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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.

Current Positions

• Contracted keyboardist and arranger/producer for Mayday
• Executive Director of the Kaohsiung Music Center
• Chairman of the Taiwan Pop Music Industry Technology Development Association
• Co-director of the Pop Music Talent Training Program for the master's program at National Tsing Hua University

Experience

Judge (Golden Melody, Golden Indie, Golden Bell Awards)

• Served as a judge for the Golden Melody Awards 12 times, from the 22nd edition to the present
• Judge for the 1st and 5th Golden Indie Music Awards
• Judge for the 41st Golden Bell Awards (Television)
• Judge for the 56th Golden Bell Awards (Radio)

Music Production (Senior Record Producer, Arranger, Composer)

• Nominated for Best Single Producer at the 14th Singapore Golden Melody Awards for Aska Yang's “Onion”
• Contracted keyboardist and member of Mayday's production/arrangement team since 2000
• Former Music Director for Bobby Chen & New Formosa Band's New Year's Eve Concert
• Keyboardist for Jay Chou's overseas concerts
• Band leader and keyboardist for A-Mei on her overseas concert tours
• Music Director for the 2018 National Games Opening Ceremony in Yilan
• Music Director and Composer for the 2018 National Day Projection Mapping Show at the Presidential Office Building
• Music Designer for the 2019 “Lighting Up the Thirteen Levels” light sculpture public art project by the General Association of Chinese Culture

Music Education

• Co-director of the Pop Music Talent Training Program for the master's program at National Tsing Hua University

She has released two solo original albums, The Sun Takes a Day Off and Together, as well as five volumes of Four-Hand Piano. She has composed scores for many TV dramas, and won the 39th Golden Bell Award (Technical Category) for her soundtrack to DaAi Drama Quartet. Passionate about performing, she has arranged and produced albums for many singers, and has played keyboards at countless large-scale concerts. She is also a songwriter, performer, arranger, producer, and teacher—a truly versatile musician.

Currently she teaches at:

Shih Chien University, Department of Music

Taipei City University of Science and Technology, Department of Popular Music

Huagang Arts School, Performing Arts Division (Music Program)

Riverside Music Center She is also a member of the JEG Fusion Jazz Band.

Musical Highlights

• 1990 Selected as “Huagang Rising Star”; performed chamber music at the National Concert Hall.
• 1992 Won Best Arrangement Award at ICRT's Youth Star Golden Hands Awards.
• 1993 Keyboardist for Huang Yun-Ling's concert band “Wild Tribe.”
• 1994 Featured artist in Friendly Dog's Nine Major Singer-Songwriters compilation.
• 1995 Released the first Four-Hand Piano album with Huang Yun-Ling.
• 1996 Released first solo instrumental album The Sun Takes a Day Off. In September released Four-Hand Piano 2; in August studied music performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
• 1997 Released Four-Hand Piano 3 with Huang Yun-Ling. Performed at “Formosa Jazz Night,” participated in Avon's charity concert A Woman's Heart – Lighten Up. Began teaching at Huagang Arts School (Music and Drama Departments) and TCA Music Academy.
• 1998 Arranged, produced, and performed live music for Green Ray Theatre's Taipei Show Show Show pub theatre production. Arranged and performed in Avon's charity concert Earth, A Woman's Heart. Performed Classical Crossover Jazz at the Turn of the Century with Taipei Philharmonic Choir.
• 1999 Released second solo album Together, and Four-Hand Piano 4. Performed in Chunghwa Telecom's Hi-Net Jazz Festival nationwide tour. Collaborated with Wang Sung-En on the Oboe & Piano Deep Breath tour. 2000 Together was nominated for the Golden Melody Awards. Performed with guitarist Yeh Teng-Min and others at Charity Music of Love. Keyboardist for Huang Pin-Yuan's Hong Kong Hung Hom Coliseum concert. Released Four-Hand Piano 5.
• 2001 Keyboardist for Spring River Theatre's Love Wasabi and Jay Chou's concert.
• 2002 Keyboardist for Jay Chou's World Tour, Stefanie Sun's World Tour, Chyi Chin & Karen Mok's LA Concert, Gigi Leung & Van Fan's TV concert. Produced & arranged Four-Hand Piano: The Overturned Music Box.
• 2003 Keyboardist for Spring River Theatre's What's the Logic of Love and Wang Jie's concert. Produced soundtrack for TV drama Love Wasabi. Composed and scored opening & ending themes for DaAi Drama Quartet (winner of Golden Bell technical award). Produced opening themes for TVBS Cartoon Channel series: A Little Princess Sara, Nobody's Boy Remi, Anne of Green Gables, Arabian Nights, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Rascal the Raccoon, The Sound of Music, Son Goku.
• 2004 Original score for Mainland TV drama Phoenix Pavilion. Soundtracks for TV dramas Migratory Bird e-Man, Mars, Beauty Lady, Fiery Love. Keyboardist for Richie Jen's Play Together World Tour, Jay Chou's The One World Tour, Jeff Chang's ICC Concert, and Jackie Chan's MGM Las Vegas Charity Concert. Composed original music for Yilan Wuweigang Community's dance drama Di Gu Dance. Commissioned by the Council for Cultural Affairs for the Hakka Arts Festival. Toured with productions Big House, Dim Sum. DaAi Drama Quartet soundtrack won the 2005 Golden Bell Award for Technical Achievement.

Influenced by rock music during high school, Cosine began exploring indie music and film scoring in college. After graduation, she became involved in cross-genre music projects, record production, and performance art. In graduate school, she expanded into pop music and live concert production and performance.

She is currently a full-time musician and an adjunct assistant professor at Fu Jen Catholic University, specializing in music production, arrangement, keyboard instruments, and computer programming. His expertise lies in modern pop styles.

Current Positions

• Signed songwriter at Major 7 Creative
• Collaborating music producer at Octave Music
• Music director/producer for the team “WhatAbout the Music”
• Keyboardist for the bands Respect, Yesido, and Tat

Past Experience

• Adjunct teaching assistant for Electronic Music/Sound Design at Fu Jen Catholic University's Department of Music (2007–2013)
• Music producer and studio assistant at ProFaith Studio (2006–2007)
• Nominee for Best Album Producer in the Instrumental Category at the 18th Golden Melody Awards (Popular Music)
• Collaborated with artists including Alien Huang, Lai Tzu-Hung, Yuki Hsu, Jam Hsiao, Wilber Pan, AP Pan Yu-Chien, Nine Chen, Shi Shi Sun Sheng Xi, July Band, Lai Yen-Chu, Winnie, Chen Hsin-Yue, Genie Chuo, Terry Lin, Chao Chuan, Ian Wu, Joanna Wang, and DaXiMen Band.

Veronica's deep interest in the arts has led her to create piano concerts that blend with other disciplines. Through collaborations with dancers, poets, and visual artists, she has presented several acclaimed, sold-out Piano Theatre tours, which were filmed and broadcast by Public TV. In 2010, to celebrate Chopin's 200th birthday, Veronica and dancer Ruby Chan created a dance-piano concert titled Chopin's Music Box, based on Chopin's works, which received great acclaim. In 2012, Veronica discovered the Toy-Piano and composed and arranged numerous pieces for it, premiering in Taiwan. Her innovative work has been featured on ETTV, CTS, FTV, and in Muzik magazine. In 2013, she was invited to compose for Quanta Philharmonics. Her romantic style was well received, and her album European Fantasy topped Eslite Music's classical chart in Taiwan.

Publications, CDs

• 2010 Piano Poems of Mediterranean (Piano Solo, nominated by Golden Melody Award)
• 2012 European Fantasy (Composition Album) Top 1 in Classical Chart, Eslite Book
• 2013 Inspired by Chopin (Biography)
• 2014 European Concert Journey (Picture Book)
• 2020 Clair Obscur (released in France, with Richard Rittelmann)
• 2022 Far Away Places (Classical Composition) Top 1 in various Classical Charts
• 2022 Seasons in a Classy Island (Music Score)
• 2025 Be your kid's Top Fan: about musical parenting

Recent Concerts

• 2017 London Summer Music Festival, Piano Recital in St, Jewry
• 2018 2 Piano Recitals in Edinburgh Festival; Chengcho Music Hall, Piano Recital; Headliner in Silversea
• 2019 Tianjin Jinwan Grand Theatre Piano Recital, Headliner in Silver Muse
• 2020 Headliner in Silver Muse
• 2022 Far Away Places Piano Theatre, Weiwuying Recital Hall
• 2023 Concerto Soloist with KSYO, featuring Veronica's Compositions Ocean Fantasy, Seasons, Weiwuying Music Hall, Sold Out; Silver Whispe & Silver Muse Headliner
• 2024 Mirabell Palace Church Piano Recital, Salzburg, Piano Recitals in Queen Elizabeth and Borealis Mystery Cruise
• 2025 Concert Tour in Taiwan for new Book Launch; Piano Recitals in Queen Anne.