MINXUAN XIE

Available to hire

Language

Chinese
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Project Specialist (Intern) at Surrey Blockchain & Metadata Applications
May 1, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Cross-disciplinary technology initiative supervised by Prof. Yu Xiong. Coordinated metadata architecture projects, developing transferable technical literacy. Orchestrated agile workflows to harmonize communication between creative and engineering teams.
Music Team Intern at PLAY Studio Arts & Culture Co., Ltd
August 1, 2024 - October 21, 2025
Composed original music for diverse projects, including artist collaborations, commercial advertisements, and film scoring. Ensured seamless integration of original compositions into film scoring sessions, including equipment setup and meticulous sheet music organization. Collaborated with artists, directors, and producers to translate creative visions into musical realities.
Project Assistant at Musical Poetry Drama "Kun" (Prof. Yunting Zhou)
February 1, 2023 - October 21, 2025
Shortlisted for the China and Afro-Asian Region Performing Arts Forum and rated as one of China’s outstanding performing arts projects in the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival; Recognised as a funding project of the 2022 Beijing Culture and Art Fund. Spearheaded project coordination, including contacting directors and actors, creating personnel profiles, and managing financial statements.
Multicultural Collaboration Project Member at Echos of Culture, Nyumbani (Multicultural Collaboration Project)
May 1, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Collaborated with students from Austria, Kenya, Nepal, and China to produce multicultural music compositions and a documentary. Led composition and production; managed cross-cultural workflows in English.
Head of Events Department at Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) | University of Surrey Branch
October 1, 2024 - Present
Coordinated Chinese New Year Gala: scheduled programs, supervised execution. Organized the UK Chinese Football League: oversaw venue logistics and event promotion.
Composer at Manifest of the Monkey King – an interactive experience musical
July 1, 2023 - October 21, 2025
Contributed as a composer for an interactive experience musical project.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts
September 1, 2020 - June 1, 2024
Master of Music (Expected) at University of Surrey
September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet
    uniE608 Game Music_Kena : Bridge of Spitits
    The first time when I played this game, it gave me an adventurous, and mysterious feeling. The storyline was told that the main character’s home was destroyed, and she came to this unknown planet and tried to survive. While the character spent his time here, she gained a lot of different weapons and fighting experiences with the fiends.…
    uniE608 Trailer_Doctor Strange
    Re-scoring a trailer segment from Doctor Strange.…
    uniE608 Documentary Score - Locusts
    This short documentary focuses on the theme of locust disasters. The first impression of the film conveys the oppressive weight of destruction, as the landscape is left barren after the locust invasion. A deeper reflection emphasizes the “insignificance of humans in the face of nature.” When the once-green mountains are engulfed by swarms of locusts, merging completely with the image, the overwhelming scale produces a strong emotional impact. The internal structure of the narrative develops gradually, moving from surface impressions to deeper layers. Accordingly, the score adopts a parallel and progressive structure, blending electronic elements with traditional symphonic writing to match the dual qualities of documentary realism and inner expression. Compositional Objective: The goal was to enhance emotional resonance and guide the visual narrative through music.…
    uniE608 Game Music - Black Myth: Wukong
    Black Myth: Wukong is a AAA game released in 2024 that integrates strong elements of Chinese mythology. As a highly immersive action role-playing game, its narrative core is closely tied to the classical Chinese mythological text Journey to the West. The music was designed to embody the colors of Chinese mythology while maintaining both cyclicality and interactivity.…
    uniE608 Animation Score - Bathing Monkey
    This work is a re-scoring of the Chinese original animation Bathing Monkey by Julie, with a total duration of four minutes. The animation centers on a monkey’s surreal experience while soaking in a hot spring, where the water becomes overheated and causes the monkey to faint, triggering a sequence of imaginative visions. The visual style is both playful and abstract.…
    uniE608 Animation Score - The Tailor of Dream
    This score was composed for an original animation clip produced by “Tailor Studio.” Its central concept is the interplay of “acoustic piano with electronic timbres and sound effects,” reflecting the film’s narrative setting where reality and illusion are interwoven—the oppressive reality of the protagonist contrasted with the idealized world embodied by the puppet “angel boy.”…