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.
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.
MUSA 明馬丁 also founded his own music production company in Taiwan, 3690 Studios Ltd., and in May 2016, he released his multi-award-winning second album All Kinds of Good, followed by a tour in Japan, visiting more than ten cities. The tour concluded with his performance as the main act at the Ikebukuro Jazz Festival 2016, where he played for an audience of more than 1,000 people in the heart of Tokyo. He then embarked on another tour in Taiwan, performing at the Taipei Jazz Festival 2016 and the Taichung Jazz Festival 2016. MUSA 明馬丁 was invited to perform at these festivals again in 2017 and 2018.
In 2017, All Kinds of Good received multiple nominations at the two most important music awards ceremonies in the Greater China area, which includes China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese communities worldwide. MUSA 明馬丁 received eight nominations overall: three at the prestigious Golden Melody Awards (known as the Chinese GRAMMY) for Best Producer, Best Album, and Best Composer, and five nominations at the Indie Golden Melody Awards (the same competition but for independent artists) for Best Jazz Single (with two songs nominated), Best Album, Best Jazz Album, and Best Musician. MUSA 明馬丁 went on to win Best Jazz Album and Best Musician of the Year, making him the first Western solo artist to be nominated and win in any of these categories at either of these award ceremonies. Thanks to this album, MUSA 明馬丁 became an international artist in his own right, touring Japan five times, as well as the US, Canada, and, of course, his native Argentina.
In 2018, he once again won Best Jazz Single of the Year for his guest appearance on the track “Dreamer's Blues” by the Afro-Cuban jazz band Soy La Ley. After several years as a producer for Taiwanese indie artists, in October 2021, MUSA 明馬丁 finally released his latest album ON, a project that combines Electronica with Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, and South American music, featuring singers from all over the world—from South Africa to Kenya to Trinidad—as well as major names in the local Taiwanese scene like 9m88 and ABAO. The album was also nominated for the Golden Melody Awards as Best Instrumental Album and Album of the Year, and it received four nominations at the Indie Golden Melody Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Single for the song “On Truth,” Best Electronica Single for the song “On Friendship,” and Best Musician. In 2022, just like in 2017, MUSA 明馬丁 went on to win Best Jazz Single and Best Musician of the Year.
Due to the success of his album ON outside of Taiwan, especially in Southeast Asia, MUSA 明馬丁 was invited by the MOOD INDIGO festival in Mumbai, India, to represent Taiwan on their main stage in December 2022. The trip extended into an indie tour, with performances at several venues around the city with his trio.
Currently, MUSA 明馬丁 is working as a producer for several new bands and solo artists in the Taiwanese indie music scene, with several albums set to be released in 2023. He continues to work as a session player, focusing on collaborating with like-minded artists who are unafraid to take risks and who are willing to go beyond the limitations of the mainstream market to explore the different musical colors and textures that our world has to offer.
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.
Experience
2024
- 徐懷鈺「倒數三秒」演唱會，上海、成都、武漢。
- 王源「客廳狂歡」演唱會，製譜、製作助理，「源」編曲。
- 潘瑋柏「狂愛」演唱會，新加坡。
2023
- Energy「分合」編曲。
- ZIP 發射樂團 編曲、鍵盤手，漂遊者音樂祭。
- 溫妮 「溫妮生日會」鍵盤手，三創。
- 王心凌「忘了說，你已經很好了」作曲、編曲、製作人。
- 徐懷鈺「倒數三秒」演唱會，台北小巨蛋。
- 溫蒂蒂「香水」編曲、製作人。
- 徐懷鈺「我們的故事」演唱會，Zepp New Taipei。
- 可伊、娜娜 單曲「怪你」製作人。（Xtars Live 為《粽邪 3》宣傳曲）
- 賴晏駒「Rose」製作人。
- 賴晏駒「自害者」編曲、製作人。
- 隨性樂團 Random x 柯有倫，大港開唱「零」、「你的聲音」編曲。
- 達西「執迷有悟」編曲。
2022
- 曼達「別忘了你是誰」編曲、製作。
- 耿斯漢「餘生」作曲。
- 溫妮 單曲「矮還愛」編曲、製作人。
- 隨性樂團 Random 單曲「你的聲音」（《中年病》專輯）編曲、製作人。
- 賴晏駒「Perfect Clown」製作人。
2021
- ZENBØ「木吉他民歌西餐廳」beatsmaker。
- 第58屆金馬獎開場大片 林柏宏【著迷】編曲、音樂製作。
- 五月天陪你跨年演唱會「線上特別版」MAYDAY FLY TO 2022，離開地球表面 序曲 編曲。
- 焦凡凡「再見了 親愛的」製作人、編曲。
- 賴晏駒「Welcome to My Paradise」製作人、作曲、編曲。
- 龔言脩「離心臟最近的距離」製作人、編曲。
- 布朗「用力想你」作曲、編曲、製作人。
- 陳昊森《新生俱樂部》，後台 Backstage。
- 布朗「用力想你」作曲、編曲、製作。
2020
- 黃鴻升專輯《Plan B》製作人，「地球上最無聊的下午」、「忍者契約」、「Phone Home」。
- 田馥甄《一一巡迴演唱會》「不醉不會」編曲。
- 黃鴻升單曲「我不是空笑夢」製作人。
- 賴晏駒「乾我什麼事」發片演唱會，內湖ATT Show Box。
- 七月半「夜露死苦」發片演唱會，Zepp New Taipei。
- 賴慈泓「賴慈泓的第一場演唱會」專輯《這就是人生啊》發片巡迴演唱會，台北公館河岸留言，臺中沃茲音樂藝術。
- 黃鴻升「地球上最浪漫的演唱會」，Legacy Taipei。
- 陳忻玥「Am I Who I Am」發片演唱會，Legacy Taipei。
- 黃鴻升「我不是空笑夢」、「地球上最無聊的下午」MV。
- 黃鴻升「綜藝完很大」六週年演唱會。
- 賴慈泓 KKBOX 風雲榜。
2019
- 黃鴻升單曲「Plan B」作曲、編曲、製作人。
- 趙傳「老男孩」全球巡迴演唱會杭州站，杭州黃龍體育館。
- 孫盛希 Programmer，「Simple Urban+」水舞廣場。
- 孫盛希 Programmer，「希遊記巡回音樂會」Legacy Taipei。
- 孫盛希 Programmer，「臺北爵士音樂節」大安森林公園。
- 趙傳「老男孩」全球巡迴演唱會，馬來西亞雲頂站。
- 黃鴻升＆TAT「Plan B 台北演唱會」三創。
- 第30屆金曲奬陳奕迅開場演出樂手。
- 李玟 Coco「You & I」世界巡迴演唱會，音樂製作，「刀馬旦」國樂編曲。
- 黑松C&C 廣告配樂製作。
- 吳亦凡「天地東西」世界巡迴演唱會，單曲「天地」國樂編曲。
- 黃鴻升單曲「蒸發」、「人生定番」作曲、製作人。
- 無双樂團 十週年專輯《霓裳羽衣》製作人，「霓裳羽衣」beats maker。
2018
- 麗絲 Liz 單曲《Crush On Liz in Crazy Paradise》製作人，「瘋狂樂園」編曲。
- 黃鴻升《HUMANS》演唱會，台北Legacy、香港麥花臣廣場。
- 康妮媚單曲《初聲 New Born》作曲、編曲、製作人。
- 滾石《夢想慈九，希望盛開》中國巡演。
2017
- 陳零九發片演唱會，台北Legacy。
- 吳思賢「花蓮夏戀嘉年華」演出。
- 吳思賢演唱會，台北Legacy。
- 黃鴻升《人類 HUMAN》專輯製作人。
- 學院王國單曲「YUD」製作人。
2016
- 黃鴻升《The Shining》巡迴演唱會。
- 林志炫「OneTake 林志炫世界巡迴演唱會」。
- 「學院王國首張同名專輯」專輯製作人。
2015
- 「V.K克 2015 Best For You 演奏會」。
- 黃鴻升《生日玩唱會》上海淺水灣。
2014
- 卓文萱《一匹黑馬》廣州中央車站演唱會。
- GPL 2014 夏季賽總決賽演出（南港展覽館）。
- 大囍門「貢寮海洋音樂祭」演出。
- 黃鴻升《愛。進化》廣州中央車站演唱會。
- 黃鴻升《自以為我以為》編曲、配唱、製作。
2013
- 2013-14 林志炫「1314 OneTake 林志炫世界巡迴演唱會」編曲、製作、樂手。
- 音樂劇「搖滾芭比 Hedwig and the Angry Inch」樂手。
- 2*Sweet《青春物語》編曲、配唱、製作。
- 黃鴻升《超有感 新歌演唱會》ATT for Fun Show Box。
- 動畫《夢見》「進化元音」吉他手，「開拓動漫祭FF22」（台大體育館）演出。
- 「V.K克」2013世界巡演台北站《第三樂章》音樂會（國家音樂廳）。
2012
- 黃鴻升《夜王》演唱會，台灣、新加坡、香港演出。
- Respect 尊敬樂團單曲《Fly Away》。
- 布朗《用力專輯首唱會》The Wall演出。
2011
- 布朗《用力》專輯製作。
- 大囍門，北京「摩登天空音樂節」、香港「海洋音樂祭」演出。
- 布朗「Japan Loves Taiwan - One Love」ATT for Fun Show Box演出。
- 「Rock x Symphony - Keep the Faith」製作人，管弦樂編寫。
2010
- BeCos+樂團單曲《Emerging Dawn》製作。
2009
- 「彭佳慧與大囍門樂團」《跳起來音樂節》演出。
- V.K克首張演奏專輯《鏡夜》緋櫻 編曲。
- BeCos樂團單曲《Chapter One》製作。
2008
- 郭星妤演奏會「2008精靈喜願之舞」音樂會執行。
2007
- 板橋文化音樂祭─茱莉亞管絃樂團音樂會。
- 《精靈雙人舞》編曲、錄音。
- 《精靈幻想國》編曲。
2006
- 製作《精靈的手指舞》入圍第十八屆金曲獎最佳專輯製作人。
- 大愛劇場《大地之子》原聲帶，「慈誠隊歌」編曲、錄音。
- 《夢土─部落之心》製作助理、配唱。
- 《久石讓世界巡迴首站台灣站》舞台總監，國家音樂廳。