s h u e h - l i .o n g

email : info@shuehli.com
to engage Shueh-li Ong for original music, session work &/or as a producer, masterclasses, concerts (including private events) or any other project.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS composer, synthesist, producer, songwriter, marketing and business strategist, digital media designer, journalist.

PERFORMER of the theremin, synthesizer techniques, voice, tin-whistle.

GENRE theatre and live concerts, corporate events, TV/Radio commercials, pop-rock through to esoteric-classical.

about Shueh-li

I'm an Australian born Singapore artist amongst many other things. Currently based in the U.S.A. I had the privilege of working in the multimedia industry during the IT boom in Singapore where I headed the development of a line of award-winning music-edutainment CDs for the retail market. A java based cyber playhouse for experimental research into interactive online gaming, was also incorporated by the team as part of this project.

I decided one day that what I really wanted to do was music, so I became the owner and Director of Electric Muse Singapore (EM). EM quickly gained a reputation for being able to provide customized instrumentation and show design for live entertainment and theatre. My reward for my hard work was the acceptance by the artistic community of me as an authority on various performance genres. During the early days of EM, I wrote two electronic operas (dramatico works), original music for theatre and even found time to contribute reviews and articles to Singapore's premier "Arts Magazine."

ElectricMuse USA is a publishing member of ASCAP USA (see affilliations on the sidebar.)

Before my Singaporean IT engagement, I was in an area of research that melded real-time graphic generation in live performance utilising extended synthesizer techniques. This took place in Australia where I also co-ran a studio that worked on film & TV projects.
In 2004, I decided to go out on a limb again by launching show concept Xenovibes (XV). I wanted to address the definition of my 'sound'. I also simply loved entertaining and working with musicians from all walks of life. XV aka foreign+expressions, has performed at various prestigious events and I have had the privilege of being the first thereminist at some of these venues/occasions.
See reviews and articles on Xenovibes and a list of Artists I've had the honour of working with on XV.

Since my arrival in America in 2005, I have partnered with John A Martinez of Fingerfoot Music Productions USA (FMP) taking on the role of FMP's managing director. John who participated in the premier of Xenovibes the Show in Singapore, is XV's U.S. core member.

In 2009 I became the U.S. writer to Singaporean news-blog SonicFreakz which reports on all things associated with music for its mainly S E Asian region readers.
I have traveled extensively to perform and lecture and in 2010 will continue to do more performing either on a formal stage on in a house concert situation. I want to bring myself and my work to you!
For a peek into my world, subscribe to my youtube channel OceanaChine. I hope to continue to pursue my proverbial rainbow; which is to stretch and exercise my talents.

PUBLICITY
electronic musician magazine [usa] read
moogmusic [usa] read
art monthly [australia] read
thereminvox [italy] read
business times [singapore] read
automatictext [germany] read
compass [singapore] read
latrobe university [australia] read
music, gear, musings [singapore] read
ethermusicfeat [usa] read
reviews I posted on the Xenovibes website visit

ACCOLADES
[2005] Recipient of an O1 visa awarded only to "Artists of Extraordinary Ability" by the US Govt. and American Federation of Musicians. Now based in America on an EB1.
[2004] "Singapore's 1st and only diva of the Theremin" ~ Singapore's Straits Times.
[2004-present] Tours as a Moog international artist.

AFFILIATIONS
[Since 2000] COMPASS Singapore (affiliated to International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers).
[Since 2008] ASCAP publisher Electric Muse and artist
[Since 2004] Member of UNESCO DigiArts.

ACADEMIA
Shueh-li acquired a degree in music performance from the Elder Conservatorium (Australia) under Stefan Ammer (formerly Prof. of Piano, Freiburg Academy, Germany).
She simultaneously studied electronic music with Tristram Cary (founder EMS London.) Following this was research in the area of Interactive Multimedia Performance under Dr Jeffrey Lynn Pressing (formerly of Latrobe University & Berklee College of Music USA.)
Shueh-li holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Adelaide and has also attended the Australian Film and TV school in Victoria. She briefly studied under Guqin master ChengYu (UK).

EtherMusicFest 2008 in Asheville NC, USA