OUR TEAM
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Alan Bright
Co-Director

JADE LEAMCHARASKUL
Games Curator

STEVE TEERS
Production Consultant

DR HWEE-SAN TAN
Ethnomusicologist
Dr Hwee-San Tan delivers activities around film music with Film Thurrock. She is Associate Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths College, Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Visiting Lecturer at Middlesex University and has lectured at Durham University, University College Dublin, University of Surrey and City University. She is currently Reviews editor for the Asia-Europe Music Research Journal, a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Heritage and Sustainability and on the Board of CHIME European Foundation for Chinese Music Research. She is also convenor and performance tutor of the SOAS Silk and Bamboo Music Ensemble.
Dr. Tan is a founding member of Anglo Asiatic Arts & Heritage Alliance (AAAHA).

FINNIAN TREHERNE
Electro-Acoustic Composer
Finnian Treherne is a composer and tonal sound designer with a mixed cultural background that includes British, Czech, and German heritage. Born and raised in Tuscany, he relocated to Austria in 2012. He recently began the ELAK university course at the mdw (2022) and previously studied media composition at the VMI. Finnian’s musical style is characterized by a blend of electro-acoustic and experimental elements from his mdw education, combined with classical and orchestral traditions, with a primary focus on creating compositions in various forms of media such as multichannel concerts, films and games. Recent film projects have been “Floating Above The Abyss”, “Shark” and “Das Spiegelbild”. His artistic influences include Thomas Newman, Ennio Morricone, Jesper Kyd, and Jeremy Soule.

DONALD SHEK
Artist
Donald Shek is a London-based artist known for incorporating architectural elements in his work through mediums like screenprinting, drawing, and etching. He has explored digital technology to create hybrid third spaces and has been commissioned by Kakilang for two augmented reality tours in London’s Chinatown exploring identity, cultural symbolism, and mythology. He recently completed a residency at ESEA Contemporary in Manchester, Augmented Chinatown 2.0, a production combining AR worlds, music, and drama exploring London Chinatown’s history, and the lead 3D designer and Co-conceiver of Home X, a live dance performance that combines theatre, music, gaming and VR technology.
Photographer Samuel Shek