Kaidun Tang
Music Composer/Producer
Film/TV Series/Animation/Musical Theater/Live Show
Orchestra/Pop/Jazz/Chinese/Electronic
Team Leader and Leading Composer, Shanghai Xi Gua Music Production Ltd. Co., and Tencent Music Entertainment Co.(TME)
CEO and Supervisor, Dalian Kaidun Music Limited Company, and New York Antone Limited Company
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Personal Bios of Kaidun Tang
--Introduction:
Kaidun Tang is a film and pop music composer and producer, as a member of Dalian Musicians Association in Liaoning, China. He studied in Berklee College of Music, as a bachelor majoring in Composition, and graduated from Indiana University(IUPUI), as a master majoring in Music Technology. He also holds double bachelor degrees of Computer Science and Japanese Language, in Dalian University of Technology.
He is now the founder and CEO of Dalian Kaidun Music Limited Company and New York Antone Limited Company, and a cooperated leading composer and team leader in Shanghai Xi Gua Music Production Limited Company and Tencent Music Company (TME). During past several years, he composed hundreds of commercial music pieces merging pop, orchestra, jazz, folk, and electronic styles, serving for film, TV drama, stage, game, and animations, with great feedbacks. He also wrote essays introducing his own creations on Music Technology area, and was granted the "Honored Superviser" at Dalian University of Arts.
Kaidun's important credits on commercial projects included:
The Live Show <Dragon Cave Of QingYun>, awarded the Finalist of 2023 Europe FMC Film Music Contest "Animation" Category;
The Chinese famous TV Series <The Eternal Love of Dream-Pillow Book>, gaining billions of hitting rates in the year of 2019 and 2020 on TV and internet, awarded "Album of The Year" in OST in Tencent Music Entertainment Festival;
The theme song called <Nv Wa>, serving for the U.S. Universal Studio Cinematic Landscape Show coming soon, in the year of 2018;
The CCTV-10 Documentary <Memories of Canton>, awarded the First Prize in the Music Composition Contest in the San Francisco New Concept International Film Festival(SFNCFF) in the year of 2017;
The theme song for the Theater Drama <Where Am I>, shown in the New York City Off-Broadway Theaters in U.S.,in the year of 2016; etc.
--Education:
Berklee College of Music, Bachelor Diploma in Music Composition, U.S., 2017-2020
Indiana University (IUPUI), Master of Science in Music Technology, U.S., 2014-2016
Durham University, Exchange Study for Computer Science, U.K., 2012-2013
Dalian University of Technology, Bachelor in Computer Science doubling Japanese Language, China, 2009-2014
--Listen to Kaidun Tang's Music:
Kaidun Tang's One-Hour Music Composition Samples(Youtube);
Neteast Music Platform@Kaidun Tang(CN);QQ Music Platform@Kaidun Tang(CN)
Main Music Composition Project Credits
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2022 TV Series <Immortal Samsara>
Hitting Rates: 1+ Billions
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chinese Folk
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
2021 TV Series <Novoland-Pearl Eclipse>
Hitting Rates: 3+ Billions
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chamber Music
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
2020 TV Series <The Eternal Love of Dream-Pillow Book>
Hitting Rates: 8.03 Billions
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chinese Folk, Atmosphere
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
Honor: "Album of The Year" in OST in Tencent Music Entertainment Festival
2020 TV Series <Love And Redemption>
Hitting Rates: 3+ Billions
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chinese Folk
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
2019 TV Series <Novoland: Eagle Flag>
Hitting Rates: 2.20 Billions
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chinese Folk, Epic
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
2017 CCTV-10 Documentary <Memories of Canton>
Music Genre: Orchestra, Chinese Folk
Additional Composer: Kaidun Tang
Honor: First Prize in 2017 SFNCFF Music Composition Contest
2016 U.S. NYC Off-Broadway Theater <Where Am I>
Music Genre: Pop, Rock, Orchestra
Composer/Producer: Kaidun Tang
Music for Short Animations and Composition Samples
2023 Live Show in Hunan Province
<Dragon Cave Of QingYun>
Music Composer/Producer: Kaidun Tang
Distribution Company: ShenZhen SKG+ Media Company
Music Style: Orchestra, Chinese Folk, Epic, Fusion
2018 Tencent Game <Dragon Oath> Projection Live Show
Music Composer/Producer: Kaidun Tang
Distribution Company: ShenZhen SKG+ Media Company; Tencent Game Company
Music Style: Orchestra, Chinese Folk, Electronica, Buddhism
2016-2020 Kaidun Tang One-Hour Music Composition Samples
Music Composer/Producer: Kaidun Tang
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Shanghai Xi Gua Music Company and Tencent Music Entertainment Company Bios -- Cooperated
Shanghai Xi Gua Music Production Limited Company(CN) is one of the largest Film/Drama Music Production Bases in China. Head Composer Tan Xuan and team members produce music for the hottest billion-hitting rated projects in China every year. Famous projects include TV Series (Over 50 Billions Hitting Rate), etc. Famous theme songs include , , etc. Xi Gua were awarded several "Best Composition" and "The 10 Golden Songs of the Year" prizes in the Oriental Billboard Music Ceremonies and MTV Global Chinese Music Ceremonies.
Tencent Music Entertainment Company(TME,EN) is the largest film music production company among China and Asia Area. Xi Gua is now legally belonged to TME since 2019, as the official exclusive film music production department of Tencent Company. In 2019, Kaidun Tang cooperated with Xi Gua and TME Company, as a leading composer and a new team leader. He guides outstanding young team members graduated from premium U.S. music institutes like Berklee College of Music and University of Rochester, engaging on international high-end film music production projects with talented Xi Gua and TME company resources.
Main Music Composition Project Credits by Xi Gua Company
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2018 TV Series <The Flame's Daughter>
Hitting Rates: 3.6 Billions
Genre: Ancient Chinese Emprise
Music Genre: Orch., CN Folk
2018 TV Series <Mr. Right>
Hitting Rates: 6.97 Billions
Genre: Modern City, Love
Music Genre: Modern Pop, Jazz
2017 TV Series <Eternal Love-Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms>
Hitting Rates: 50+ Billions (Top 10 in China)
Genre: Ancient Chinese Myth
Music Genre: Orch., CN Folk
2017 TV Series <Fighters Of The Destiny>
Hitting Rates: 7.24 Billions
Genre: Ancient Chinese Myth
Music Genre: Orch., CN Folk
2017 TV Series <Princess Agents>
Hitting Rates: 13.85 Billions
Genre: Ancient Chinese Emprise
Music Genre: Orch., CN Folk
2016 TV Series <Noble Aspirations>
Hitting Rates: Over 25 Billions
Genre: Ancient Chinese Myth
Music Genre: Orch., CN Folk
Contact Information
Location: Beijing, China; Dalian, China; Los Angeles, U.S.
Email: kaidun.tang@foxmail.com
Facebook: @Kaidun Tang
Instagram: @Daniel Kaidun Tang
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