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Biography

Sound artist, Label founder, Organizer, Curator

Dickson Dee(Li Chin Sung) has been engaged in the music industry for more than 28 years. His career started from importing European independent labels to Hong Kong, China and Taiwan; followed by establishing his own music label Noise Asia, organizing concerts etc. His experience includes distribution, import/export, creation, publishing, promotion, artist management and other kinds of works in the industry. He has made a great contribution to the development of independent music in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan

In 1996, Dickson’s debut solo album PAST was released under Tzadik label (USA). Since then, he began to set foot on the creation field with musical styles ranging from Avant-garde to experimental, music concrete, electronic, new classical, industrial noise, dance, electronic world jazz etc. He has performed under different names and formed several bands. For example, DJ Dee for electronic experimental music, Li Chin Sung for music concrete and Avant-garde, PNF for industrial noise, Khoomi Sound Machine for electronic world jazz, Dickson Dee for electronic acoustic, sampling cut ‘n’ paste and turntablist. Mars News Ensemble for mixed film, music, multimedia art project.

He has collaborated with many artists such as Zbigniew Karkowski, Otomo Yoshihide, Sainkho Namtchylak, Maja Ratkje,Sachiko M,Tom Thiel, Werner Dafeldecker, Patrick Pulsinger, Cdrk,Tujiko Noriko, Tetsuo Furadate,Yoshida Tatsuya, Keiji Haino,Adichi Tomomi, Astro, Makigami Koichi,Kang Taehwan ,Lawrence English, Electronicat ,Wang Fan,Zhang Zhu,Wang Yong, Park Je Chun, Jonas Hellborg, VJ Milosh, Dr Das, Martijn Tellinga, Huun Huur Tu, Xu Fengxia, Peter Brotzmann, Cai Yayi, Florian Launisch, Christopher Chaplin, Richard Pinhas…. etc, also he was been invited to Venice Biennale(2013, 2015), Köln MusikTriennale, Fabbrica Europpa(2016, 2014, 2015),Yokohama Triennale, Kitakyushu Biennale, Moving Closer Poland, Huayi Festival Singapore, Shenzhen Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture(2008, 2006, 2010), New Vision Art Festival Hong Kong(2006, 2010, 2018), Silk Road Art Festival Hong Kong, Arts Festival Folk and Modern Korea, Clandestino Festival Sweden,Taipei City Festival, Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival Vietnam,Guangzhou Film Festival, Guangzhou Modern Dance Weeks, Bergen International Festival, The Spirit of Tengri Festival, Urban Nomads(Ulan Bator, Berlin), Shanghai International Art Festival(2013, 2015), Festival International Art Costa Rica, Hong Kong Art Basel, Korea Jeonju Int'l SORI Festival, International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong(2015,2017,2019), Beijing Dance Weeks …..etc

Dickson set up his personal label Dicksonia Audio beside Noise Asia, which concentrates on the release and publishing of his own works. This provides more freedom and convenience to further develop his creativity.

Besides concerts, Dickson also appears in art academy and university for workshops and lectures to share his experiences with students, hoping to trigger their interest on sound art and music; furthermore, to give them a better understanding on the different aspects of music.

Discography

Li Chin Sung

DJ Dee

Dickson Dee

PNF

Compilation

Commission Projects

2006

AUDIO:ELF / Soccer World Cup Sound Project
commissioned by Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Koln (Germany)

Li Chin Sung & Khoomii Sound Machine
commissioned by New Vision Festival (Hong Kong)

2008

Otomo Yoshihide, Zai Kunning, Dickson Dee
commissioned by Esplanade (Singapore)

Dickson Dee + Alessandro Carboni -Unrealistic figures between map and shadows
commissioned by Dawang Culture Highland Shenzhen (China)

2009

Dickson Dee -As If To Nothing, music for modern dance
commissioned by CASH Hong Kong / CCDC (Hong Kong)

2011

Li Chin Sung - Beyond Calligraphy Liu Qi(choreographer)
commissioned by GDMDC Guangzhou

2014

Dickson Dee -Momentum, multimedia art project
commissioned by CCDC/Media Lab (Hong Kong)

Dickson Dee - Pathos, music for modern dance
commissioned by APA/ CASH Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

2015

Dickson Dee sound installation for light art with Cao Fei
commissioned by Art Basel (Hong Kong)

Dickson Dee - PaEthos, music for modern dance
commissioned by Fabbrica Europa/ Florence (Italy)

Dickson Dee - Between N39 and N49-music for modern dance, Lu Yahui (choreographer)
The 17th Shanghai International Arts Festival 2015 (Shanghai, China)

2016

Dickson Dee - Fragile Beauty - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer)
commissioned by CCDC & CASH(Hong Kong) 2016

2017

Dickson Dee - Post-Perception/Transcendence - music for dance, Sang Jija(choreographer)
commissioned by CCDC (Hong Kong) 2017

Dickson Dee - Zen Ensemble-Sounds of Wisdom & Desire / Shenzhen Theater 2017

2018

Dickson Dee - Cao Fei, Prison Architect. Commissioned by Tai Kwun Contemporary 2018

Dickson Dee - Mr Blank/music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer)
commissioned by CCDC & CASH(Hong Kong) 2018

Dickson Dee - The Modern Day Flavours of Nanyin and Naamyam - Artsnap / New Vision Art Festival 2018

Dickson Dee - Zen Ensemble - Sounds of Wisdom & Desire / Silk Road Journey / Beijing 2018

2019

Dickson Dee - The Modern Day Flavours of Nanyin and Naamyam / National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying / 2019

2020

Dickson Dee - live music for Cao Fei's La Town debut in SZFringe Festival 2020 / Shenzhen 2020

Festival

2002

- “Urban + Aboriginal xv : China” at Podewil, Berlin 2002 / Berlin,Germany

2003

- 50th Venice Biennial 2003 / Venice, Italy

2005

- 1st Weather Brain Festival 2005 / Taipei
- Yokohama Biennial 2005 / Yokohama, Japan
- Asian Meeting Festival 2005 / Tokyo, Japan
- 1st Shenzhen Architecture Biennial 2005 / Shenzhen, China
- The MUTEK Festival 2005 Shenzhen, China
- 2nd Weather Brain Festival 2005 / Taipei
- Arts Festival Folk and Modern Korea 2005 /Korea
- Guilin Rock Festival 2005 / Guilin, China
- Polish Sound Art in China 2005 / 4 cities tour/ China

2006

- Korea Yensan Festival 2006 /Yensan, Korea
- New Vision Art Festival 2006 / Hong Kong
- Make It Louder 2006 / Shenzhen, China
- Clandestino Festival 2006 / Sweden
- ASEF -I’MPULSE CLANDESTINO, 4TH ASIA-EUROPE MUSIC CAMP 2006 / Sweden
- “Awakening Battersea”,China Power Station part I,Battersea Power Station,Serpentine Gallery ,2006 /London.,UK
- Polish Sound Art in China 2 -2006 / Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing.China
- SAND Festival 2006 / Hong Kong

2007

- Köln MusikTriennale 2007 /Köln, Germany
- 5th Taipei City Festival─2007 /Taipei
- Korea Gumi Culture Festival 2007 / Seoul, Korea
- DIAL-A-DIVA -24 hour, global telephonic phonecast 2007 / Norway+UK
- Make It Louder 2007 / Guangzhou, China
- Moving Closer Festival 2007 / Warsaw, Poland
- Chinese Sound Art in Poland 2007 (5 city tour in Poland)
- 2nd Shenzhen Architecture Biennial 2007 / Shenzhen, China
- 1st Odos Rock Festival 2007 /Odos, China
- Kitakyushu Biennial 2007 /Kitakyushu, Japan
- Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2007 /Hanoi, Vietnam

2008

- NOTCH Festival 2008 /Hong Kong
- Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2008 / Hanoi, Vietnam
- China Avant-Garde Music Festival 2008 / Beijing, China
- Guangzhou Film Festival 2008 / Guangzhou, China

2009

- Hong Kong Silk Road Festival 2009 / Hong Kong

2010

- Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2010 / Hanoi, Vietnam
- Beijing Modern Dance Week Festival 2010 / Beijing, China
- Fabbrica Europpa 2010 / Florence, Italy
- Electronic Worlds Festival 2010 (China tour)

2011

- Elektroakustischer Salon – Art’s Birthday 2011 / Berlin, Germany
- Audio Art Festival2011 / Krakow, Poland
- 8th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival / 2011 / Guangzhou (China)
- Don’t Panic Festival and Showcase” 2011 / Warsaw, Poland
- Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts 2011 / Singapore, Singapore
- Carolina Performing Arts 2011 / North Carolina (USA)

2012

- Chengdu Big Love Music Festival 2012 / Chengdu, Beijing, China
- UCCA Culture Festival 2012 /Beijing, China
- Jazz Improvise Meeting Festival 2012 / Shenzhen, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Conservatory of Music New Music Week 2012 / Shanghai, China

2013

- Bergen International Festival 2013 / Bergen, Norway
- The Spirit of Tengri – Festival of Contemporary Ethnic Music 2013 / Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Beijing One Performing Art Festival 2013 - Beijing, China
- Urban Nomads 2013 / Ulan Bator, Mongolia
- The 15th Shanghai International Arts Festival 2013 / Shanghai, China
- Jazz Improvise Meeting Festival 2013 / Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing / China
- "The Spirit of Tengri" Almaty 2013
- Bergen International Festival 2013 / Bergen / Norway

2014

- Festival International Art 2014 / Costa Rica
- Urban Nomads 2014 / Berlin
- Fabbrica Europpa 2014 /Florence, Italy

2015

- Art Basel Hong Kong 2015 / Hong Kong
- Fabbrica Europpa 2015 / Florence, Italy
- The 17th Shanghai International Arts Festival 2015 / Shanghai, China

2016

- Hong Kong Poetry In Hong Kong 2016 / Hong Kong
- International Poetry Night in Hong Kong 2016 / Hong Kong
- 3rd Have Fun Festival 2016 /Shenzhen, China
- iD Town Sound Live Art Festival 2016 / Shenzhen, China
- 8th Beijing Modern Dance Week 2016 / Beijing, China
- 10th OzAsia Festival 2016 / Adelaide, Australia
- Bijiashan International Public Art Week2016 / Shenzhen, China
- 2nd Shenzhen International Photography Week 2016 / Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Modern Dance Week 2016 / Guangzhou, China
- ChoP Festival 2016 / Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

2017

- Bijiashan International Public Art Week 2017 / Shenzhen, China

2018

- Artsnap / New Vision Art Festival 2018 Hong Kong
- Jazz Improvise Meeting Festival 2018 / Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing, Ruijin / China
- Bijiashan International Public Art Week 2018 / Shenzhen, China
- Fringe Festival Shenzhen 2018 / Shenzhen China

2019

- Bijiashan International Public Art Week 2019 / Shenzhen China
- Suzhou Design Week 2019 / Suzhou China
- Jazz Improvise Meeting Festival 2019 / Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing, / China
- International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2019 / Hong Kong

2020

- 11st Shenzhen Fringe Festival 2020 / Shenzhen

2021

- 5th Times Museum Community Art Festival 2020-2021 / Guangzhou

Soundtrack Works:

1997

-Short film - CaoFei (video art China) / China1997

2000

-Chain Reaction - Cao Fei (video art China) / China 2000

2003

-San Yuan Li - music for film - Ou Ning & Cao Fei (director) / China 2003

-Busy Meditating - music for video art - Chan Pikyu (director) commission project from Vienna /Austria 2003

-Burners - music for short film - Cao Fei (director) / China 2003

2006

-DA Za Lan - music for film - Ou Ning & Cao Fei (director) / China 2006

2007

- 临池 Upon Calligraphy - music for modern dance – LiuQi (Choreographer )/GDMC / China 2007
- Around - music for video art - Liang Guo Jian (director ) / China 2007

2008

- City Race - music for modern dance - LiuQi (Choreographer )GDMC / China 2008
- 2nd Shenzhen Biennale "title film" - Ou Ning, doc-film / China 2008
- Short film -music for short film - Maggie (director) / China 2008
- Orbital - music for video art - Liang Guo Jian (video director ) / China 2008

2009

-Thomas Mao - music for the film - Zhu Wen (film director) / China 2009
-WBNR/Platform #8 HK – music for modern dance - Alessandro Carboni (Choreographer) / Hong Kong 2009
-Unrealistic figures between map and shadows: Shenzhen - music for video art - Alessandro Carboni (director) / China 2009
-As If To Nothing - music for modern dance - Sang Jijia (choreographer) with CCDC/ Hong Kong 2009

2010

-"In-Sight" - music for modern dance - Cathy Cheung Sau King (choreographer)/Turbulent River Dance Theater / Hong Kong 2010
-"Standing Before Darkness" - Sang Ji Jia (Choreographer ) with LDTX dance company / China 2010
-"At This Moment" - music for modern dance - Cathy Cheung Sau King (choreographer)/Turbulent River Dance Theater/ Hong Kong 2010

2011

-Beyond Calligraphy - music for modern dance - Liu Qi (choreographer) GDMDC / China 2011
-Unspeakable - music for modern dance - Sang Jijia (choreographer) / LDTX dance company / China 2011
-Talk To Him - music for modern dance - Lu Fan/CCDC / Hong Kong 2011
-On the road - music for modern dance - Yifan / UCCA Culture Festival / China 2011

2012

-“Connection & Refreshment” - music for modern dance - Liu Qi +Elle(choreographer) / Hammerfest/DanseFestival Barents / Norway 2012
-“Tang and Song” - music for ballet dance -Hou Ying (choreographer) /Guangzhou Ballet Dance Company / China 2012

2013

-“Layer Code” - music for modern dance – Sang Jijia (choreographer) /LDTX dance company / China 2013
-“Not Here/ Not Ever” - music for modern dance – Sang Jijia(choreographer) / Carte Blanche / Norway 2013
-Burning - music for modern dance – Hou Ying (choreographer)/ HouYing Dance Theatre / Beijing 2013
-“冉” - music for modern dance – Hou Ying (choreographer)/ HouYing Dance Theatre / Shanghai 2013

2014

-“Momentum pt1”- music for modern dance -Xing Liang, Mui Cheuk-Yin (choreographer) Hong Kong 2014
-“Momentum pt2” - music for modern dance, sound & video installation in 1a Space/ concept Dickson Dee (Hong Kong) 2014
-“Pathos” - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / APA student 2014
-“Hyperchoreography” - music for video and sounds installation, Sang Jijia, SimonFildes(director) / Hong Kong 2014
-“La Town” - music for film, Cao Fei (film director) 2014

2015

-“Same Old, Brand New “- music for light art installation on ICC for Art Brasel HK 2015, Cao Fei(light art director) 2015
-“Wu” - music for modern dance, Fu Xingban (choreographer) 2015
-“PaEthos” - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / opening program for Fabbrica Europpa 2015
-“Rumba II: Nomad for the exhibition “No Longer / Not Yet” - music for the video art, Cao Fei (film director) Commissioned by GUCCI 2015
-“Between N39 and N49”- music for modern dance, Lu Yahui (choreographer) 2015

2016

-“Fragments” - music for modern dance, Lam Po (choreographer) / Hong Kong Art Festival 2016
-“Fragile Beauty” - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2016

2017

-“My Dear Friends” - music for film / 2017

2018

-“As It Were” - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / Sweden Royal Opera House / 2018
-“Mr Blank” - music for modern dance, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2018
-“Prison Architect” - music for film, Cao Fei (director) / Hong Kong 2018

2019

-“In That Moment” - music for modern dance, Yan He (choreographer) / Beijing 2019

2020

“Mr Blank” - re-run version, music for modern dance film, Sang Jijia(choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2020

2021

"King Lear" music for nonverbal theater of gesture, Tang Shu-wing (director) / Hong Kong 2021

2022

"Upon Calligraphy" (Excerpts) - music for modern dance, LiuQi (choreographer) / APA Dance School / Hong Kong 2022
"Space Ark 2020" music for the site-specific theater, Tan Tan (director) / YAV Creation Program / Idea Factory / Shenzhen 2022
"In-Between Time Meeting" music for site-specific immersive installation & dance, Sang Jijia (choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2022

2023

"Stream of Dust" music for modern dance with immersive sound system installation, Sangjijia(choreographer) / CCDC / Big Box / Hong Kong2023
"Space Ark 2020_Day 1381" music for theater with immersive sound system installation, Tan Tan (director) / I-Factory / Shenzhen 2023
"Mr Blank" film version art exhibition with special immersive sound system & video interactive system installation edition, Sangjijia (choreographer) /On The Road / Guan Shanyue Art Museum/ Shenzhen 2023

2024

"In-Between Time Meeting" re-run, Sangjijia (choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2024
"As If Snowing" music for modern dance, Sangjijia (choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2024

2025

"Mr Blank 2.0" music for modern dance with surround system edition, opening for dance season, Sangjijia (choreographer) / CCDC / Hong Kong 2025

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updated: April 2025