About me
I research music technology and work as a live sound engineer. A childhood interest in music and technology has grown into experiments and tools that address questions from live sound work.
What led me to research
The same music can be heard differently from one space to another, and from one listener to another. Mixing performances and tuning systems made me want to understand why people experience sound differently and build tools that suit them.
What I want to study next
In graduate school, I want to study acoustic measurements alongside people’s listening experiences. Building room correction systems and instruments tailored to individual performers has led me to an interest in tools that let people who are deaf or hard of hearing share in the experience of music.
My story
Background
My mother is a classical composer and my father is a mathematics teacher. I grew up with music and technology close at hand. The habit of listening closely to instruments and music, and connecting with what I hear, continues to shape my sound work and research.
As a child, I sang in the CTS Children’s Choir under conductor Hakwon Yoon and performed at Goyang Aram Nuri and Seoul Arts Center. I kept making music at school, at church, and in bands with friends, including performing as the drummer in The Swan.
Values
My conscience prompts me to think about how to care for others and live well together. This is also where my wish to understand each person’s way of hearing and playing began.
Outside my sound work, I attend Professor Chulhyun Bae’s writing class at The Chora. Writing gives me time to reflect on my feelings and understand myself better.
Learning & experiences
After middle school, I took the high school equivalency exam instead of attending high school. At 16, I entered DIMA’s Audio Production department as the top-ranked applicant in the early admissions track.
During the pandemic, I ran an online shop. I then completed my military service at the Blue House / Presidential Security Service.
After completing my military service, I spent two months in Vancouver and travelled across North America by train to New York. Meeting people from different backgrounds and cultures continues to broaden my outlook. I now also teach Korean on the online platform Preply.
