 2024 (USA), ICMC 2024 (South Korea), MediSouP 2024 (Cyprus), SiMN 2023 (Brazil), MUSLAB 2023 (Ecuador), MiRNArte 2023 (Venice, Italy), SICMF2023 (Seoul, South Korea), NIME 2023 "Mixed Realities Workshop" (Mexico), NYCEMF 2023 (New York), Spatial Audio Conference 2023 (United Kingdom), NoiseFloor 2023 (United Kingdom), Earth Day Art Model 2023 (hosted by Indiana University, USA), MOXsonic Festival 2023, SICMF2022, Atemporánea Festival 2022 (Argentina), ICMC 2022 (Ireland), IRCAM-Forum 2022 (New York). These appearances total over 32 international exhibition events.
Her music has been featured on albums from EMPIRICA RECORD (Italy), SiMN 2023, and the Phonographic Production of MUSLAB 2023 - Cero Records - PLANETA COMPLEJO project. Additionally, her work has been selected for the Anthropocene Project 2024, curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne and produced by The New Museum of Networked Art.
Zoe's interdisciplinary projects blend music, technology, and immersive experiences. She co-created the XR film “Diving into Siraya,” contributing composition, sound design, and 3D immersive mixing. This film premiered at acclaimed events, including the ACM SIGGRAPH International Film Festival (USA), the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea), and the Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan). Her original VR app music game, Journey into the World of Dimensions, was performed at the World Saxophone Congress 2018 and exhibited in the UK, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and Finland. Her contemporary compositions have been performed in venues across the Czech Republic, Malaysia, and the United States.
Zoe's digital art projects include 3D game works such as Snow Sculpture and the WebXR project The Breath of the Forest, which serves as an online music installation. In physical installation art, she led the music design and algorithmic composition for Luminous Path, a tech-integrated piece exhibited at the Taiwan Music Hall.
In AI development, Zoe focuses on algorithmic composition, neural networks (natural language processing), and reinforcement learning. Her groundbreaking AI tools include a four-part harmony generator, a two-part counterpoint generator inspired by 16th-century techniques, and the Little Pi contemporary classical music generation system, advancing the field of AI-driven music innovation. She also participated in research activities at the "Acoustics and Hearing Group" led by Professor Yi-Wen Liu from the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University.
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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Nostalgia | Soprano and chamber ensemble | 2006 | 30' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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Taiji—the beginning of the four phenomena | Bass clarinet concerto | 2008 | 25' | |
Lament of the Xiang River | Orchestra | 2006 | 8' | |
River Legent | Orchetra | 2004 | 10' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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Stray Bird | Song Cycle for Tenor | 2009 | 20' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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A Humback Whale's Popsong | Chinese Di Zi, Clarinet, Saxophone, Sheng, Trombone, Erhu, Liuqin, Pipa, Yangqin, Guzheng, Double Bass, Percussion, and Piano | 2024 | 9'18" | |
painting | Duet for violin and piano | 2009 | 3' | |
Tide of TIme | Clarinet, Harp, Cello, and Bass Drum | 2009 | 20' | |
Journey to the west | Mezzo- soprano and chamber ensemble | 2008 | 17' | |
24 hours trio | Violin, cello, and piano | 2007 | 3' | |
labyrinth | fl. cl. And piano | 2007 | 4' | |
Wan Xiang | Percussion quarter | 2007 | 25' | |
Music poem | Piano trio | 2006 | 2' | |
Trio | Violin, vibraphone, and piano | 2004 | 15' | |
Woodwind Quintet No. 1 | Woodwind quintet | 2004 | 15' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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Dialogue Entre Des Temps | For saxophone solo and pre-recorded music | 2012 | 10' | |
Refinance of the Three Kingdoms | Violin solo | 2008 | 8' | |
Butterfly valley | Viola solo | 2007 | 3' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Lava's Roaring Dance | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2024 | 10'16" | |
3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Glacier | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2023 | 10'00" | |
Aurora | for Solo Saxophone and Multi-Channel Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2022 | 10'08" | |
OWt's World | for Flute, Clarinet, Zheng, Percussion and Multi-Channel Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2022 | 8'21" | |
Walking into Consciousness of Flowers | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2022 | 8'12" | |
Image of Watercolor Painting | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 8'48" | |
Meditation through Glass | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 9'04" | |
Music from the Metaverse: 3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape “The Spirit of the Giant Tree” | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 8'40" | |
Self Portrait | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 9'10" | |
Summer in Trees | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 8'12" | |
Dance of the Soul | Solo Harpsichord and Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2020 | 13'48" | |
Music of VR Movie—“Divining into Siraya” | Electronics (3D immersive music for VR) | 2020 | 20' | |
Pray for Life | For harpsichord and electronic music | 2020 | 8' | |
Zen In Suiboku-ga (Oriental Ink Wash Painting) | Electronics | 2020 | 7' | |
Grandma's memories | For electronics and sound recordings | 2019 | 7' | |
Hey Kid | For electronics and sound recordings | 2019 | 28' | |
Star fantasy | Electronics | 2019 | 6' | |
Deadlines | Electronics | 2017 | 1'30" | |
Dialogue Entre Des Temps | For saxophone solo and pre-recorded music | 2012 | 10' | |
“Glorious” Beethoven | Electronics | 2011 | 15' |
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration | NCAF-funded |
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The First Contemporary Classical AI Composer Robot—The Debut Diary of Little Pi. | 2022 | |||
“Score of Light”—Music and Light Installations | Music and Algorithms of an out door music and light Installation | 2020 | ||
Searching (Time Sculpture) | Music in multimedia (3D video game scenes)(Game version for Snow Sculpture) | 2019 | 10' (more than 10') | |
The Breath of the Forest | Interact Musical App with algorithms | 2018-2022 | 8' | |
Journey into the world of Dimensions | For VR and live saxophone solo | 2018 | 30' | |
Snow Sculpture | For zheng solo and 3D video game scenes | 2018 | 9' | |
Journey into the world of Dimensions VR | VR iOS App | 2016 | 30' |
* link to " NCAF online Archive of Grant Fruitages "website (in Chinese)
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Duration |
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OWt's World | for Flute, Clarinet, Zheng, Percussion and Multi-Channel Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2022 | 8'21" |
Image of Watercolor Painting | Immersive Electroacoustic Music | 2021 | 8'48" |
Snow Sculpture | For zheng solo and 3D video game scenes | 2018 | 9' |