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.

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Selected works
3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Lava's Roaring Dance
2024
A Humback Whale's Popsong
2024
3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Glacier
2023
The First Contemporary Classical AI Composer Robot—The Debut Diary of Little Pi.
2022
Aurora
2022
OWt's World
2022
Music from the Metaverse: 3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape “The Spirit of the Giant Tree”
2021
Dance of the Soul
2020
The Breath of the Forest
2018-2022
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Selected works

3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Lava's Roaring Dance

2024

A Humback Whale's Popsong

2024

3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape: Glacier

2023

The First Contemporary Classical AI Composer Robot—The Debut Diary of Little Pi.

2022

Aurora

2022

OWt's World

2022

Music from the Metaverse: 3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape “The Spirit of the Giant Tree”

2021

Dance of the Soul

2020
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The Breath of the Forest

2018-2022
Opera
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Nostalgia Soprano and chamber ensemble 2006 30'
Orchestral/Concerto Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
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'
Vocal Works/Choral
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
Stray Bird Song Cycle for Tenor 2009 20'
Chamber Music Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
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'
Solo Instrumental Works
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
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'
Electronics
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
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'
Other
Title Instrumentation Year Duration NCAF-funded
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
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'