Hi Everyone! Welcome to my amazing music space!!

 

I am Keyu Liu (Sophie) and was born in 1990 at Beijing, China. I'm currently a graduate student at Columbia College Chicago studying music composition for screen, striving to become a professional music composer for film and media.

 

I have been fascinated by music since I was 3 years old, when I began to learn piano. My advanced trained started in 2006, when I began studying specialized composing skill theory and music aesthetics under Mr. Siren ∙ Nadamide, who is a famous composer of Chinese National Music.

 

During my undergraduate studies in composition techniques and composition theory at the Music School of Minzu University of China (2008-2012), I have systematically learned various kinds of Chinese minority music, and composed several national music works, including “Recollection of Tanggula”, “Quartet of Baroque Style” and my graduation work “the Impression of Beijing”. I also formed several bands during that period, played keyboards and drum and participated in numerous performances. In 2012, I joined Joking Tasty Band, and performed in “Bird Nest”, also known as the Beijing Olympic Stadium, in 2013.

 

The following are my performing experiences：

 

• Hi-Park music festival at Wukesong Stadium in Beijing                                                July 5th, 2014
• Punk Spring music festival in Beijing School Bar                                                            Apr. 13th, 2014
• Wuyuan Music Festival at Jiangxi Province                                                                      Apr. 7th 2014
• Performance at Old What Bar in Beijing                                                                           Apr. 4th, 2014
• CX-Open  at Bird Nest National Olympic Stadium in Beijing                                        Sep. 21st, 2013  
• Rock Music Festival at MAO Live House in Beijing                                                          Apr. 29th, 2013
• South Beijing Music Festival at MAKO Live House                                                          Aug. 21st , 2011
• Beijing Rock Music Festival                                                                                                   July. 11st , 2011
• 3rd Anniversary of Dachao Live House                                                                              Nov. 6th , 2010  

In 2012, I began learning Electronic Music when I studied with Pro. Xiaofu Zhang and Pro.Yuebei Wu, who are famous electronic music composers in China. I was admitted to the graduate school of Music Composition of The Central Conservatory of Music for electronic music composition with a full scholarship in 2013. Additionally, I was admitted to Columbia College Chicago in the Master’s program for Music Composition for the Screen, and began learning Hollywood-style music composition for films, media and video games with Kubilay Uner, David McHugh and Andrew Edwards. In this website, I have attached most of my practice composition works for films.

My Works:

List of Works

 Original Music Composing for Hongkong Movie “The Best is Yet to Come” —《迟迟》 04/2019

Director: Zhan Qiao

 Original Music Composing for Musical “Fairy Tale of the Giant Panda”—《熊猫童话》 02/2019

The Musical was performed in Denmark and presented to the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

 Original Music Composing for Movie “Driving For You” 08/2018

Director: Jingyi Liu

 Original Music Composing for Movie “Song of Wanderer”—《蓼莪》 08/2018

Director: Chi Zhou

 Original Music Composing for Movie “Good Luck” 02/2018

Director: William Tang

•  Audio Production for Movie “Table Lover”—《拼桌恋人》 02/2018

•  Obtained a master's degree in electronic music composition and a graduation certificate from the

Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music

•  Issued Thesis “The Application of Spectrum morphology in the Movie of Gravity”

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “Born Wasted”

•  Recording my composing work “the summer” at the Bridge Recording Studio in Los Angeles and

  conducting orchestra for group of 44 instrument performers for this record, work together with famous conductor Mark Watters, Mixer John Rodd who did the mixing for “Star Wars”, and Pianist

07/2017 05/2017 07/2016

Mike Lang

•  Recording my composing work “Mongols”, played by Cello, in Chicago Matt Studio

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “Wake up”

06/2016 05/2016 03/2016

Director: KNE Yicheng Xue

•  Recording my music composing work for game “Wandering” 12/2015

•  Original Music Composing for advertisement micro movie “Baby Protection App 宝护” 03/2015

Director: Binhao Huang

 Original Music Composing for App-Advertisement “Bao Hu” 10/2015

Director: Hao bin Huang

 Original Music Composing for Movie “The Lovely Pot” 08/2015

Director: Lu Han

 Original Music Composing for Movie “Uniform” 06/2015

Director: William Tang

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “Me2 V.S. He2” 06/2015

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “Trapped” 04/2015

Director: KNE Yicheng Xue

 Original Music Composing for Movie “My Fantastic Friend” 03/2015

Director: Francisco Rodriguez

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “Happy Receiving” 01/2015

•  Original Music Composing for Movie “City Symphony-Chicago” 03/2015

Director: KNE Yicheng Xue

 

I was the assistant of music composing for a Chinese film called “Timeless Love” in 2013. During my period of study in the United States, I joined Windmill Drama Club as composer to compose the original music for shows “Happy Receiving” and “Me2 V.S. He2”, which were performed in public at University of Chicago in January and May. I also issued an original album entitled “Happy Receiving”, which includes most of my music works for the show of the same name.

 

Once again, welcome to my music space!! Relax, and enjoy!!