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Jiayue Cecilia Wu

Assistant Professor MSRA Graduate Program Director
  • Music and Entertainment Studies (CAM)

Originally from Beijing, Dr. Jiayue Cecilia Wu (AKA: 武小慈) is a scholar, educator, musician, audio engineer, and technologist focusing on how music technology enhances the healing power of music. She worked as a professional musician, producer, and publishing manager at EMI Records and Universal Music Group for 10 years before she joined academia. She holds a B.S. in Design & Engineering, an M.A. in Music, Science, & Technology from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Media Arts &Technology from UCSB. 

She authored the book "Sound from Within" (Springer, 2021) and is currently working on her 2nd book entitled "Reimagining the Future of Concert Music through Network Audio Technology" (Routledge). Dr. Wu's accolades include the CMS Instructional Technology Initiative Award (2022), NAMM-GenNext Faculty Award (2023), OER Research Award (CO Department of Higher Education, 2024), and CU Denver Early Career Award (2024).

Her work includes 27 peer-reviewed research articles, 3 book chapters, 2 books, and 100+ multimedia productions featured globally in prestigious venues like AES, IEEE, ICMC, NIME, ISEA, SEAMUS, international museums, and music/film festivals. She has served as a peer reviewer for ICMC and NIME since 2015 and the Journal of AES Standing Review Committee since 2020. She chairs the AES global DEI Committee and served as Editor-in-Chief of SEAMUS (2018-2024). She is the global Board Governor at AES and Director-at-Large at the International Computer Music Association. 

Areas of Expertise

Electronic Music Production,
Music Technology,
Embodied Sonic Meditation

Education, Licensure & Certifications

University of California Santa Barbara 
Ph.D.; Media Arts and Technology 

Stanford University 
MA; Music Science & Technology 

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
BS; Design and Engineering 

Technology Management Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate/Minor: Technology Management

Awards

2024 CU Denver Early Career Award in Creative Work, CU Denver
2024 OER Champion Award, University of Colorado System
2024 OER Research Individual Award, Colorado Department of Higher Education
2024 "Tibetan Cultural Artist-in-Residence," Tsenpo Museum, Nangqên, Tibetan autonomous prefecture, China
2023 "CCT@UVA Artist-in-Residence", University of Virginia
2023 NAMM Foundation Gen-Next Faculty Innovation Award
2023 LA International Asian Film Festival, "Best New Media" Golden Diamond Award
2023 Cuckoo International Film Festival India, "Best Experimental Short Film" and
"Best Director(s)" Awards
2023 Busan New Wave Short Film Festival, "Best Sound Design" Award
2023 Anima Cinefest International Animated Film Festival, "Prestigious Award"
2022 CMS Instructional Technology Initiative Award, College Music Society
2021-2022 Comcast Fellow at Comcast Media and Technology Center, University of Colorado
2021 Permanent Collection of Asian Art, Denver Art Museum
2021 WRPN Women's International Film Festival, Original Score Award
2021 Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema, Best Experimental/Web/New Media Award
2021 Puntoy Raya Festival, Moviment d'Alliberament Digital Award
2020 New York Animation Film Festival (NYAFA), Finalist Award
2020 University of Colorado Denver, New Faculty Research Award
2019 & 2020 New Faculty Grant Awards, Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru)
2019 International Exhibition Award, National Museum of China
2019 University of Colorado Denver, CRC Interdisciplinary Research Grant Award
2018 Sackler Graduate Research Award, National Academy of Sciences
2015 Young Alumni Arts Award, Stanford Arts Institute, Stanford University
2014-2018 University of California Central Campus Humanities Research Fellowship Award
2014, 2015 AES Graduate Student Research Grant Award, Audio Engineering Society
2014 Excellent Graduate Scholar Award, The Arts in Society Research Network
2013 California Legislature Certificate of Recognition, California State Assembly 
2011-2013         "Friends of Music" Scholarship, Stanford Friends of Music Foundation
2011 Honored Musician, the 5th International Buddha's Relics Arts and Cultural Exhibition, Singapore                
2010 “The Most Breathtaking Album of the Year” music award, from the most influential Chinese social network Sina.com to my spiritual music album <Clean Your Heart>.   

Affiliations

Audio Engineering Society (AES)
International Computer Music Association (ICMA)
College Music Society (CMS)
Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)

College of Arts & Media

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