Originally from Beijing, Jiayue Cecilia Wu (AKA: Xiao Ci) is a scholar, music director, composer, multimedia performer, and audio engineer. Cecilia earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Fashion Design and Engineering in 2000. Upon winning the MT
...MoreOriginally from Beijing, Jiayue Cecilia Wu (AKA: Xiao Ci) is a scholar, music director, composer, multimedia performer, and audio engineer. Cecilia earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Fashion Design and Engineering in 2000. Upon winning the MTV Asian Beat contest, Universal Music identified her talent and signed her as a music producer in Hong Kong. During her years in the music industry, Cecilia wrote 70 songs for many popular artists in China. She produced her first album of original music, Clean Your Heart, in 2010, which was published by Taihe Rye Music. Cecilia's music has been performed in China, Southeastern Asia, the United States and Europe.
In 2013, Cecilia obtained her Master’s degree in Music, Science and Technology at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University, where she focused on computer-generated music, computer-assisted composition and audio engineering. Cecilia also served as a researcher and international coordinator at the Shangri-La Folk Music Preservation Association. As a musician, she received an award from the California State Assembly for her contributions as a positive role model in sharing Chinese culture. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in Media Arts an Technology at UC Santa Barbara.

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