Fang Jinlong
Chinese Instrumentalist · Five-string Pipa Artist
GCAC · GLOBAL CENTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE
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Different traditions.
Shared experiences.
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Explore the journey LATEST PROGRAMME / OCTOBER 2026
Beyond East
and West.
无论西东
Fang Jinlong brought Chinese instrumental traditions into conversation with three American university communities.
Columbia · Princeton · Yale
October 9–11, 2026
ASIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY FESTIVAL · 2025
AMIF 2025.
Boston.
Inside the forums.
Artists and music professionals discuss production, technology and careers.
Live at House of Blues.
Six artists perform across pop, R&B, electronic music and jazz.
The AM/IF Awards.
Recognising artists, recordings and contributions to music.
Around the festival.
Meet the participants and revisit moments from the two-day programme.
AM/IF AWARDS · THE 2025 EDITION
Achievement
and emerging talent.
The 2025 AM/IF Awards honoured 15 recipients across two divisions: established achievement and independent or emerging talent.
Enter the awardsTHE PEOPLE BEHIND THE EXCHANGE
Artists, speakers
and collaborators.
A SHARED CREATIVE COMMUNITY
Nicol Qian
Chair of the Board, GCAC · Guqin Heritage Bearer & Pianist
Yifei (Michael) Xu
Composer · Doctoral Student in Composition, Boston University
Yu-Lin Wang Saussy
Senior Lector II, East Asian Languages & Literatures, Yale
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Vince di Mura
Jazz Pianist & Composer · Resident Music Director, Princeton
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John Thompson
Guqin Performer & Scholar
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Xiaoran Liu
Bamboo Flute & Xiao Performer
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Henan Cheng
Executive Director, Center on Chinese Education, Teachers College
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Chen Wang
Pianist · Research Associate & Arts Education Programme Manager, Columbia
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Fang Fei
Conductor & Music Director, Manhattan Philharmonic
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Yang Yang
Co-Founder & President, AMIF
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Weining Zhang
Production Director, Sony Music China
Yi Zhao
Film & Television Producer
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Li Peng
Film & Television Producer
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Jiacheng Wang
Music Producer & Founder, Zaomengjia Music
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Leslie (Hye Rim) Cho
Music Industry & Business Development Consultant, Project Asteri Korea
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Ralph Jaccodine
Artist Manager · Assistant Professor, Berklee
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Zuo Ye
Founder, OMNI SPACE
Wei Shan
Co-Founder, Midi Group
Ren Zhong
Live Music Producer · Founder, Muhuo Tongming
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Xiaoxiao Wang
CEO, Buyi Culture
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Dikui Xie
Television Producer & Director
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Jae Chong
Music Producer & Composer
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Valerie Orth
Associate Professor of Songwriting, Berklee
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Bernie Cho
President, DFSB Kollective
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Christine Su
A&R & Client Development Lead, Greater China, Symphonic Distribution
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Adam Moseley
President & Partner, Accidental Entertainment · Record Producer & Mixer
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Ke Song
Artist Manager · Wuyou Media
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Benjamin Ezaki
Music Executive & Artist Manager, 88rising
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Gil Weinberg
Professor & Founding Director, Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology
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Ziyu Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher, Courant Institute, New York University
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Xiaosha (Evelyne) Li
Music Technology Researcher, Georgia Tech
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Helena Zhang
Creative AI Researcher · Co-Founder, Fish Audio
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Rafael Valle
Chief Science Officer, Rime
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Xinyu Yang
Ph.D. Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
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Chris Wares
Assistant Chair, Music Business/Management, Berklee College of Music
Shelly Yu
Cultural Exchange & Film Festival Leader
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Yuming Zhang
Film Producer
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Gabi Kochlani
Founder & Head of A&R, The Grey Administration
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Shaugnessy Elsroth
A&R Professional, Concord
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Joyce Lin
Director, Creative Ad Sync, Warner Chappell Music
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Esthy
Artist, Songwriter, Producer & Mixing Engineer
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Sherri Hendrickson
Strategic Partnerships Consultant, Valkyrie Consulting
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Coco Mao
CEO & Co-Founder, OpenArt
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Akini Jing
Singer-songwriter & Multidisciplinary Artist
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Nina Wang
Singer-songwriter
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Amiya
Singer-songwriter & R&B / Soul Artist
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Ranger Liu
Jazz Pianist
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Himang
Singer-songwriter, Topliner & Dancer
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Alexis Cao
Pop & R&B Singer-songwriter
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Chloe Fang
Head of Strategy & Partnerships, OpenArt
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Jason Yang
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for International Student Support, New England Conservatory
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Allison Shaw
Founder & CEO, Manic Monkee
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Alexander Clements
Pianist, Composer & Arranger · Associate Professor, Berklee
Simone Scazzocchio
Composer & Music Director · Associate Professor, Berklee
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Renato Milone
Music Producer & Composer · Assistant Professor, Berklee
Ana Guigui
Singer, Composer & Actor · Associate Professor of Voice, Berklee
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George Howard
Co-Founder & CIO, Acme Innovation · Professor, Berklee
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Gracy Chen
CEO, Bitget
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Yang Gao
Co-Founder, MIXX Lifestyle Group
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Jiajian Min
Chair, MIT Global AI Film Hack · Co-Founder, MYStudio
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Charles Liu
Investor · Founder, H29 Capital
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Ke Ke
Film Director & Producer
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Ye Zhang
Film & Television Investor and Producer
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Angie Su
Film Director & Artist
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Claudio Ragazzi
Grammy- and Emmy-winning Composer · Professor, Berklee
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Tim Huling
Film Composer · Professor of Screen Scoring, Berklee
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Woody Pak
Composer, Producer & Educator · Berklee College of Music
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Gary Yu
President, APAPA Greater Boston · Massachusetts AAPI Commissioner
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Yichun Shan
Chinese Pop Singer
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Alex Gao
Singer, Performer & Director
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Jun Zuo
Executive Deputy Director, CADPA Music Industry Promotion Committee
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Fu Wang
Founder, Shenzhen Jiayinking Technology
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Wenbin Rui
Music Producer
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Fangui Meng
Founder & CEO, HiBy Music
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Zhiyong Ma
Songwriter & Live Music Producer
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Jia Shen
Music Industry Researcher & Cultural Development Consultant
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Xuening Wang
Artist Manager, Author & Lyricist
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Qianqian Xu
Singer-songwriter & Film Producer
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Kai Zhao
Music Industry Executive, Bymoon Entertainment
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Zhihui Fan
Founder, YinYueXianSheng
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Jay Scheib
Head of Music and Theater Arts · Class of 1949 Professor, MIT
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Talis Reks
Lab Manager, MIT.nano Immersion Lab
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Mehek Gosalia
XR Developer & Creative Technologist
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Borou Yu (Anna)
Research Affiliate, MIT Media Lab · Co-Chair, MIT Global AI Film Hack
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Shinya Lin
Performer, Composer & Improviser · Co-Founder, Chaospace
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Chen Shuhe (Yuer)
Composer & Soprano · Artistic Director, Chaospace
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Christopher Willits
Composer, Guitarist & Visual Artist · Co-Founder, Envelop
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Brian McGinnis
Associate Professor of Dance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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Ranger Liu
Interdisciplinary Artist & Astrophysicist
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Jimmy Lim
Music Producer · Assistant Professor, Berklee
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Zhantao Lin
Erhu Performer & Educator
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Kính T. Vũ
Assistant Professor of Music Education, Boston University
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Amit Kavthekar
Tabla Performer & Educator
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Anti-General
Electronic Music Producer & DJ
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Ulziibayar Shatar
Composer
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Danielle Yao
Composer, Flutist & Conductor
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Boba Lee
Electronic Music Artist, Drummer & Educator
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Susan Zhong
Sound Designer & Audio Engineer
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Zoe Wang
Music Event Producer · AMIF Panel Director
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Icey Chen
Music Marketing & Public Relations Professional
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Pinxi Lu
Multimedia Composer, Sound Artist & Art Director
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Winky Wan
Music Producer, Film Composer & Conductor
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Anu Mendsaikhan
Violinist & Music Educator
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BUDAYA / Berklee Malaysian Association
Performing ensemble
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Chinese Traditional Music Club
Performing ensemble
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Berklee Indonesian Community
Performing ensemble
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South Asian Scholar Association
Performing ensemble
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Longy Representatives
Performing Ensemble · Longy School of Music
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AMIF 2025 / THE WRITTEN RECORD
Read the
festival reports.
Nine reports covering the forums, concert and awards ceremony in Boston.
READ THE FULL RETROSPECTIVE
Music markets:
China, the US and Korea.
Jaco Zhang, Chris Wares and Bernie Cho examined how China, the United States and Korea discover music, develop artists and build audiences across borders.
AI tools
and artistic judgment.
Two AMIF conversations explored AI-assisted production, vocal transformation, creative identity and the responsibilities that came with rapidly changing tools.
AMIF 2025:
a festival retrospective.
Across three venues, AMIF 2025 connected industry conversations, live performances and awards around the possibilities of Asian music.
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