Born in 1978 in Hong Kong, Kenny K C Lin is a talented and professional saxophone performer emerged since 2000. Kenny had his primary studies with Dave Branter and Julia Nolan at Vancouver Community College, where he absorbed the philosophy and spirit of musical performance. Subsequent to that he attended further studies in Capilano College and Berklee School of Music Online, refining his skills and musicality that became the focus of his music and performing life. 

After years of professional training in Canada, he went back to Hong Kong where he embarked a new musical journey with fruitful experiences. He joined Happy-Go-Lucky Bigband in 2011 which laid the ground work of his Jazz performance. His engagements in renowned events, such as Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival, Hong Kong Summer Jazz Festival (Sax Unlimited with Rosario Giuliani, 2012), Beishan International Jazz Day etc. took him to a more consolidated musical development. In 2012, he formed m.a.R.K. with bassist-Marcus Ho, percussionist-Anna Fan and pianist-Ricky Wong. Together with these outstanding musicians and their technical finesse, the band published “Jump Start” in 2013 and “F*Lies” in 2017. Nonetheless, the band appeared on different stages across Asia and other places, while their modern, authentic and sophisticated styles of jazz performance captured music lovers’ attention.

As a primitive saxophone performer, Kenny’s performance appeared across different aspects of popular cultures in recent years. From live performance to studio music production, from animation to TV commercials, from canton-pop concerts to jazz festivals, Kenny dedicated to popularize and integrate jazz music to a new level with his experimental skills and contemporary sense. In 2013, Kenny established Musicholic, a music education group which aims at promoting music education for students from all walks of life. In 2014, he was endorsed by Theo Wanne Mouthpiece and Instrument, Silverstein Ligature for his accomplishment and amateur.

One half of Zepa Records.
One half of Pora.
Composer for film and visual media. Guitarist.
The world inspires, therefore I create.

Contact: christopher.lai94@gmail.com

Biography:

Christopher Lai is the product of modern day eclecticism: he is a composer, songwriter, producer, arranger, disc jockey, and co-founder of Zepa Records.

As a film composer, he has scored multiple award winning short films by upcoming directors in Hong Kong. In 2021, he scored 3 films that competed in the 2021 Freshwave International Short Film Festival - one of which, Ateh, was awarded the prestigious ‘Special Mention Award’ and ‘Audience Award’.  

Christopher has also won the ‘UCompose 2021’ competition hosted by Universal Production Music, whereby his composition will be included in an album release with the world’s largest production library.  He is now officially part of the roster of composers in the Universal family.  

With the Sun Eskimos - in which he was the guitarist and co-composer, the band's single reached #1 on the RTHK 903 charts, and together they have performed at venues such as Clockenflap, the Fringe Club and the RTHK 903 Music Festival in Hong Kong. 

As a DJ, he has performed at various leading radio stations, venues and festivals including Fauve Radio, Hong Kong Community Radio, Potato Head, the Art of the Wild Festival and the Shi Fu Miz Autumn Edition in 2019. Christopher is currently working on an EP for another side project, Pora.  Stay tuned.

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