Resumé - Tom Xi Music

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QINGYANG (TOM) XI!
Composer • Pianist !
Music Director • Keyboard Programmer!
90 Gardner St., Apt. 32 • Allston, MA • 02134 !
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(617) 678-2045 • tomximusic.com
Working Experience:
Co-Founder!!
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SynthWorks!
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www.synthworks.nyc!
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(2014)!
• SynthWorks provides synth programming and electronic music design solutions for musicians, bands, and
musical theatre productions. !
• Currently, our products and services includes various MIDI FX plug-ins for Logic Pro X and MainStage 3,
keyboard programming for musical theater, and other relevant resources.!
Asst. Music Editor!!
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The Voice of China!!
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Canxing Culture & Broadcast Co.!
(2013)!
• Viewership rating wise, the reality talent show The Voice has been the most successful TV phenomenon in
China for the last decade. My responsibilities included: !
• Assisting the music editor with audio system setups for rehearsal and recording venues!
• Recording archival files for rehearsals and airings !
• Helping participants of the show modify song structures to fit show format!
• Being the on-call accompanist for rehearsal and recording sessions!
• Assisting the music department in anyway possible during the production!
Music Editor Intern!
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FM 101.7! !
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Shanghai East Radio Company!
(2013)!
• FM 101.7 is a hit billboard radio station run by the government-sponsored broadcasting company, East Radio
Company. My responsibilities included: !
• Assisting the music editor with the process of compiling playlist for airing!
• Setting up and manning audio systems for meetings and events!
• Proofreading drafts of various scripts for airing!
Pianist!
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Audition Intensive!
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Goodspeed Musicals, CT!
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(2014)!
• Audition Intensive is a renowned program at the Tony Awards winning Goodspeed Musicals, designed for
aspiring high school actors. My responsibilities included: !
• Preparing participants for mock vocal auditions!
• Serving as the audition pianist!
• Presenting a workshop on score preparation!
Pianist/Vocal Coach!
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Dance Intensive! !
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Goodspeed Musicals, CT!
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(2014)!
• Audition Intensive is a renowned program at the Tony Awards winning Goodspeed Musicals, designed for
aspiring young professional actors. My responsibilities included:!
• Being the rehearsal pianist for Dance rehearsals !
• Giving participants vocal coaching
Language, Software, and Other Skills:
English | Quasi-Native!
Chinese | Native!
French | Intermediate!
Italian | Basic!
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MainStage and Kurzweil!
Sibelius!
Logic, Pro Tools! !
MaxMSP, Python, Javascript
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Sight Reading!
Orchestration!
Arranging! !
Conducting!
Production Experiences:
Observing MD!
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Fiddler on the Roof!
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Goodspeed Musicals, CT
Asst. Synth Programmer!
Holiday Inn!!
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Goodspeed Musicals, CT
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Godspell!
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Emerson Umbrella, Concord MA
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Chicago, the musical!
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Tsai Performance Center, Boston
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How to Succeed in Business ! !
without Really Trying! !
Tsai Performance Center, Boston!
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[Title of Show]!
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Conference Auditorium at BU, Boston
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The 25th Annual Putnam !
County Spelling Bee!
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Jacob Sleeper’s Auditorium, Boston!
Keyboard 2! !
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Sweeney Todd!
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Tsai Performance Center, Boston
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Asst. MD/Keyboard!
The Last Five Years!
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Student Theatre at BU, Boston
Synth Consultant! !
Shrek, the musical!
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Tsai Performance Center, Boston
Other Related Experience:
Participating Artist!
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Hacking Arts!
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MIT, MA!
• Hacking Arts is an annual event hosted by MIT, inviting artists, engineers, and businessmen to brainstorm and
collaborate on next generation projects. My pitch for a project that involved building a social platform for geotagging sound bits attracted several fellow participants.!
Participant! !
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Music Direction Intensive!
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Goodspeed Musicals, CT!
• This highly selective seven day program on the Goodspeed Musicals campus provides a limited number of
individuals with practical training in all aspects of Music Direction, lead by Michael O’Flaherty.!
Pianist!
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Amalfi Coast Music Festival! !
Amalfi, Italy!
• Set on the surreal southern Italian coast, Amalfi Coast Music Festival attracts many famous pianist during the
summer. While I was on the southern coast, I not only had opportunities to perform in several piano recitals, I
also got a chance to work with legendary pianists like: John Perry, Enrico Elisi, Yoshikazu Nagai, Antonio
Pompa-Baldi, Aldo Ciccolini, and many others.!
Pianist!
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Summit Music Festival! !
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Purchase, New York! !
• Hosted by Manhattanville College in NY, Summit Music Festival has an emphasis on Chamber music. I
performed in both solo piano recitals and chamber recitals while I was staying in Purchase, NY.
Education:
Boston University, Boston, MA!
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B.M. in Piano Performance with Magna Cum Laude, 2014!
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B.M. in Composition & Theory with Magna Cum Laude, 2014!
Royal College of Music, London, UK!
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Exchange program with concentration in Piano and Composition, 2012