Biography 簡歷

Chuck-jee Chau

PhD (CSE), MA (Music), MSc (CSE), BEng (CE), LRSM (Piano), ATCL (Percussion)

Chuck-jee Chau is an active collaborative pianist and mallet percussionist. Originating from the inspiring experience as a piano accompanist in his primary school days, over the years he always enjoys the stage together with fellow music lovers. 

Chuck-jee performs on piano and percussion in several local symphonic bands and orchestras, and accompanies a few choirs. With a strong passion for chamber music, he is among the founding members of the piano duo group Duetissimo, the chamber ensemble The Music Circles, and percussion group The Unstoppable Beats. He is deeply involved in theatrical productions, for example serving as the band leader for Urinetown, Bugsy Malone, Annie Jr., Les Misérables, Cats, Barnum, etc. He has contributed to HKUST Musicals as a coach, rehearsal pianist, and stage percussionist for their annual productions spanning from Guys and Dolls in 2012 to the recent Carousel. He also has played in live bands in commercial theatre productions including Our Journal of Springtime (Boom Theatre), The Woman in Kenzo (Chung Ying Theatre), Madama Butterfly (Musica Viva), as well as cabaret performances at WestK. His unique versatility allows him to range effortlessly from an all-round percussionist to a MainStage synthesiser performer, often covering both roles within a single production.

After graduating from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) majoring in Computer Engineering and minoring in Music and German, Chuck-jee taught and conducted research on computer music at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where he also served as the pianist for the HKUST Staff Choir. He was engaged in student art activities, and took up the role of the Learning Community Fellow for UG Hall VII Arts a-LIVE. Currently he is a lecturer at CUHK, where his work focuses on computer music, music information retrieval, and related fields. His research has been published in the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) and the Journal of Audio Engineering Society (JAES). Alongside his students, he maintains Computer Music Research Notes (https://medium.com/computer-music-research-notes), a technical blog dedicated to making computer music concepts accessible to general audiences.

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周卓之為本地活躍合奏鋼琴及敲擊樂手。小學時任早會伴奏一職，自此與合奏結下不解之緣，多年來一直熱衷與志同道合的樂友共享舞台。

除擔任合唱團伴奏外，周氏現於數個本地管樂團及管弦樂團負責鋼琴或敲擊演奏。身為鋼琴重奏 Duetissimo 、合奏小組 The Music Circles 及敲擊小組「無間斷打擊樂團」的創團成員，他常與團員四出演奏。周氏亦深耕劇場音樂，曾以樂隊領班身份參與各類音樂劇製作，包括《Urinetown》、《Bugsy Malone》、《Annie Jr.》、《Les Misérables》、《Cats》、《Barnum》等音樂劇。此外，他每年為科大音樂劇擔任指導、排練伴奏及舞台敲擊樂手，參與了由 2012 年《Guys and Dolls》起至最近《Carousel》 的製作。他亦參與不少本地劇場的現場樂隊演奏，包括爆炸戲棚《我們的青春日誌》 、中英劇團《穿Kenzo的女人》、非凡美樂《蝴蝶夫人》，以及西九文化區的卡巴萊演出等。他是少數可以同時勝任單人敲擊及 MainStage 合成鍵盤的舞台樂手。

他畢業於香港中文大學，主修計算機工程、副修音樂及德文，後於香港科技大學任教並研究電腦音樂，期間曾任科大教職員合唱團伴奏，並擔任 Arts a-LIVE 學習社群顧問，積極推廣校園藝術活動。周氏現時為香港中文大學講師，專注於電腦音樂等科目，研究文章可見於 ICMC 及 JAES 等學術會議及期刊，以及以科普文章形式於「電腦音樂研究筆記」淺談：https://medium.com/computer-music-research-notes。

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