Shueh-li Ong (Mandarin Chinese 王雪莉) is an Australian born composer, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist ( thereminist, synthesizer,

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, performer and vocalist) residing in the United States since 2005.

Education

Ong was a student of electronic music while studying classical piano at the

Elder Conservatorium of Music The Elder Conservatorium of Music, also known as "The Con", is Australia's senior academy of music and is located in the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It is named in honour of its benefactor, Sir Thomas Elder. Dating in ...

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

in Australia, with interactive multimedia techniques as her area of research. The research involved 2D-3D computer animation, generative music and extended synth techniques in live virtuosic performance. She also had a Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Music Technology from

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria a ...

, Australia.

Music career

Ong and Michael Spicer came to Singapore in 1993 and formed a music company, Electric Muse, in 1998. Ong was the business development manager and Spicer was the consultant for Electric Muse. In 1999, Electric Muse made its first full-length performance, ''A Tale Of Metal And Music'', in the

Singapore Arts Festival Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) is an annual arts festival held in Singapore. It is organised bArts House Limitedfor the National Arts Council. The festival is usually held in mid-year for a stretch of one month and incorporates t ...

Fringe's Late Night Series. Ong is founder and composer of electronic group Xenovibes with John Martinez; whose goal was to mingle her Asian and Western musical influences in a personal style shaped by her classical and electronic music training in studio and live performance. With Martinez, Ong also co-directed a music academy in the United States. Ong has released four CDs written and produced by her. She has also written and produced shows and/or original music including theatrical productions, staged performances and live concerts, and is possibly the first thereminist to have performed at the

Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In the 1970s, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Art ...

(2005), Grapevine Opry (2008),

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(2007),

Moogfest Moogfest is a music and technology festival held annually or bi-annually in Durham, North Carolina that honors engineer Robert Moog and his musical inventions. This multi-day, multi-venue event hosts artists and audiences from throughout the w ...

(2007), NJProghouse (2013), and the

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Piano Gallery Nashville (2012). Ong plays her Bob Moog customized Etherwave and Epro, with the volume antenna inverted. Shueh-li has been a contributor to the Singapore Arts Magazine, and South-east Asian music blog, Sonicfreakz.

Personal life

Ong was born in Australia and is a Singapore permanent resident. Ong is currently based in

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, United States since 2005.

Discography

Own Works

Singles

* 2021 Jan 2 ''Together'' * 2020 Oct ''The Universe'' * 2017 May 17 ''Delight'' * 2017 Oct 27 ''Jeune et Animée'' * 2013 Jan 1 ''Thriller'' (cover) * 2012 May 28 ''My Summertime Dreams'' * 2012 March 22 ''Ice Rain'' * 2011 August 8 ''A Working Title'' * 2011 June 14 ''Leave Me In Stasis'' (Guest appearance by

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on piano) * 2011 May 23 ''Deja vu-Love voodoo'' * 2010 Dec 9 ''I'm leaving you a message''

Albums

* 2012 Aug 4 ''A Working Title - special edition'' * 2009 *''Xing Paths'' (arranged and produced, released under Xenovibes) * 2007 ''Music From Another Land'' (released under Xenovibes) * 2004 ''Shueh-li’s Xenovibes the Premier DVD'' * 2003 ''Shueh-li’s Xenovibes''

Other Recordings

* 2020

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- ''La Conquista Del Espacio'' CD heremin on track La Canción de las Bestias* 2017 3RDegree - ''Ones & Zeros: Volume 0'' CD (theremin) * 2014 Indie film - ''Thong Girl vs Xolta from Outer Space'
Thong Girl Vs Xolta from Outer Space
(theremin) * 2014 Little Dipper - ''Last Broadcast'' CD (theremin) * 2012

- ''Hurry Up And Smell The Roses'' CD (theremin, synthesizer, engineer) * 2007 Robert Casteels - ''Taman Suara 2. Pontianak'' (theremin)

Original Shows/Live Performance Credits

* 1999 Metal and Music - Electronic Opera by Ong. Singapore Arts Festival. Also appearing Michael Spicer of

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Australia. * 2000 Timega Theory - Electronic Opera by Ong. Melbourne Arts Festival. Also appearing Michael Spicer. * 2001 Timega Theory - Electronic Opera by Ong. National University of Singapore. Also appearing Michael Spicer. * 2004 Shueh-li’s Xenovibes - Singapore. Guest appearance by drummer John Anthony Martinez and guitarist Jeff Long. * 2005 Shueh-li’s Xenovibes - Dallas TX. Guest appearance by bassist Mike McKinney and wind-player Shelley Carrol (

Duke Ellington Orchestra Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...

.) * 2005 Xenovibes Fall05 Tour (Dallas TX) - Dallas Museum of Art, Palace Theater and Eisemann Center. Guest appearances by bassist Chuck Smith and guitarist Bill Ham ( Bread (band)) * 2006 Water Tower’s ‘Out of the Loop Festival’. Guest appearances by bassist George Anderson (

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) and Bill Ham. * 2007 Club Dada, Liquid Lounge, Amsterdam Bar - Dallas TX. Guest appearance by

Bernard Wright Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Biography Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. I ...

. * 2007

- B B King, NYC, USA. * 2007 State Fair of Texas - USA. * 2008 EtherMusicFest - Asheville NC, USA. * 2008 Return to Singapore Tour. Guest appearance by keyboardist ‘Face’. * 2008 Grapevine Opry's 21st Anniversary Show, USA. * 2010 Singapore Esplanade (Flipside). Together with the Artsylum Quartet. * 2012 Steinway Piano Gallery (CD release concert). Guest appearance by

Beegie Adair Bobbe Gorin "Beegie" Adair ( Long, December 11, 1937 – January 23, 2022) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. In a career that spanned 60 years, she played on more than 100 recordings. More than a third of her recordings were with the B ...

, Elisabeth Small and

. * 2013 NJ Proghouse Progressive Music Series. * 2014 Steinway Piano Gallery Nashville. "Shueh-li Presents". * 2014 Switched On : Birth of the Moog Synth exhibit - History Ctr, Ithaca NY * 2015 Steinway Piano Gallery Nashville. "Shueh-li Presents". Guest appearance by Eric Struthers (

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Quartet) * 2015 Moog Birthday Bash - History Ctr, Ithaca NY. Also appearing

Malcolm Cecil Malcolm Cecil (9 January 193728 March 2021) was a British jazz bassist, record producer, engineer and electronic musician. He was a founding member of a leading UK jazz quintet of the late 1950s, the Jazz Couriers,

, David Borden, Herb Deutsch,

Trevor Pinch Trevor J. Pinch (1 January 1952 – 16 December 2021) was a British sociologist, part-time musician and chair of the Science and Technology Studies department at Cornell University. In 2018, he won the J.D. Bernal Prize from the Society for ...

Original Music (and Performance)

* 1999

TheatreWorks (Singapore) TheatreWorks is an independent international performance company based in Singapore. It is an Institute of Public Character. It is currently led by Artistic Director, Ong Keng Sen. TheatreWorks was established in 1985 by Lim Siauw Chong, Lim Kay T ...

"On Mercury's Wings"- Singapore. * 2001

The Necessary Stage The Necessary Stage (previously known as M1 Theatre Connect and M1 Youth Connection) is a Singaporean non-profit theatre company with charity status. Formed in 1987 by Alvin Tan, The Necessary Stage was established with its own mission to creat ...

"Spoilt" - Singapore. * 2003

International Computer Music Conference The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) is a yearly international conference for computer music researchers and composers. It is the annual conference of the International Computer Music Association (ICMA). History In 1986, the Inst ...

- Singapore.

References

External links

Official Website : Shueh-li Ong

Finding the Perfect Pitch - TheAsiaMag; Through Asian Eyes
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