V.KFounder / Preliminary & Final Round Judge

V.K is an iconic Asian pop pianist and composer from Taiwan. In addition to his own studio albums, he also makes music for multiple video games, advertisements, TV series, and films. Over these years, he has made some of the greatest hit songs and become one of the most popular crossover artists in Taiwan.

In September of 2020, V.K released a digital album “Endless Falling Lights : Supernova,” which was his first step into the J-pop music scene. In 2021, in order to encourage beginners to play more pieces made by Taiwanese composers, he published his elementary level sheet music book “V.K Elementary Piano Collection Vol. 1.”

V.K has a unique musical style that moves the audience and touches their heart without language. He has been performing across Europe, Asia, North and South America, gaining hearts and minds of fans around the world with his incredible musical talent. His music will definitely continue to shine across the globe.

ZayaEmcee

Zaya began learning music at the age of 10. After graduating from the Graduate Institute of Transdisciplinary Performing Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts and the Chinese Music Department at Tainan National University of the Arts, she pursued studies in Performing Arts Market Research. Subsequently, she entered the doctoral program in Graduate Institute of Cultural & Creative Design at Tungfang Design University and earned a Ph.D. in the field of cultural creative design.

Zaya has recorded and released multiple albums and has participated in various musical theater and stage performances. She has also gained valuable expertise through her extensive experience in performing and hosting events.

Currently, Zaya holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts at Shu-Te University.

Facebook Page: 小彩Zaya
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Daniel KimPreliminary Round Judge

Daniel Kim has been one of the prominent music producers and songwriters in K-pop market for over a decade, providing his works to many of top-notch artists throughout the whole Asian territories such as MONSTA X, IVE, TWICE, LE SSERAFIM, EXO, EXO-CBX, TAEMIN(of SHINee), THE BOYZ, VIVIZ, CHUNG-HA, BoA, KEP1LER, Jolin Tsai, GOT7, Miss-A, P1HARMONY, SF9, &TEAM and many more. He also is the founder of Melogram.

MUSA 明馬丁Final Round Judge

MUSA 明馬丁 is an Argentine pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer, and bandleader based in Taiwan.

MUSA 明馬丁 has performed all around the world as a pianist, keyboardist, and bandleader for some of the biggest names in the Mandarin and Cantonese pop music scene, including Crowd Lu (盧廣仲), ABAO (阿爆), A-Lin (阿玲), Gary Chaw (曹格), Joanna Wang (王若琳), Matzka, Olivia Ong (王儷婷), Lara Liang (梁心颐), and Jiajia (家家).

As an artist, MUSA 明馬丁 has released three studio albums and one live album. For the release of his first album, 3690, in October 2013, the Austrian piano manufacturer Bösendorfer endorsed MUSA 明馬丁, providing a special version of their model 214 to use during the recording sessions in Taiwan. After the release, MUSA 明馬丁 toured extensively in South America and East Asia (Japan, China, and Taiwan) and performed his own compositions as a member of the house band at the official Légère Jazz Jam at the Winter NAMM Show in L.A. (US) in 2015, 2016, and 2017. There, he performed alongside names such as GRAMMY-nominated artist Gerald Albright (Quincy Jones, Anita Baker, Phil Collins), George Garzone (New York University/Berklee College of Music woodwinds faculty), and Jeff Kashiwa (The Rippingtons), showcasing the keyboards of his endorser company, the Italian maker Studiologic.

CosinePreliminary & Final Round Judge

Currently serving as the Music Director/Music Producer for “WhatAbout the Music”.
Currently working as a keyboardist for “Respect Band,” “yesido Band,” and “Alien Huang x TAT.”
Currently a contracted songwriter and composer at Major 7 Creative.
Currently collaborating as a music producer with Octave Music.
Formerly worked as a part-time assistant instructor for Electronic Music/Sound Production at Fu Jen Catholic University's Department of Music.
Formerly served as a music producer and studio assistant at Pu-Fei Recording Studio.
Nominated for the “Producer of the Year, Instrumental” at the 18th Golden Melody Awards.
Previously worked as a musician for artists such as Alein Huang, Lai Ci-Hong, Yuki Hsu, Will Pan, Nine Chen, Shi Shi, SevenFat, Lai (Jason), Vicky Chen, Genie Chuo, Terry Lin, Chief Chao, Ben Wu, Kris Kuan, and Da Xi Men. Cosine comes from an academic background and completed her studies at the Music Department in Stella Matutina Girls’ High School and Fu Jen Catholic University. She pursued further studies in the Graduate Music Program at the same university.

During high school, she was influenced by rock music, but it was during her university years that she began exploring independent music and film scoring. After graduating from university, she engaged in cross-disciplinary music, record production, and exhibition production. During her time in the graduate institute, she started participating in pop music and concert performances as well as production.

Currently, she works as a full-time musician with expertise in music production, arranging, keyboard, and programming. Her musical proficiency spans across various styles, including Pop, Rock, J-pop, and orchestral music.