Ian Tang (BFA HKAPA, MFA School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based cross-disciplinary sound artist and composer. As a composer, his work has spanned various media, including contemporary dance, short films, theater productions, and new media performances. In 2025, Ian received a nomination for Best Original Music at the Hong Kong Theatre Awards for the play "Les Fleurs du mal" by the Artocrite Theatre. In the same year, Ian served as sound designer and composer for the work “HAHAHAHAMLET”, which was honored with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Asian Art Awards - Outstanding Show.In media art, Ian explores the possibilities of ambisonic and spatial audio, as well as the relationship between improvisation and interactive media installations.

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Ian Tang (BFA HKAPA, MFA School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based cross-disciplinary sound artist and composer. As a composer, his work has spanned various media, including contemporary dance, short films, theater productions, and new media performances. In 2025, Ian received a nomination for Best Original Music at the Hong Kong Theatre Awards for the play "Les Fleurs du mal" by the Artocrite Theatre. In the same year, Ian served as sound designer and composer for the work “HAHAHAHAMLET”, which was honored with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Asian Art Awards - Outstanding Show.In media art, Ian explores the possibilities of ambisonic and spatial audio, as well as the relationship between improvisation and interactive media installations.

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Ian Tang (BFA HKAPA, MFA School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based cross-disciplinary sound artist and composer. As a composer, his work has spanned various media, including contemporary dance, short films, theater productions, and new media performances. In 2025, Ian received a nomination for Best Original Music at the Hong Kong Theatre Awards for the play “Les Fleurs du mal” by the Artocrite Theatre. In the same year, Ian served as sound designer and composer for the work “HAHAHAHAMLET”, which was honored with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Asian Art Awards - Outstanding Show.In media art, Ian explores the possibilities of ambisonic and spatial audio, as well as the relationship between improvisation and interactive media installations.

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Experience Level

Expert

Work Experience

Project Curator at 《喋喋喋喋 - 表演藝術研究所》
January 1, 2026 - Present
Part-time Teacher (Design & Technology, DAT) at HKSC 香港兆基創意書院
January 1, 2025 - Present
Front of House Sound Engineer at Lost Stars Livehouse Bar & Eatery
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Project Technical Officer at Contemporary Musik in g Hong Kong
January 1, 2024 - Present
Research Assistant at School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Curator and Mentor at 《看不見的城市》跨媒介藝術工作坊及展演
January 1, 2024 - Present
Freelance Sound Engineer / Technician at West Kowloon Cultural District
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Artist in Residence (Workshop Tutor) at Hong Kong Arts Centre
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Studio Engineer / Assistant at 48 Studio
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025
Studio Engineer / Assistant at 117A Studio
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025
Commissioned Artist at Hong Kong Arts Festival
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2025
Commissioned Composer / Sound Designer / Media Artist
January 1, 2019 - Present
Music Tutor at HK Guitar Store
January 1, 2019 - Present

Education

MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) in Theatre and Entertainment Arts at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

賽馬會獎學金
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
指定研究院修課課程獎學金
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    《哪一天我們會紅》 "Where Is My 15 Minutes" TV theme song Mixing and Mastering

    Soundtrack mixing for a TV show named 《哪一天我們會紅》 “Where Is My 15 Minutes” by Viu in Hong Kong

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    Exquisite Noise (Original contemporary dance soundtrack)

    Exquisite Noise honours the art of assembly. Choreographer Dam Van Huynh explores alternative methods of dissent, drawing on noise to embody defiance and celebrating the power of coming together.
    Sounds of protest against inequalities take centre stage, creating a unique sensory experience through music, lights and movement. This is a dance between disruption and communion, an invitation to wake up our collective spirit in an act of solidarity and care.

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    LEVEL 66 – The Arcade Project(Original theatre soundtrack)

    Blending elements of gameplay and performance, LEVEL 66 – The Arcade Project invites the audience to become players in a clash of ideas. Entering this liminal space – at an unspecified mid-way stage of a complex, ongoing and possibly rigged process – players are presented with scenarios and actions, and one simple question: to play or not to play.

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