User talk:Chenaowang

Born in China, Chenao moved to the United States by himself when he was sixteen years old. His gift for music became obvious at an early age, beginning with his first piano lesson at age 4 and accelerating through his teenage years when he also picked up guitar and drums. While enrolled at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, Chenao’s love for playing instruments evolved into a passion for audio engineering. Chenao got his first studio internship as a runner at Q Division studio in Boston. Climbing the ranks was no easy feat. “I made it my mission to get out of the runner business.” He also worked for the Berklee Performance Center as the stage crew supervisor at the time, where he collaborated with artists and musicians like Gary Burton, Parkingston Sisters, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Donna McClory, Kim Plainfield, Steve Wilson, and many others. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he was hired as an assistant trainee at the famous Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Chenao continued making records in both LA and China, winning the 28th Golden Melody Award (Asian Grammy) nomination for best recorded album for his engineering work on the TV drama “Ice Fantasy”. He also engineered music for the movies “The Tenants Downstairs” by Adam Tsuei, “Father to Son” by Hou Hsiao-Hsien and “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Cui Rui, and engineered the stunning new album “Flow” from the famed Taiwanese singer Winnie Hsin.